Apple´s barometer app stopped working in iOS 17.4

If we’re talking about “barometer & altimeter pro” from the App Store, I also had to enable “Research Sensor & Usage Data “ to get correct readings. Altimeter setting went from a hard-wired 30.78” to 30.07”, which fit in well with surrounding ASOS reports.

Ask the app developer why it's not working

Apparently, what happened is the developer didn't bother to update the app and in fact, abandoned it and pulled it from the App Store.

As has already been stated, Apple does not now have and never has had a native "barometer app".

FluteMusic88 wrote:

The problem I encountered while trying to do this is that the built in Apple Barometer app/widget

Again: THERE IS NO BUILT IN APPLE BAROMETER APP/WIDGET.

The problem I encountered while trying to do this is that the built in Apple Barometer app/widget no longer offers “Always” as an option for Location Services, and it is no longer listed under Motion and Fitness to activate it. My other Barometer app does and is working fine. Seems to me, they cut off access to the built in sensor from their own app in their recent updates…. Hopefully, they fix it.

I had this too, but have fixed it. Haven’t seen any notifications to explain why this has changed, but now seems you have to enable access to motion and fitness data for each app to enable access to the barometer. This has fixed it on my iPhone 14 Plus. Hope it works for others!

I found the solution! On the iPhone you go to Settings-Privacy and Security-Location.. Go to the app you use for baro/alti meter and activate.

After this go to Settings-Privacy and Security-Motion and Condition. There activate also the app bar/altimeter.

Now it will go with the builtin sensor. The Apple watch will also go.

As you discovered we have to make a change in our settings. No Apple fix required. Here is the full fix for those that are tracking conscious like me, with some added thoughts:

First go to Settings Privacy and Security then select Research Sensor and Usage Data and enable it.  Then go to Motion & Fitness and enable that.  Allow the App to use Motion and Fitness.  Done.  Now it also shows up in my list of app’s as it did not before I made these changes.  My guess is all the people who were dismayed by the App not working after the update are uncomfortable with being tracked, like myself.  So, yes they updated the App to now it being a tracking App, or now forced to tell you so.  The rest is up to you, but keep in mind just with cell service alone and a built in GPS you are being tracked regardless.

The problem is that the integrated barometer does not function anymore after updating to 17.4 and 17.4.1. In some apps you can stil read the air pressure, but that comes not from the integrated barometer. The altimeter also stopped working. It uses the same sensor I presume. Very strange that Apple hasn't fixed this yet.

The same thing has happened to me. Fortunately, I had already downloaded and was using another more in depth barometer app for more detailed data, and that is working fine. But I still miss having the barometer widget with the current pressure easy to see in the side display. I went into the settings, as was suggested to try and fix this, and found that the barometer widget no longer offers “Always” as an option for location services, and it is no longer listed under Motion and Fitness, and therefore, can’t be activated properly. My guess is that this is the problem. I hope Apple fixes this issue soon, and that it will be resolved in an upcoming update.

As you discovered we have to make a change in our settings. No Apple fix required. Here is the full fix for those that are tracking conscious like me, with some added thoughts:

First go to Settings Privacy and Security then select Research Sensor and Usage Data and enable it.  Then go to Motion & Fitness and enable that.  Allow the App to use Motion and Fitness.  Done.  Now it also shows up in my list of app’s as it did not before I made these changes.  My guess is all the people who were dismayed by the App not working after the update are uncomfortable with being tracked, like myself.  So, yes they updated the App to now it being a tracking App, or now forced to tell you so.  The rest is up to you, but keep in mind just with cell service alone and a built in GPS you are being tracked regardless.

Like you, iPhone 14 & after updating to iOS 17.4.1 the native Barometer App stopped working. Downloaded the App update from the App Store as well as followed Settings suggestions as per recommended by others.

So the Barometer does now work (ie gives a reading)but the user interface on the ‘updated’ App is rubbish. So unprofessional! It now looks like a high school project.

To begin with, the screen doesn’t quite fit the phone face so that controls are sitting under the lower and upper margins of the screen and are unaccessible. It now looks very amateurish and to be honest I can’t stand to look at it. It certainly does not conform to what were at one time exceedingly high standards for developer guidelines.

I’m a cruising sailor and look at the Barometer App A LOT. In it’s new degraded manifestation it’s unusable. Please tell me Apple will resolve this and berate the work-experience kid who’s slipped this one in. It’s a shocker.

KiltedTim (et al) --

There has been one that I used successfully on my iPhone 11 from 2019 until just recently. When I recently tried to use the "app" to read atmospheric pressure, it didn't show any results when opened. Neither atmospheric pressure (any units of measure), nor elevation (any units), gave a reading. After using some of the above setting tricks, I was able to get a reading of my "GPS Altitude" on opening the app (feet or meters units), but still no reading/value of "Current Pressure" (in any of the units options).

When I pressed the on-screen button labeled "More", it opens a new window. In that window there is a link at the bottom to "Rate us in the app store". When I press that, I get routed to the app store & a popup box telling me "This app is currently not available in your country or region." I am in the USA. Do not understand what might have changed.

Anyone have any other options? Ideas?

The same happen in my iphone 12 pro after update ios 17.4 even ios 17.4.1 built in barometer stop working

also broke on apple watch

its an apple issue that must be repair

Quaryn - brilliant to have found a solution down such a rabbit warren.

Thanks.

Jerryfromak - I use ProAltimeter - on the AppStore