It turns out that Latitude doesn’t work on all Apple devices in South Korea. No one knows why

In 2010, Apple introduced the feature Find iPhonewhich was later renamed to LocatorIt operates almost everywhere in the world except South Korea.

One of the iPhone owners in South Korea, under the nickname FindMyKorea, wrote a long post on Apple, in which he told how things are going with Locater.

According to him, South Korea is the second country in the world where Locator intentionally blocked. The reason for this is unknown.

Apple’s Korean website states that “location sharing is not available in South Korea and may not be possible in other regions due to local environmental conditions.” FindMyKorea believes this is not true.

As evidence, he cites the remote islands of South Korea where he works. Locator.

Apple cites a local law that requires location data to be stored for six months. But compliance with that law is a concern because other Apple services that rely on location, such as the Fitness app, work without restrictions.

AirTag, whose work is entirely tied to Locatoris sold in South Korea. But its functionality is limited to searching for things inside the house via the UWB network.

Due to Locator does not work, it is impossible to find an iPhone or any other Apple device in South Korea if it is lost. Locator It is turned off in South Korea and on iPhones that tourists from other countries bring with them. [Appleinsider]