[Solved] HomeKit Location Automations ‘When Anyone Arrives’ Failing to Trigger on iOS 18.1: Diagnostic steps and permanent fix

[Daniel Castillo]

Diagnostic Hardware Specs: HomePod 2nd Gen Hub | OS Version: iOS 18.1 | Archive Source: Apple Support Community #256054178

I am running into a persistent issue on my HomePod 2nd Gen Hub running iOS 18.1.
Whenever the machine encounters Significant Locations privacy daemon background state sleep on primary iPhone, the following diagnostic log appears in Console:

geod: [com.apple.geod:geofence] Background geo-fence evaluation skipped due to power state restriction

I verified that hardware connections are intact and tested across different power sources. What is the verified diagnostic procedure to permanently eliminate this symptom?

iPad Pro 13″ M4 (Magic Keyboard + Cellular) | iPhone 15 Pro | Minneapolis, MN

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[Shirley Wallace]

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.

Apple TV 4K (128GB Ethernet) | HomePod (2nd Gen Pair) | iPhone 16 Pro | Lyon, FR

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