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Brett DeWoody
Brett DeWoody

Reputation: 62743

Geolocation in Safari 9 always returning Position Unavailable

I'm building an app where I need to get the user's location. To do this I have a click event attached to a button, which then calls

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(getVenues, handleError);

This works as expected on Chrome and Firefox, and the getVenues function is run after I grant access to my location. On Safari, after granting access the handleError function is immediately called.

This happens on both my local and production server, both of which use HTTPS. My computer is on a wifi connection. Safari Version 9.1.2 (11601.7.7). I have looked through some of the other posts related to Geolocation in Safari and none of the solutions have worked so far.

I have tried passing options to getCurrentPosition to increase the timeout and maximumAge but with no luck.

Here's my full code example:

$("#nearby-find").on('click', function() {
  navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(getVenues, handleError);
});

var getVenues = function(position) {
  console.log(position);
};

var handleError = function(error) {
  console.log(error);
}

Clicking the button initiates the Geolocation access request but immediately after clicking Accept the handleError function is called with an error code of 2 (Position Unavailable).

Are there other issues/bugs/gotchas with Safari Geolocation I need to check?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 4316

Answers (1)

Brett DeWoody
Brett DeWoody

Reputation: 62743

Safari is not on the list of apps in the Enable Location Services list in System Preferences. You'll need to go into System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy tab, and make sure Safari is on the Enable Location Services list.

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Upvotes: 3

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