Apple Wallet Event Pass Appears on Lockscreen Outside MaxDistance Range

Question

I'm working on creating an Event Pass for Apple Wallet and have encountered a peculiar issue where the pass appears on the lockscreen even when I'm outside the specified maxDistance range. Below are the key settings I've configured in my pass.json:

• maxDistance: 10 (intending to restrict the pass to appear only when within 10 meters of the specified location)
• Event time range: Confirmed I'm within the timeframe leading up to the event.
• semantics: Configured with the correct semantics for an event pass.
• latitude and longitude: Set to the exact location of the event.

Despite these configurations, the pass unexpectedly appears on the lockscreen even when I'm not within the 10 meters radius around the specified latitude and longitude.

Here's the relevant section from my pass.json (omitted personal or sensitive information for privacy):

{
   "description":"Event Ticket",
   "formatVersion":1,
   "organizationName":"Organization",
   "passTypeIdentifier":"pass.reverse-url",
   "teamIdentifier":"teamIdentifier",
   "serialNumber":"7IPGMT",
   "maxDistance":50,
   "foregroundColor":"rgb(230, 230, 230)",
   "backgroundColor":"rgb(20, 20, 20)",
   "labelColor":"rgb(255, 255, 255)",
   "relevantDate":"2024-03-21T10:00:00+02:00",
   "expirationDate":"2024-03-21T20:00:00+02:00",
   "semantics":{
      "eventType":"PKEventTypeLivePerformance",
      "eventStartDate":"2024-03-21T10:00:00+02:00",
      "eventEndDate":"2024-03-21T20:00:00+02:00",
      "eventName":"Event NAme",
      "genre":"Drum&Bass",
      "venueName":"Venue Name",
      "venueEntrance":"Main Entrance",
      "venueRoom":"Main Room",
      "venueLocation":{
         "latitude":44.41371026824406698096936452202498912811279296875,
         "longitude":26.109162364004571799114273744635283946990966796875
      },
      "location":{
         "latitude":44.41371026824406698096936452202498912811279296875,
         "longitude":26.109162364004571799114273744635283946990966796875
      },
      "performerNames":[
         "test",
         "test2"
      ]
   },
   "locations":[
      {
         "latitude":44.41371026824406698096936452202498912811279296875,
         "longitude":26.109162364004571799114273744635283946990966796875,
         "relevantText":"Present this pass at the checkpoint along with your ID.",
         "semantics":{
            "venueName":"Venue Name",
            "venueEntrance":"Main Entrance",
            "venueRoom":"Main Room",
            "venueLocation":{
               "latitude":44.41371026824406698096936452202498912811279296875,
               "longitude":26.109162364004571799114273744635283946990966796875
            }
         }
      }
   ],
   "barcode":{
      "message":"7IPGMT",
      "format":"PKBarcodeFormatPDF417",
      "altText":"7IPGMT",
      "messageEncoding":"iso-8859-1"
   },
   "eventTicket":{
      "headerFields":[
         {
            "key":"eventDate",
            "label":"Event Date",
            "value":"21.03.2024",
            "semantics":{
               "eventStartDate":"2024-03-21T10:00:00+02:00",
               "eventEndDate":"2024-03-21T20:00:00+02:00"
            }
         }
      ],
      "primaryFields":[
         {
            "key":"eventName",
            "label":"Event",
            "value":"Main Act Name",
            "semantics":{
               "eventName":"Event Name",
               "performerNames":[
                  "test",
                  "test2"
               ]
            }
         }
      ],
      "secondaryFields":[
         {
            "key":"location",
            "label":"Location",
            "value":"Venue Name",
            "semantics":{
               "venueName":"Venue Name",
               "venueEntrance":"Main Entrance",
               "venueRoom":"Main Room",
               "venueLocation":{
                  "latitude":44.41371026824406698096936452202498912811279296875,
                  "longitude":26.109162364004571799114273744635283946990966796875
               }
            }
         }
      ],
      "auxiliaryFields":[
         {
            "key":"name",
            "label":"Name",
            "value":"FirsName LastName"
         },
         {
            "key":"eventEdition",
            "label":"Event Edition",
            "value":"Event Chapter"
         }
      ],
      "backFields":[
         {
            "key":"ticketNumber",
            "label":"Ticket Number",
            "value":"7IPGMT"
         },
         {
            "key":"name",
            "label":"Name",
            "value":"FirstName LastName"
         },
         {
            "key":"inviteType",
            "label":"Invitation Type",
            "value":"General Access"
         },
         {
            "key":"eventLocationAddress",
            "label":"Event Address",
            "value":"Constantin R\u0103dulescu-Motru 19-15",
            "semantics":{
               "venueName":"Venue Name",
               "venueLocation":{
                  "latitude":44.41371026824406698096936452202498912811279296875,
                  "longitude":26.109162364004571799114273744635283946990966796875
               }
            }
         }
      ]
   }
}

What I've Tried:

• Modifying Coordinates: I adjusted the latitude and longitude values in the pass.json to various locations to test the distance sensitivity. I expected the pass to not appear on the lockscreen when these new locations were more than 10 meters away from my current position.

• Changing maxDistance: I experimented with different maxDistance values, ranging from very small (5 meters) to larger distances (50 meters), to see if there was a threshold at which the behavior changed.

Expected Outcome:

I anticipated that these changes would prevent the event pass from appearing on the lockscreen when I was outside the specified maxDistance from the event location, especially considering I was within the event's time range.

Actual Result:

Despite these adjustments, the pass continues to appear on my lockscreen whenever I am within the event's time range, regardless of my physical distance from the event location. This occurs even when I am clearly outside the set maxDistance range.