This message, from the browser log, is relevant: qml: [JS] (:0) getCurrentPosition() and watchPosition() are deprecated on insecure origins. To use this feature, you should consider switching your application to a secure origin, such as HTTPS. See https://goo.gl/rStTGz for more details.
This is enforced by chromium: websites and webapps that want to access the device’s location will need to do so over HTTPS. ** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1588500 Title: Applications with permission for location claim they don't Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: OTA11 - same problem on BQ4.5phone & M10 tablet. Hurray! Location works on the tablet at last.. HERE maps can get a position. But I can't use the location in the browser or a browser-like web app.. It used to work on the phone in OTA10.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webbrowser-app/+bug/1588500/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp