Problem with Location.getCurrentPositionAsync

Hi,

I’m using Expo XDE v2.20.1, with SDK version 21 and Xcode 9, on a Macbook. I run my app in the iOS simulator.

When I invoke Location.getCurrentPositionAsyncit hangs indefinitely without returning or throwing an error.

If I call the function here below, it prints the first console log (“starting”) but nothing else, and the promise is neither resolved nor rejected.

async function getLocation () {
  const permission = await Permissions.askAsync(Permissions.LOCATION);
  const { locationServicesEnabled } = await Location.getProviderStatusAsync();
  if (permission.status === 'granted' && locationServicesEnabled) {
    console.log('starting');
    let location;
    try {
      location = await Location.getCurrentPositionAsync();
    } catch (e) {
      console.log('error', e);
    }
    console.log('done');
    return location;
  } else {
    return false;
  }
}

Notice that Permissions.askAsync and Location.getProviderStatusAsync work perfectly fine.

And now the crazy part: the same exact code when run on my colleague’s computer in the iOS simulator, or directly on my iPhone works all fine.

I’ve tried to re-install Xcode and Expo, but it didn’t help. Do you have any idea what is causing this and how to fix it? Thanks!