Issue with location services in Safari on macOS Tahoe

I'm having an issue with location services in Safari on macOS (currently running Tahoe, problem started with prior versions of MacOS) on an M1 MBP. When in Google Maps or Apple Maps beta on Safari, both give me an errors when it comes to location. Google Maps says "Google Maps does not have permission to use your location". Maps.apple.com says "Your location can only be shown when locations services are enabled and you are connected to the internet". My location services are enabled, in Safari I've verified that location is set to Allow for both google.com and maps.apple.com. I've attached screenshot of both errors and my location settings in Safari. I have no location issues with Safari on my iMac, my older Intel MBP or on iOS. This is driving me mad, almost to the point of doing a nuke and pave on this thing. Any thoughts?



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Original Title: Safari location services

Posted on Dec 9, 2025 2:23 PM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2025 12:27 AM

Fixes include:

  • Clearing Safari’s geolocation data
  • Resetting TCC permissions
  • Restarting locationd
  • Using tccutil reset All
  • Clearing WebKit’s geolocation store
  • Reinstalling macOS (non-destructive) if corruption is system-level

One of these will fix the problem — you do not need to wipe the Mac completely.

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Issue with location services in Safari on macOS Tahoe

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