diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ab6212beb3..4675e2729db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - iOS/Talk: harden mobile talk config handling by ignoring redacted/env-placeholder API keys, support secure local keychain override, improve accessibility motion/contrast behavior in status UI, and tighten ATS to local-network allowance. (#18163) Thanks @mbelinky.
 - iOS/Gateway: stabilize connect/discovery state handling, add onboarding reset recovery in Settings, and fix iOS gateway-controller coverage for command-surface and last-connection persistence behavior. (#18164) Thanks @mbelinky.
 - iOS/Onboarding: add QR-first onboarding wizard with setup-code deep link support, pairing/auth issue guidance, and device-pair QR generation improvements for Telegram/Web/TUI fallback flows. (#18162) Thanks @mbelinky and @Marvae.
+- iOS/Location: restore the significant location monitor implementation (service hooks + protocol surface + ATS key alignment) after merge drift so iOS builds compile again. (#18260) Thanks @ngutman.
 
 ## 2026.2.15
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Info.plist b/apps/ios/Sources/Info.plist
index 562692bdb11..3182e43d30a 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Info.plist
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Info.plist
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	<string>20260216</string>
 	<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
 	<dict>
-		<key>NSAllowsLocalNetworking</key>
+		<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoadsInWebContent</key>
 		<true/>
 	</dict>
 	<key>NSBonjourServices</key>
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Location/LocationService.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Location/LocationService.swift
index 99265d02e89..f1f0f69ed7f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Location/LocationService.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Location/LocationService.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ final class LocationService: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
     private let manager = CLLocationManager()
     private var authContinuation: CheckedContinuation<CLAuthorizationStatus, Never>?
     private var locationContinuation: CheckedContinuation<CLLocation, Swift.Error>?
+    private var updatesContinuation: AsyncStream<CLLocation>.Continuation?
+    private var isStreaming = false
+    private var significantLocationCallback: (@Sendable (CLLocation) -> Void)?
+    private var isMonitoringSignificantChanges = false
 
     override init() {
         super.init()
@@ -104,6 +108,56 @@ final class LocationService: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
         }
     }
 
+    func startLocationUpdates(
+        desiredAccuracy: OpenClawLocationAccuracy,
+        significantChangesOnly: Bool) -> AsyncStream<CLLocation>
+    {
+        self.stopLocationUpdates()
+
+        self.manager.desiredAccuracy = Self.accuracyValue(desiredAccuracy)
+        self.manager.pausesLocationUpdatesAutomatically = true
+        self.manager.allowsBackgroundLocationUpdates = true
+
+        self.isStreaming = true
+        if significantChangesOnly {
+            self.manager.startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges()
+        } else {
+            self.manager.startUpdatingLocation()
+        }
+
+        return AsyncStream(bufferingPolicy: .bufferingNewest(1)) { continuation in
+            self.updatesContinuation = continuation
+            continuation.onTermination = { @Sendable _ in
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    self.stopLocationUpdates()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func stopLocationUpdates() {
+        guard self.isStreaming else { return }
+        self.isStreaming = false
+        self.manager.stopUpdatingLocation()
+        self.manager.stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges()
+        self.updatesContinuation?.finish()
+        self.updatesContinuation = nil
+    }
+
+    func startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges(onUpdate: @escaping @Sendable (CLLocation) -> Void) {
+        self.significantLocationCallback = onUpdate
+        guard !self.isMonitoringSignificantChanges else { return }
+        self.isMonitoringSignificantChanges = true
+        self.manager.startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges()
+    }
+
+    func stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges() {
+        guard self.isMonitoringSignificantChanges else { return }
+        self.isMonitoringSignificantChanges = false
+        self.significantLocationCallback = nil
+        self.manager.stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges()
+    }
+
     nonisolated func locationManagerDidChangeAuthorization(_ manager: CLLocationManager) {
         let status = manager.authorizationStatus
         Task { @MainActor in
@@ -117,12 +171,22 @@ final class LocationService: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
     nonisolated func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didUpdateLocations locations: [CLLocation]) {
         let locs = locations
         Task { @MainActor in
-            guard let cont = self.locationContinuation else { return }
-            self.locationContinuation = nil
-            if let latest = locs.last {
-                cont.resume(returning: latest)
-            } else {
-                cont.resume(throwing: Error.unavailable)
+            // Resolve the one-shot continuation first (if any).
+            if let cont = self.locationContinuation {
+                self.locationContinuation = nil
+                if let latest = locs.last {
+                    cont.resume(returning: latest)
+                } else {
+                    cont.resume(throwing: Error.unavailable)
+                }
+                // Don't return — also forward to significant-change callback below
+                // so both consumers receive updates when both are active.
+            }
+            if let callback = self.significantLocationCallback, let latest = locs.last {
+                callback(latest)
+            }
+            if let latest = locs.last, let updates = self.updatesContinuation {
+                updates.yield(latest)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Location/SignificantLocationMonitor.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Location/SignificantLocationMonitor.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f12a157dc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Location/SignificantLocationMonitor.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import CoreLocation
+import Foundation
+import OpenClawKit
+
+/// Monitors significant location changes and pushes `location.update`
+/// events to the gateway so the severance hook can determine whether
+/// the user is at their configured work location.
+@MainActor
+enum SignificantLocationMonitor {
+    static func startIfNeeded(
+        locationService: any LocationServicing,
+        locationMode: OpenClawLocationMode,
+        gateway: GatewayNodeSession
+    ) {
+        guard locationMode == .always else { return }
+        let status = locationService.authorizationStatus()
+        guard status == .authorizedAlways else { return }
+        locationService.startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges { location in
+            struct Payload: Codable {
+                var lat: Double
+                var lon: Double
+                var accuracyMeters: Double
+                var source: String?
+            }
+            let payload = Payload(
+                lat: location.coordinate.latitude,
+                lon: location.coordinate.longitude,
+                accuracyMeters: location.horizontalAccuracy,
+                source: "ios-significant-location")
+            guard let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(payload),
+                  let json = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)
+            else { return }
+            Task { @MainActor in
+                await gateway.sendEvent(event: "location.update", payloadJSON: json)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Services/NodeServiceProtocols.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Services/NodeServiceProtocols.swift
index 002c87ad9ca..5ed6f8cfd88 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Services/NodeServiceProtocols.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Services/NodeServiceProtocols.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ protocol LocationServicing: Sendable {
         desiredAccuracy: OpenClawLocationAccuracy,
         maxAgeMs: Int?,
         timeoutMs: Int?) async throws -> CLLocation
+    func startLocationUpdates(
+        desiredAccuracy: OpenClawLocationAccuracy,
+        significantChangesOnly: Bool) -> AsyncStream<CLLocation>
+    func stopLocationUpdates()
+    func startMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges(onUpdate: @escaping @Sendable (CLLocation) -> Void)
+    func stopMonitoringSignificantLocationChanges()
 }
 
 protocol DeviceStatusServicing: Sendable {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Status/StatusActivityBuilder.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Status/StatusActivityBuilder.swift
index a335e2f4643..381b3d2b9e8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Status/StatusActivityBuilder.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Status/StatusActivityBuilder.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 enum StatusActivityBuilder {
+    @MainActor
     static func build(
         appModel: NodeAppModel,
         voiceWakeEnabled: Bool,