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Javascript Geolocation API not working despite being connected to the internet

I figured that JS Geolocation API may need some web traffic sent to Google servers for it to report the location of the client accessing the website but its not working despite having an internet connection. Below is the code i used to try that achievement <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> </head> <body> <p>Code to alert User Geolocation</p> </body> <script> var y=navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(); alert(y); <script> </html>

html javascript api location

16th Aug 2020, 1:49 PM

Timothy Njiru

25 Answers

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getCurrentPosition use callback to access its result. do it like this navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(location=>{ alert(location) },error=>{ alert(error.message) });

16th Aug 2020, 1:53 PM

Taste

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you can write it like this, its easier to read function locSuccess(location){ alert(location.coords.latitude) } function locError(error){ alert(error.message) } navigatior.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(locSuccess, locError)

16th Aug 2020, 2:38 PM

Taste

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@Taste, your code worked man, Thanks. Wish i could leave another upvote(s) to make it 5

16th Aug 2020, 1:59 PM

Timothy Njiru

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base on my code above you can use location.coords still you'll need https for it to work

16th Aug 2020, 2:09 PM

Taste

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@Taste, Lemme. Try your code. Just a sec

16th Aug 2020, 1:55 PM

Timothy Njiru

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How can i make the browser print the location string, its asking the user for location permission for privacy issues

16th Aug 2020, 2:05 PM

Timothy Njiru

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I interpret that to mean a server? Will localhost work?

16th Aug 2020, 2:10 PM

Timothy Njiru

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yeah server with SSL. in localhost.. you can setup https in localhost but i never tested it.

16th Aug 2020, 2:13 PM

Taste

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I have installed a self signed certificate in the windows trusted platform module

16th Aug 2020, 2:14 PM

Timothy Njiru

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try it out then, let me know the result i'm curious

16th Aug 2020, 2:15 PM

Taste

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They are two reasons why the api might not be working. 1. Your browser doesnt support it. 2. You not running the code on the server or arent using a sercure connection to test your code. It is good to enable https:// when dealing with apis like those. For apache its simple. I dont know for node.

17th Aug 2020, 9:32 PM

Kijjambu Mahadi