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The geolocation method is not working in browser.

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The geo-location method is not working in browser. I have also tried the documentation approach on developer.mozilla but not working .Please refer this " https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation_API"

The geo-location method is not working in browser. I have also tried the documentation approach on developer.mozilla but not working .Please refer this " https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation_API"
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your refer link is about websites. you ask that the geo-location is not working in your browser.

First see in your browser options: Options

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As per the refer link and attached screenshot the location functionality is not working in the Mozilla browser and I already check all the browser options for geo-locations but do not work.

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Did you allow the website to access your location ?

The screenshot shows the geo-sharing-icon that looks like a cross next to the padlock icon on the location bar. If you click this icon then you can select whether Geo Location is enabled for this website.

  • chrome URI of this icon: chrome://browser/skin/notification-icons/geo.svg

What do you see if you paste navigator.geolocation in the Web Console (best to do this is on a page with a secure https:// connection).

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I already enabled the Geo Location in the browser and in the console after running the navigator.geolocation it gives undefined.

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Here is the navigator geolocation function result in both chrome and mozilla browser console.

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hi, it's probably the same issue as in https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1610306 - geolocation is working in firefox builds that are directly provided by mozilla (like snap packages or directly from their homepage), not the ones that are coming from ubuntu....

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This works for me in Firefox. I need to confirm to access the location via the geo location icon doorhanger to get the output.

Are you getting the confirmation dialog?

See also "Tools -> Page Info -> Permissions".


navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(loc){
  console.log('Your current position is:');
  console.log(`Latitude : ${loc.coords.latitude}`);
  console.log(`Longitude: ${loc.coords.longitude}`);
  console.log(`More or less ${loc.coords.accuracy} meters.`);
});
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I had missed that you aren't using Firefox from the Mozilla server.

I assume that API keys aren't included in your Ubuntu Firefox version, see about:support (Help -> Troubleshooting Information).