Facebook for iPhone - "Places" hangs on "Locating you..."

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:00:38 +0000

I decided to see how “Places” stacked up with Foursquare. I reactivated my Facebook account and reinstalled the iPhone app. Went to “Places” and clicked “Check In,” and… nothing. It mentioned something about turning on Location Services. I know I already have that enabled because other apps are using it without problem. Turns out you need to enable Location Services explicitly:

First, go to the Settings app and select General:

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Facebook for iPhone - "Places" hangs on "Locating you..."