Geo location does not work on chrome on mobile

Asked Apr 16 '21 at 12:43

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I have a simple function to get the users location and search it in google maps. Works fine on Chrome desktop safari mozilla mobile and web but this does not work on chrome mobile. I have seen posts like this post that say it only works on https but as you can see below I am using a https url and my website is https.

function getLocation(Title) {
     var startPos;
      navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
    startPos = position;
  window.open('https://www.google.com/maps/search/'+Title+'/@' + startPos.coords.latitude+','+startPos.coords.longitude);    
  });
}

I have tried this

function getLocation(Title) {
     var startPos;
      navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
    startPos = position;
  alert(startPos.coords.longitude);    
  });
}

to attempt to debug the issue but I cannot get any response on chrome on mobile. It seems to be only on mobile chrome. I am using the Pixel phone to test this if that makes any difference. Please help me I am out of ideas.

asked Apr 16 '21 at 12:43

user3500000

Have you tried [remote debugging](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/remote-debugging/)? And what happens if you follow [the w3schools demo](https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp) on your pixel phone? Does it work there? – Jelmer Overeem Apr 16 '21 at 13:06
Yes this works and ive tried this on my site and it does work – user3500000 Apr 16 '21 at 13:11
What does the alert() show on your phone? – Jelmer Overeem Apr 16 '21 at 13:15
My geo location – user3500000 Apr 16 '21 at 13:22
but on my site it doesnt work and yes my site is https – user3500000 Apr 16 '21 at 13:22
What does the `alert(startPos.coords.longitude)` show on your phone? Your location? If it shows your location then it works right? Or does it return empty? – Jelmer Overeem Apr 16 '21 at 13:26
it shows nothing on my phone but on every other browser it shows my lat location – user3500000 Apr 16 '21 at 14:46
This is my issue. Ive tried on friends phones and they have the exact same issue so its not a localized issue it is only an issue on chrome on their phone – user3500000 Apr 16 '21 at 14:47
Can you send the link? – Jelmer Overeem Apr 16 '21 at 17:14

Geo location does not work on chrome on mobile

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