How to see Significant Locations on iPhone

I think everyone having this issue needs to submit a feedback to get the attention of the engineering team and prioritize bringing back the significant locations feature. I submitted one using this url https://www.apple.com/feedback/

Are you able to see your location history on your iPhone from the Mac book even if you leave your Mac book at home always?

Responding to Apple‘s comments that I was using significant locations in a way that they didn’t intend so they took it away.

If, I buy a lawn rake to rake my leaves, but instead use it to rake the sidewalk or use it to collect the leaves to put them in the bag. Does that give the company that makes the rake the right to come out and take the rake, because I’m using it in a way they didn’t intend for me to use it?

Ridiculous logic for taking the feature away.

This is my information that Apple is handling. Therefore under GPDR I should have the right to access, review and or remove the information held. Apple have completely restricted this access and it’s unacceptable. Irrespective of whether it wasn’t the way Apple intend the information to be used it should still be accessible.

bindig1063 wrote:

So thats fine for everyone who runs Mac but nobody else can see the info??? At the very least attach it to the iCloud account so anyone can view the details... This is the most ridiculous "update" I have ever encountered. Oh lets take away a feature that we've have in place since the invention of the iphone????

Apple does not read this user-to-user technical support forum for suggestions. You can let them know what you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple

How much $ does Apple give you to lurk on these forums and provide vaguely unhelpful solutions to people’s privacy concerns? And how can I get in on it? Is it a work from home type thing?

I too am having this issue. A friend was recently taken and assaulted and this was used to fine the location that it happened which is now being used as evidence. However now this feature has been taken away this will not help people in the future…

Why even show the history exists if we have no access to it? I need it for a car accident and expecting to have access but not having access yet knowing it exists really hurt. Is there any way beyond your info to access those records?

Tellmetellmewhy wrote:

I want to be able to see my location history in its entirety… Not just the last 3 places… this feature had multiple purposes for use and was more than just helpful… it really angers me that this feature is gone why even show me that I have 133 significant locations if I can only view 3 ??? Please bring the ability to view “ALL” of ur significant locations back ASAP thanks

This is a user-to-user forum. Apple doesn't read here for suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

I have an iPad without the iOS update so was wondering if I could still see my significant locations there. Unfortunately, it is only showing a few, not all 200+ that would be on my phone before the update. Anyone know how to correct that?

Phonemedicohio wrote:

Responding to Apple‘s comments that I was using significant locations in a way that they didn’t intend so they took it away.

Apple has made no comments in this thread. This is, as stated before, a user-to-user forum. Telling people here your complaints may be cathartic but it won't let Apple know how you feel.

And, your analogy is flawed. Significant Locations wasn't taken away. It still functions exactly as Apple intended it to. A better analogy might be that your key for your office also happened to unlock the supply room, meaning you only needed to carry one key. However, at some point, the supply room lock was changed and your office key no longer opens it. As it was never supposed to open it in the first place so, you're out of luck.

Not sure if this still works but on another discussion page, a user commented:

I FIGURED IT OUT. If you depend on this information to fill out your payroll I'm right there with you! 😭

Solution? If you have a Mac, you can still view your location history in detail by going into system preferences > security and privacy > *unlocking the lock with your password* > "details" on system preferences. I'm gonna get paid 🥳🥳🥳 Idk how long this will work so have backups in the future in case Apple screws us over again.

For reference my Mac is on Big Sur 11.6

I can confirm this solution is NOT working in macOS Catalina. It only shows the locations of the mac, not of the iPhone, even when directly connected to the Mac.

Are you sure it shows the locations where your iPhone has been, or do you own a MacBook and it has travelled with your iPhone to the same locations?

This response is not intended to be rude in any way. (Not to NachiPanda anyway-the person {?} at Apple that RECOMMENDED the post is out of their EVER-LOVING MIND!). The poster of the question wrote: “I can see a summary of 125 places, but am unable to access.” Clearly those of us having the issue have to know where to find, if we are aware that it has changed, and there is NO way I would purchase a Mac when I agave spent PLENTY on iPhones for myself and my family over the years, and there’s nothing to stop Apple from removing this information from the Mac??! Duh!

I contacted Apple support three times in the last two weeks and have finally gotten to the point where an engineer is supposed to return my call tomorrow, Wednesday, after having since last Thursday to review my request regarding significant locations.

I have the same issue as you, using significant locations to track my daily hours at different job sites. I will post here hopefully with a positive answer after they call me back.