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Geolocation API

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Summary

The geolocation API allows web pages to obtain the location of a user's device, such as latitude and longitude, with the user's permission. Location is obtained by the navigator.geolocation method. getCurrentPosition(). Because of the privacy concerns, the browser always displays the permission dialog before the location is shared.

Key points

Location is taken through navigator.geolocation.
The browser asks the user's permission before sharing the location
The result contains the coordinates of latitude and longitude.
Can be used for maps, nearby searches, or weather.

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