geolocation seems to not work

[rorymobley83]

i cant login to hulu.com. it says "we are unable to determine your location" - but i clicked on allow location. i double checked in site permissions and it's set to allow, but it doesnt work. so then i went to https://webbrowsertools.com/geolocation/ to test geolocation there, and that site also failed "Response was malformed". chrome works on both sites

[DoctorG]

@rorymobley83 Vivaldi uses OS geolocation.
Linux has no geolocation service.

Other browser producers like Google or Mozilla use their own, mostly non-free paid services for others.

[DoctorG]

@rorymobley83 deleted. I used wrong version.
Overriding the geolocation is not implemented at thsi time.

[lfisk]

@DoctorG Is this Geolocation setting in a Soprano build because it isn't present on my RC-1 release candidate for Linux

[DoctorG]

@lfisk My fault. I used a old testing version from last year.

[lfisk]

@DoctorG

Darn, it would be a really nice feature to have. Don't have GPS on desktop and my ISP shows me ~400 miles away from my real location. I normally block location but would love to set it in the area where I normally buy groceries. Would save some extra work when I'm looking through the local stores inventory

[DoctorG]

Not so easy to override geolocation using opened Developer Tools.

Or easier use this (untested) extension Spoof Geolocation

[rorymobley83]

@DoctorG that extension worked for me! thanks

[DoctorG]

@rorymobley83 Good!

[DoctorG]

I have not tested package geoclue to add a local geolocation service.
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/128262/5

[lfisk]

@DoctorG Thanks, looked it over (the extension) going to think about it for awhile. I try to avoid using extensions unless they are REALLY needed. Right now it is mostly a mild annoyance to me

I've used DevTools for this but it is painful to do

[edwardp]

@DoctorG I find geolocation in Linux, sometimes works, as sites try to find the location (or as close to it as possible) based on the IP address of the computer.

[DoctorG]

@edwardp Yes, sometimes, but not accurate, mostly such IP database shows location of internet dialin endpoint of VDSL or Cable connection.
Foe me in Germany that means 20-50 kilometers away from my real location.

[edwardp]

@DoctorG My geolocation isn't 100% accurate either. I just checked it. Based on the IP address, it's 35.4 km / 22 miles away from here.

[sgunhouse]

@edwardp My location here in Windows wasn't accurate either, until I found out how to set it in the OS. Though in my case it was only off by a few miles. A website pinpointed it as maybe 4 miles East of here, near the city reservoir - kind of a strange "middle of nowhere" answer, but only off a little.

[edwardp]

@sgunhouse It could be the way the Internet provider issues the IP addresses, as well. My next door neighbor obviously has a different IP address and they're on a different net than I am.

[DoctorG]

As i know geolocation works by WiFi, Bluetooth and Internet Dialin Endpoint IP (in order of less accuracy).