Weather Widget “Location Access Needed” Iphone 17 Pro issue only - started after 26.3 upgrade

Issue: “Location Access Needed” issue after upgrading from 26.2 to 26.3 on Iphone 17 Pro only - problem does not occur on iPhone 17 Pro Max - anyone else having this issue?

Weather Widget “Location Access Needed” Iphone 17 Pro issue only.

Settings, General, Transfer or Reset, Reset, Reset Location & Privacy - was attempted and it did not provide fix that lasted for longer than a few minutes.

Remove Widget, Power off, Add Widget back problem continues.

What is solution?

Issue only started with IOS 26.3 on Iphone 17 Pro only and not on Iphone 17 Pro max.

iPhone 17 Pro

Posted on Feb 26, 2026 9:06 AM

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Matsuyama-SF Author

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Posted on Mar 9, 2026 10:21 AM

Only solution for 17 Pro was to wait and apply 26.3.1 update which fixed what apple broke with 26.3. Known issue with no resolution on 26.3 for many iPhones. problem solved.

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