Weather widget asking for location access, but location access is already on.

I’m having a similar problem. In my case, the weather app loses its location settings altogether and continuously asks me allow it to know my location. Every time I go into privacy settings, location settings, and choose “always”, within a few hours it will revert back and go through the whole cycle again. I also am unable to see Weather on my Apple Watch because it continuously forgets the setting. It’s as if there is some type of glitch in 17.2.1 that will not allow it to remember the “always” setting. I never had this problem before this version of iOS. It’s starting to become very difficult.

This has just started happening to me on the latest iOS (17.3.1), out of the blue. I don't even think it coincides directly with when I installed the update, either.

Anyone else seeing this on 17.3.1? I may just reset my phone.

I've switched it to "always" multiple times and it keeps going back to "when using app" for some reason.

Same. I’ve switched permissions to “Always” but it keeps switching back. Sometimes I can’t even find the weather app in my location settings to re grant permission. It also happens on my watch.

Oh thanks! I was replying to doc007 though for this “I've switched it to "always" multiple times and it keeps going back to "when using app" for some reason. “ 😂

it just keeps switching back for me even I changed it to always multiple time.

This was happening for me too. No matter how many times I selected "always" it would revert.

I installed iOS 17.3 and watchOS 10.3 today and after, went to Weather and there was a new option "While Using the App and Widgets." I selected this, and knock on wood, it has been 3 hours and I have not had the location access request return. I am also now getting weather on my watch, which I had not had since 17.2.1. Fingers crossed!

I have done this several times and the app keeps asking me on my phone and watch multiple times a day. Sometimes when I go back to switch it to “Always” I can’t even find the app in my settings. It is extremely irritating.

Go into Settings - Location Services and make sure weather app is set to “always.” I thought mine was, but it was set to “only when using.”

this fixed it for me.

I've caught it (and another app) randomly, infrequently, popping up on my Home Screen saying "Weather has been using your location at all times, do you want to switch to only when using app?" and I could see how you could easily touch the screen and select this without even realizing, therefore setting it back to how you don't want it. I think I have done this, and then had to go back in and fix the settings. There should be an option to have it stop asking about that particular app (and I can't remember for sure, but I don't think I saw that option.)

You’re welcome! I felt pretty facepalm-y when I realized that’s what it was; I was SURE I had my settings correct 😆

I’m on 17.4:as well. It did it for a while, I made sure the location service for weather was set to always, then it stopped. I have to reset my location settings yesterday and the problem returned, even if I change the weather loc serv to always. How many times do I have to go into loc serv before it actually works? I may never know as I’m getting too PO’d after 10 or so times to try it again. Maybe after the next update.

Weather is no longer even in my location services— any tips?

The latest iOS update seems to have fixed it. I guess it was just a bug in the previous iOS/weather app.