iOS App Location Permission

Hey,

My app takes the users location, and tells them how far away they are from a destination. This information is then shown in a table view. My problem is that the dialog box asking for permission to use the users location only appears for a split second before the table view, not giving the user enough time to allow the use of their location. I've tried calling [CLLocationManager startUpdatingLocation] when the app loads, in an attempt to force the app to display the dialog box early, but that doesn't work.

Is there any way to either stop the dialog box from disappearing so quickly, or to get the app to ask for permission as soon as it loads?

Thanks!

dejo - I'm away from the mac right now, but when I get back I'll post some code/screenshots!

All the location code is in the TableView. I push this view from a standard UIView. The weird thing is the Alert View appears before the TableView does. It's almost as if the TableView is sitting on top of the Alert.

dejo said:

Do you have view controllers for these various views?

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They both have their own view controller, if that's what you mean!

dejo said:

Yes, that's what I mean. In that case, when you say "All the location code is in the TableView", what you mean is "All the location code, including the delegate methods for the CLLocationManager, is in the UITableViewController subclass", correct?

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Correct! Shouldn't they be?

dejo said:

I normally put the location code in the app delegate, but don't get me wrong: your approach is fine, too!

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Got it solved! Feel quite stupid for not noticing it; I'd forgotten to turn ARC off whenever I started the project. It was releasing the TableView once it was loaded, and taking the AlertView with it!

Thanks for all your help though!