Any app in OS X Mavericks unable to detect location after updating

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Any app in OS X Mavericks unable to detect location after updating

I'm using MacBook Air (late 2013) & OS X Maverick 10.9.3 on it. I'm facing to this problem since I updated to 10.9.2 from 10.9.1.

Like no any app from Maps, Twitter, Facebook is able to detect location. Earlier it was able to. Mean, when I click on Current Location button nothing happens on Menu bar earlier there used to appear sign like this (➤). I connect to internet strictly through the WiFi so not any problem with that. In Systm Prefrences Location service is also enabled. So very frustrated, Please help me.

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3), Late 2013

Posted on May 24, 2014 5:30 AM

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Answer 1

May 24, 2014 5:40 AM in response to imutkarsh

Try this,

System Preferences > Date & Time > Time Zone.

Is your location determined in this setting?

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May 24, 2014 5:52 AM in response to imutkarsh

Open Security & Privace System Preferences, Privacy tab.

Select Location Services.

Make sure Enable Location Services is checked and the apps are not listed there and unchecked. If they are, check them.

If the apps aren't there, but you had to Enable Location Services, then try the apps again.

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May 27, 2014 4:01 AM in response to actionmarker

Even though every setting is enabled in Location Services it's saying "Unable to determine your current location"!!

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imutkarsh Author

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May 27, 2014 4:03 AM in response to Barney-15E

Location service is already enabled in Security & Privacy System Prefrences & I also tried revoking access to apps using location services but nothing works.. 😕

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May 27, 2014 4:06 AM in response to imutkarsh

Then I would assume the wifi routers you are near are not in the database of known locations.

There isn't a GPS receiver in a Mac, so it uses known wifi access points to geolocate.

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May 27, 2014 4:51 AM in response to imutkarsh

If you use Back to my Mac, there is a problem with Location Service.

Try turning off Back to my Mac

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May 28, 2014 10:07 AM in response to Barney-15E

I was able to use it earlier before updating on same router, but now it's failing!!

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imutkarsh Author

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May 28, 2014 10:08 AM in response to Erik Savesen

Back to my mac is also turned Off !! 😟

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May 28, 2014 10:39 AM in response to actionmarker

2 things you could try.

1. If you go to Google Maps, is that able to locate your location?

2. Do you have access to another computer or smartphone that can use your wireless network to determine your location, without relying on cell towers? For example, if you have an iPhone, if you put the phone into airplane mode and then turn the Wi-Fi back on, it will only search thru your wi-fi network. Can it determine your location by that means? If so, at least the Wi-Fi router can be discounted as part of the problem.

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May 28, 2014 4:04 PM in response to imutkarsh

imutkarsh wrote:

I was able to use it earlier before updating on same router, but now it's failing!!

It may not be your router that it was using. It could have been a neighboring router signal that it was receiving, but not using. If that signal cannot be found, then it cannot locate your Mac.

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