How to see Significant Locations on iPhone

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?

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!

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:

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

https://privacy.apple.com/

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!

Mechaneer wrote:

Apple, Please fix this! Turns out I’m not the only that uses this for timesheets.

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Wouldn’t use it as an app. I can keep notes. I don’t want a 3rd party involved. This was convenient. I would not pay for the app… and also require the app to always track location is not something I am interested in.

“We probably shouldn’t let the sheep see what we see.”

It was such a useful tool, it did freak most people out when I used to show them this. So I can see why there probably is an excel spreadsheet telling them it’s more profitable for the company’s image to just bury this further.

I don’t know who is in charge of this aspect of Apple but the last decade has pushed me away from trusting their feature updates and made me woeful to purchase new products.

Tim it is 2022, just give up already. It’s time for USB-C. 🤦‍♂️

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?

Ah that May very well be the case.

my MacBook is always together with my iPhone

i ended up buying the Geofency in the AppStore. Marking locations that I need.

but the App itself does basically exactly what significant locations does. With the huge difference that it’s easy exportable.

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…

Hey look, I have this same problem as I used the built in overview of significant locations in iOS.

Luck only told me to install the geofencing app Geofency several years ago, and I have continued to give the app access to all my locations moving from one iPhone to the next with sync to icloud. I installed it to experiment with geofencing, but I did not look into its ability to give me what I used the built in “significant locations” for, tracking work hours.