[Solved] iPhone 16 Pro HomeKit Location Automations ‘When Anyone Arrives’ Failing to Trigger (tvOS 18.1) – Verified Troubleshooting

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November 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm #11992
Robert Morris
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Diagnostic Hardware Specs: iPhone 16 Pro | OS Version: tvOS 18.1 | Archive Source: Apple Support Community #256302254

I am running into a persistent issue on my iPhone 16 Pro running tvOS 18.1.
Whenever the machine encounters Significant Locations privacy daemon background state sleep on primary iPhone, the following diagnostic log appears in Console:
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geod: [com.apple.geod:geofence] Background geo-fence evaluation skipped due to power state restriction
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I verified that hardware connections are intact and tested across different power sources. What is the verified diagnostic procedure to permanently eliminate this symptom?

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November 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm #11993
Emma Guzman
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Apple Recommended / Verified Community Solution

This canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.

Re-authorizing HomeKit location services and setting Find My primary device.

Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
1. On iPhone, navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and ensure HomeKit is enabled.
2. In Settings > [Your Name] > Find My, confirm My Location says ‘This Device’.
3. In Home app, tap Home Settings > Location Services and toggle off, wait 10 seconds, and toggle back on.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.

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