Fix Cordova Geolocation Ask for Location Message

How to remove ios geolocation auth request message on cordova

You need to install cordova-plugin-geolocation (cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-geolocation) then set your preferences in your config.xml, for iOS, such as

    <edit-config file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge" target="NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription">
        <string>need to access your location for reasons</string>
    </edit-config>
    <edit-config file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge" target="NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription">
        <string>need to access your location for reasons</string>
    </edit-config>
    <edit-config file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge" target="NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription">
        <string>need to access your location for reasons</string>
    </edit-config>

Of course edit

need to access your location for reasons

Cordova iOS location message

The solution has changed for cordova-plugin-geolocation: "4.0.0". This is what you need to add in your config.xml:

<edit-config target="NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription" file="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
    <string>need location access to find things nearby</string>
</edit-config>

For more information: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-geolocation

Location permission alert on iPhone with Cordova

Same as the "edit" in the original question, I had to remove the old version of the geolocation plugin and add the new one. Then I had to remove/add the Cordova iOS platform. Only then could I add NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription to the .plist file as DaveAlden mentions in his answer with success.

First, remove/add the geolocation plugin:

cordova plugin rm org.apache.cordova.geolocation
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.geolocation

Second, remove/add the iOS platform:

cordova platform rm ios
cordova platform add ios

Last, add NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription to the .plist. Open /platforms/ios/{project}/{project}-Info.plist and add the following:

<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>[App Name] would like to access your location when running and displayed.</string>

See this iOS Developer Library link for detailed information regarding NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription versus NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription versus NSLocationUsageDescription.

Has anyone faced Geolocation permission alert for iOS showing twice issue along with bundle location?

I finally solved this with on device ready function loading to body tag

 function onDeviceReady(){
     return navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(initialize);
      document.addEventListener("backbutton", onBackKeyDown, false);

   }

 function onLoad()
{
     if (typeof navigator.device == "undefined"){
        document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
    } else {
        onDeviceReady();
    }
 }

 <body onload="onLoad();">

Fix Cordova Geolocation Ask for Location Message

How to remove ios geolocation auth request message on cordova

Cordova iOS location message

Location permission alert on iPhone with Cordova

Has anyone faced Geolocation permission alert for iOS showing twice issue along with bundle location?

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