AuthorizationStatus for CLLocationManager is deprecated on iOS 14

Question

I use this code to check if I have access to the user location or not

if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled() {
    switch CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus() {
        case .restricted, .denied:
            hasPermission = false
        default:
            hasPermission = true
        }
    } else {
        print("Location services are not enabled")
    }
}

And Xcode(12) yells at me with this warning:

'authorizationStatus()' was deprecated in iOS 14.0

So what is the replacement?

Answer 1

It is now a property of CLLocationManager, authorizationStatus. So, create a CLLocationManager instance:

let manager = CLLocationManager()

Then you can access the property from there:

switch manager.authorizationStatus {
case .restricted, .denied:
    ...
default:
    ...
}

There are a few location related changes in iOS 14. See WWDC 2020 What's new in location.

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Needless to say, if you also need to support iOS versions prior to 14, then just add the #available check, e.g.:

let authorizationStatus: CLAuthorizationStatus

if #available(iOS 14, *) {
    authorizationStatus = manager.authorizationStatus
} else {
    authorizationStatus = CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus()
}

switch authorizationStatus {
case .restricted, .denied:
    ...
default:
    ...
}