How to see Significant Locations on iPhone

There we go again! In a world where I use to live, if I purchased something and it stopped performing something that it use to do it was called : broken. In this Apple world, Apple breaks my phone on purpose and I just have to accept it. Wow. What a frustratingly broken new world!

Has anyone seen an apology or an explanation for this loss of function?

Oh! I should have known; it probably is virus related...

Please M.Apple, fix our phones!

Follow up question to this, did this only work with a Macbook that you had sync'd with your iphone before the respective location data was created?

I.E. would a new sign in and sync with a Macbook allow me to access the significant location details that are currently on my IPhone or will I be SOL?

It’s not possible, it won’t be fixed as Apple have disabled it on purpose so it’s not broken and they have no intention to change it.

not the answer you want but it’s the answer, you’ll need to look around for an app to do it for you.

Tried to set up Google Maps. That did not work. Shows no history of places on the Timeline. I would pay for a third party app that did this Signification Locations history thing. All the apps i have looked at have way too many whistles and bells.

I have an iPhone 13 and a MacBook running BigSur. I can go on the Mac and see the Significant Locations (although a week old) and will not upgrade to Monterey yet because I do not want to lose this access at least.

Well they obviously still have the information or they wouldn't have a number of locations. It is stupid to show that without access to the details! You could use Google maps until they fix it? If u have a Gmail you may already have the information u need logged in ur Google account. Try that, hope it helps!

Tommycz wrote:

Thanks but this is not helpful as all this info is in this thread already. I have submitted feedback three times already.

Just because you submitted feedback doesn't mean Apple is going to instantly make your wishes come true. Even if they do decide to change it back, it may take months.

I apologize for the tone of my comment.

I don't expect Apple to make my wishes come true.

Significant Locations worked fine in IOS14. I used it for tracking time spent on different job sites for invoicing projects. It was simple and worked fine.

I now use my MAC to log my phone significant locations. It sort of works but is a day or two behind.

Tried to set up Google Maps

as some here have suggested but it would not work for me.

Its my information, its in the Cloud, its encrypted end to end, i should be allowed to access it.

Tommycz wrote:

Significant Locations worked fine in IOS14. I used it for tracking time spent on different job sites for invoicing projects. It was simple and worked fine.

I absolutely get that the significant locations no longer works for you in the way that you were using it. That's the unfortunate part of using a feature in a different way that Apple meant for it to be used. It may work for a while and then, Apple goes and changes things and it doesn't work anymore. And that's frustrating. I really do understand.

Dear Mr Apple. Please do not keep breaking the toys that I buy from you. I realize that sometimes you make it better and sometimes you screw it up. Please fix the significant location feature that you broke. I do hate that you can tell where I am even more than I do, but my consolation is that you use to share the info with me; now who knows who gets this info! But not me anymore. This really really really stinks. Really. Boy; I am so good: no really big vulgar language... thank you in case you ever come to your senses and remember that we exist, we have needs and feelings and when you make our lives just a little worse with your decision to stop sharing MY INFORMATION with me but keep providing it to whomever... Anyway.... fix the thing!

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:

Product Feedback - Apple

sixty4km wrote:

Of course. I should have been more clear myself. I meant that I hope they respond by way of making the change that we all want.

Just wanted to make sure you weren't going to be disappointed. I also hope you get the change you want.

Best of luck.

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!

Justpsgirl wrote:

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 guess you didn't bother to read the rest of the thread before posting.

coleen48 wrote:

I have same issue; please bring this back to normal. Use for work. Need to view the history.

No one reading here can "bring this bacK. Submit your feedback to Apple using the link that has been repeatedly provided.

Rscossieboy wrote:

Apple have no interest in listening to us and will not reinstate this function, we however will continue to be loyal and allow Apple to empty our wallets of cash.

Yes, they do listen but that doesn't mean they are always going to change things. A recent example where they did change things was the date/time picker in the calendar. It had been changed to a number pad (which I loved) but lots of people didn't like. Apple changed it back. Speculating on whether they will make a change in this case would be outside the T&Cs of this forum.