iPhone 12 mini Photos app not showing geolocation while viewing images with iOS 18.4

antdude wrote: … on 16 Pro Max running 18.4.1 . If you have Require Face ID to open the Photos app, that is the cause for the photos not showing location when you swipe up.

Yes, it seems that for some phones, requiring Face ID for opening Hidden and Recently Deleted also somehow prevents locations from showing. I'm not sure who this affects-- I have a 16, and I don't have the issue. Perhaps it's an interaction with some other security feature or some other app, but know one seems to know.

For now, turning off Face ID for Hidden is the solution, if this is the problem.

Whatl is missing? Is the tiny map missing below the photo, when you open it to view it enlarged, or is the name of the location missing at the top of the photo above the date?

I am now seeing both on my iPhone with iOS 18.4, the location name and the map. But directly after the update Photos needed time to scan the photos again for the locations and it took a while until the name of the location has been shown again.

And photos needs to be able to access Apple's location database. is your iPhone connected to Wi-Fi?

antdude wrote: … If I show Maps collection, then I do see them.

So it's clear that the GPS coordinates are safely stored in the Photos database, and the only problem is getting to the internet to assign a name to the location. I get very similar results to yours when I turn on Airplane Mode on my phone.

So léonie's suggestion to plug in the phone, make sure it has a good internet connection, and leave it alone, is your best bet!

Thanks for that, it works!

Thing is... I only discovered and started adding Require Face ID to apps last week, including Photos. The maps issue has been happening for weeks. So, turning it off worked, even though it didn't initially cause the issue...

But hey ho, at least it's fixed!

Locations are fine for me. Have you tried a forced restart? 

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

This is different from a simple Power Off. I had to continue holding the button down for while after the “Power Off” message came up.

You may want to keep the iPhone connected to Wi-Fi and the charger while you are not using it, so it can complete the scan for locations. And keep all anti virus software disabled, that might be blocking the access to Apple's location servers. It took a few days for me until the locations were all back.

"Missing map locations when viewing my iPhone's photos.: Hello, I noticed my iPhone 12 mini's updated iOS v18.4's Photos app doesn't show my old and recent photos' geolocations anymore when viewing each image. [...]Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)"

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