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Can anyone please advise how to access significant locations?
I can see a summary of 125 places, but am unable to access.
any assistance will be appreciated
please note, I do not want to do a reset as need recent info
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iPhone XR
After the iOS 15 update, when I access significant locations it tells me that I have 88 recent locations but gives me no date or time detail. Where did this information go? Has Apple deleted this feature with the most recent iOS update? Please respond with a definitive answer or let me know how I am incorrectly accessing this data. If this feature was deleted or changed in the recent update, why was no warning given about this?
taylorfromitasca wrote:
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?
I'm not sure there is anything to "correct". It appears that Apple has made a change. The significant locations still do what Apple intended them to do: "Allow your iPhone and iCloud connected devices to learn places significant to you in order to provide useful location-related information in Maps, Calendar, Photos, and more.". What Apple has changed is the ability for the user to access data that was never really intended to be used for some of the things people in this thread have used it for. When you use features in ways they weren't intended for, this sometimes happens.
You can let Apple know you'd like them to change things back here:
Phonemedicohio wrote:
Apple send me a check for 10K!
This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple doesn't read here for feedback, suggestions, or demands. You can let them know your thoughts here:
However, you were using the data in a way Apple never intended it to be used, it's unlikely that the check is in the mail.
geralddasylva wrote:
Dear Mr Apple. Please do not keep breaking the toys that I buy from you.
1.) There is no "Mr. Apple" (why would you assume that the gender of the company that is Apple is male anyway?)
2.) Apple doesn't read here for suggestions or feedback. They have a dedicated page for that:
Arombard wrote:
Read the question again. Your answer is not the answer what was asked. We need to get the access to significant locations. We know, where we can see it, but it shows only the summary, not every location, as it used to show before Apple took it silently away. . And whoever from Apple suggested this as an answer, should get some dignity!
The answer you're complaining about is almost a year old. Things change in that length of time.
Apple changed the way the feature worked but did not remove its core function which is (and always has been) to provide data to various iPhone apps. Yes, people used the visible data for other things but those were never Apple's intended use for the data. No one here would know why Apple made the change, though, if I had to guess, I'd say there were security concerns.
You can let Apple, who doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum, know your concerns here:
wolfiedsb wrote:
Surely this location data is our property and you can’t stop freedom of information that was previously available
Given that Apple did restrict the access, I'm pretty sure they can.
You can let them know your thoughts on the matter here:
Twenty_22 wrote:
I’m writing to apple. I can’t see my significant locations anymore with the new update. Please help with this apple. Thank you.
If you're posting here, you're not writing to Apple. As has been explained, Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can let them know your thoughts here:
At this time, there is no way to view your locations on an updated Apple device.
Just posted to feedback form. Of all the crap these phone have that we seldom use, the one feature many of us use as proof of work at specific locations they take away! 😡
Looks like Apple had no
clue how many people used significant locations for this use. It’s really frustrating. It made life so much easier just having that information there. My Mac is too old to access my locations from too *crys*
Just spoke to my third senior Apple advisor
in 10 days. Was guaranteed last week Saturday that I would receive a return phone call from an engineer this evening, they even specified an exact time. After waiting for an hour and no return phone call, I called them….again.
It boils down to this, we need to go to apple.com back/feedback to get their attention. Specifically using the “feature request“ choice in the drop-down menu so that this issue goes to the correct department. The advisor read to me a previous engineering reply from another caller that indeed stated that this is expected behavior in IOS15. He also said that doesn’t mean that it’s been eliminated but that this is just what engineering is saying, Meaning there is a possibility, however slim, that a workaround could be generated in the next iOS update.I know this isn’t really of any comfort to anyone but it’s all I know.
Just spoke to my third senior Apple advisor
in 10 days. Was guaranteed last week Saturday that I would receive a return phone call from an engineer this evening, they even specified an exact time. After waiting for an hour and no return phone call, I called them….again.
It boils down to this, we need to go to apple.com back/feedback to get their attention. Specifically using the “feature request“ choice in the drop-down menu so that this issue goes to the correct department. The advisor read to me a previous engineering reply from another caller that indeed stated that this is expected behavior in IOS15. He also said that doesn’t mean that it’s been eliminated but that this is just what engineering is saying, Meaning there is a possibility, however slim, that a workaround could be generated in the next iOS update.I know this isn’t really of any comfort to anyone but it’s all I know.
How long will it take apple to fix this mess. I have lost so much money due to this bug. We should sue apple for their neglect in testing features before pushing our updates and ignoring users request on getting this fixed.
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 has completely lost its mind. As a contractor I RELIED on this information monthly. Did you think that someone might be using this data other than you. I just upgraded and I have LOST an entire month of data.
Apple send me a check for 10K!
Apple doesn't have access to significant locations.
Significant locations are end-to-end encrypted and cannot be read by Apple.
If you want a copy of the data Apple does have on you, go here:
Hi, I've seen this, borrowed my sisters MacBook, updated it to bigsur 11.6.1.
I've created a new user and added my Apple ID to the user. The only bit I'm struggling with is how to get all the "details" for significant locations from my phone to the Mac.
Do I need to do a full backup to the max for this? (Not enough space as my phone as the MacBook only has 52gb available space and there's not much else to delete.
feel like I'm so close but just need help with this last bit.
thanks in advance!
How to see Significant Locations on iPhone
