Which Devices Support Javascript Geolocation via navigator.geolocation?

Question

The iPhone supports geolocation in mobile Safari via the following call:

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
  function(pos){
    var lat = pos.coords.         


        

Answer 1

Although I think it's a great practice to standardize on the (draft, by the way) W3C Geolocation API, it's worth noting that there are a few other options in the browser, which can be particularly helpful if you need to target an older platform.

• Firefox 3.1 had support for Geode, which uses calls to navigator.geolocation with very similar syntax.
• Loki is a plug-in built by Skyhook which works on Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2, Firefox 3, Safari and Opera. The syntax is substantially different, but still easy.
• Google Gears provides a geolocation API with a syntax fairly similar to the W3C API syntax. You can install Google Gears on Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 1.5+, Safari, Opera Mobile and IE Mobile.