Access GPS location from web page

bourds · 07/27/2009, 12:07 PM

I'm trying to create a mobile version of a web page for the pre that uses the current GPS location. I know how to do this for the iPhone, blackberry, android phones, and nokia phones in the page's JS but I'm not sure how to do this on the Pre. Does anyone know?

To clarify, this is not for an app, but a web page viewed throug the Pre's web browser.

southbaypalm · 04/05/2010, 04:06 PM

Did you ever get any help with this?

I have the same issue, can do this for all the other phones you mentioned but not the WebOS phones.....maybe it is not possible at this point?

moserjj · 04/05/2010, 04:13 PM

webOS doesn't currently support this but hopefully it will in the future. It's been discussed over on the Palm dev forums.

southbaypalm · 04/05/2010, 04:22 PM

Thanks.

Tonylmiller · 04/05/2010, 08:57 PM

Not sure exactly what you want to do, but it is very easy to get GPS coordinates or zip code or whatever. Can you pass something like that through the URL to get the page?

Grabber5.0 · 04/05/2010, 10:33 PM

On one hand I'm surprised they didn't enable this in the browser, since it is so easy to do in an app, but how does the user control it? You aren't going to want every website you visit to have access to your GPS location.

moserjj · 04/06/2010, 07:49 AM

on the iphone, the browser prompts you about sharing your location similar to how firefox does it on your desktop machine. It's not done without your consent.

Grabber5.0 · 04/06/2010, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moserjj

on the iphone, the browser prompts you about sharing your location similar to how firefox does it on your desktop machine. It's not done without your consent.

I have never seen this. Can you point me to a site just so I can check it out? Thanks.

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bourds Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Access GPS location from web page I'm trying to create a mobile version of a web page for the pre that uses the current GPS location. I know how to do this for the iPhone, blackberry, android phones, and nokia phones in the page's JS but I'm not sure how to do this on the Pre. Does anyone know? To clarify, this is not for an app, but a web page viewed throug the Pre's web browser.
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southbaypalm Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did you ever get any help with this? I have the same issue, can do this for all the other phones you mentioned but not the WebOS phones.....maybe it is not possible at this point?
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southbaypalm Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 18 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks.
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Tonylmiller Homebrew Developer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntsville, Alabama Posts: 2,417 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 7 Thanked 140 Times in 42 Posts	Not sure exactly what you want to do, but it is very easy to get GPS coordinates or zip code or whatever. Can you pass something like that through the URL to get the page?
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Grabber5.0 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,742 Likes Received: 86 Thanks: 198 Thanked 362 Times in 291 Posts	On one hand I'm surprised they didn't enable this in the browser, since it is so easy to do in an app, but how does the user control it? You aren't going to want every website you visit to have access to your GPS location.
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04/06/2010, 07:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
moserjj Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 470 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 63 Thanked 156 Times in 66 Posts	on the iphone, the browser prompts you about sharing your location similar to how firefox does it on your desktop machine. It's not done without your consent.
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