Add Missing NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription Purpose String in Info.plist #3337
Conversation
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Co-authored-by: numbers-official <[email protected]>
Copilot
AI
changed the title
Copilot finished work on behalf of
numbers-official
May 23, 2025 06:52
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Pull Request Overview
Adds the required NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription key to the iOS app’s Info.plist to satisfy Apple’s privacy policy and records this change in the changelog.
- Introduce the missing permission purpose string in
Info.plist - Update
CHANGELOG.mdunder Unreleased to document the fix
Reviewed Changes
Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| ios/App/App/Info.plist | Added NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription key with user-facing message |
| CHANGELOG.md | Added an Unreleased entry for the new permission string |
Comment on lines
+49
to
51
| <string>Grant GPS permission to allow the app to append location information to your photo automatically so that you or anyone who you share the photo with will know where the photo is taken.</string> | ||
| <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key> | ||
| <string>Grant GPS permission when the app is in use to allow the app to append location information to your photo automatically so that you or anyone who you share the photo with will know where the photo is taken.</string> |
There was a problem hiding this comment.
[nitpick] The phrase "anyone who you share the photo with" is slightly awkward. Consider revising to "anyone you share the photo with" for smoother grammar.
Suggested change
| <string>Grant GPS permission to allow the app to append location information to your photo automatically so that you or anyone who you share the photo with will know where the photo is taken.</string> | |
| <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key> | |
| <string>Grant GPS permission when the app is in use to allow the app to append location information to your photo automatically so that you or anyone who you share the photo with will know where the photo is taken.</string> | |
| <string>Grant GPS permission to allow the app to append location information to your photo automatically so that you or anyone you share the photo with will know where the photo is taken.</string> | |
| <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key> | |
| <string>Grant GPS permission when the app is in use to allow the app to append location information to your photo automatically so that you or anyone you share the photo with will know where the photo is taken.</string> |
Copilot uses AI. Check for mistakes.
|
|
||
| ### Fixed | ||
|
|
||
| 1. Add missing NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription purpose string in Info.plist for iOS |
There was a problem hiding this comment.
[nitpick] The changelog uses a numbered list here but other entries may use bullet points. For consistency, consider switching to a hyphenated list (e.g., "- Add missing ...").
Copilot uses AI. Check for mistakes.
numbers-official
requested review from
olgahaha
and removed request for
numbers-official
olgahaha
approved these changes
May 23, 2025
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Issue
We received a notification regarding an issue with the most recent delivery for the iOS app. The delivery was successful, but Apple flagged the following issue:
ITMS-90683: Missing Purpose String in Info.plist
The app references location APIs that access sensitive user data, but the
Info.plistfile was missing theNSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescriptionkey with a user-facing description explaining why the app requires location access.Changes Made
NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescriptionkey toios/App/App/Info.plistwith an appropriate descriptionNSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescriptionto maintain messaging consistencyThis change is minimal and only adds the required permission description to satisfy Apple's requirements for apps that request location access.
Fixes #3334.
💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.