The W3C Geolocation API provides scripted access to geographical location information associated with a hosting device.
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Does Chrome violates the HTML5 standard for Geolocation API when position is unavailable?
While I am developing a web app, I am using HTML5 Geolocation API. I have done the following steps:
I turned off my WiFi connection on my desktop computer.
I triggered a position request using :
var params = {enableHighAccuracy: true,…
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Geolocation problems when switch GPS on and off
Thanks in advance first.I build a website with an option to lead you to a specific place when you click button "Navigate". Everything works fine on desktop and everything works fine on mobile when GPS of the phone is enabled.
I use the google maps…
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W3C geolocation backend implementations and extensions
Could someone provide a link to a description of backend implementation(s) of the Geolocation APIs available in modern browsers?
Specifically, I need to make sure that a bunch of WiFi spots are registered (and preferably promptly updated on their…
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Why is this HTML5 geolocation-dependent javascript code erring?
I have some javascript code depending on geolocation.
http://jsfiddle.net/8D6vz/
var myLat = 0.0;
var myLng = 0.0;
function setCurrentPosition(position) {
myLat = position.coords.latitude;
myLng = position.coords.longitude;
}
function…
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What is the lifetime in major browsers of user consent for W3C Geolocation API?
According to section 3.1 of W3C Geolocation API recommendation:
An end-user will generally give express permission through a user interface, which usually present a range of permission lifetimes that the end-user can choose from. The choice of…
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Geolocation denied for HTML embedded site - anchor tag feature policy
The iframe with allow="geolocation" works great.
But what if I want to load a link which calls getCurrentPosition() from a html anchor tag?
Example :
In iframe, I'll use