Show Current Location and Update Location in MKMapView in Swift

You have to override CLLocationManager.didUpdateLocations (part of CLLocationManagerDelegate) to get notified when the location manager retrieves the current location:

func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
    if let location = locations.last{
        let center = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: location.coordinate.latitude, longitude: location.coordinate.longitude)
        let region = MKCoordinateRegion(center: center, span: MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 0.01, longitudeDelta: 0.01))
        self.map.setRegion(region, animated: true)
    }
}

NOTE: If your target is iOS 8 or above, you must include the NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription or NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription key in your Info.plist to get the location services to work.

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Import libraries:

import MapKit
import CoreLocation

set delegates:

CLLocationManagerDelegate,MKMapViewDelegate

Take variable:

let locationManager = CLLocationManager()

write this code on viewDidLoad():

self.locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()

    // For use in foreground
    self.locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()

    if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled() {
        locationManager.delegate = self
        locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
        locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
    }

    mapView.delegate = self
    mapView.mapType = .standard
    mapView.isZoomEnabled = true
    mapView.isScrollEnabled = true

    if let coor = mapView.userLocation.location?.coordinate{
        mapView.setCenter(coor, animated: true)
    }

Write delegate method for location:

func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
    let locValue:CLLocationCoordinate2D = manager.location!.coordinate

    mapView.mapType = MKMapType.standard

    let span = MKCoordinateSpanMake(0.05, 0.05)
    let region = MKCoordinateRegion(center: locValue, span: span)
    mapView.setRegion(region, animated: true)

    let annotation = MKPointAnnotation()
    annotation.coordinate = locValue
    annotation.title = "Javed Multani"
    annotation.subtitle = "current location"
    mapView.addAnnotation(annotation)

    //centerMap(locValue)
}

Do not forgot to set permission in info.plist

<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>This application requires location services to work</string>

<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>This application requires location services to work</string>

It's look like:

For swift 3 and XCode 8 I find this answer:

• First, you need set privacy into info.plist. Insert string NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription with your description why you want get user location. For example, set string "For map in application".

• Second, use this code example

  @IBOutlet weak var mapView: MKMapView!
  
  private var locationManager: CLLocationManager!
  private var currentLocation: CLLocation?
  
  override func viewDidLoad() {
      super.viewDidLoad()
  
      mapView.delegate = self
  
      locationManager = CLLocationManager()
      locationManager.delegate = self
      locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
  
      // Check for Location Services
  
      if CLLocationManager.locationServicesEnabled() {
          locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()
          locationManager.startUpdatingLocation()
      }
  }
  
  // MARK - CLLocationManagerDelegate
  
  func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
      defer { currentLocation = locations.last }
  
      if currentLocation == nil {
          // Zoom to user location
          if let userLocation = locations.last {
              let viewRegion = MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(userLocation.coordinate, 2000, 2000)
              mapView.setRegion(viewRegion, animated: false)
          }
      }
  }
  

• Third, set User Location flag in storyboard for mapView.