Open Settings app from another app programmatically in iPhone

Question

I have to open settings app from my app if gps is not enabled in iPhone. I have used the following code. It works well in iOS simulator but it does not work in iPhone. May I

Answer 1

Here is a Swift2 version that worked for me including an Alert that instructs the user in what to do when the settings opens.

func initLocationManager() {
    locationManager = CLLocationManager()
    locationManager.delegate = self
    locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest
    locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()


// If there isn't a Lat/Lon then we need to see if we have access to location services
// We are going to ask for permission to use location if the user hasn't allowed it yet.
let status = CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus()
if(status == CLAuthorizationStatus.NotDetermined || status == CLAuthorizationStatus.Denied)  {

    //println(locationManager)

    //  check that locationManager is even avaiable.  If so, then ask permission to use it
    if locationManager != nil {
        locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()

        //open the settings to allow the user to select if they want to allow for location settings.
        let alert = UIAlertController(title: "I Can't find you.", message: "To let my App figure out where you are on the map click 'Find Me' and change your location to 'Always' and come back to MyMobi.", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)
        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "No Thanks", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default, handler:nil))
        alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Find Me", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default, handler: {
            (alert: UIAlertAction!) in
            UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: UIApplicationOpenSettingsURLString)!)
        }))
        self.presentViewController(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)


    }
}
}