Geolocation permission denied Browser Origin: On your device Last updated 15 Oct 2026

Console: User denied Geolocation / Only secure origins are allowed (geolocation) / GeolocationPositionError code 1

navigator.geolocation failed because the user blocked location, the page is not on HTTPS, or the OS has location services off.

Exact message you may see User denied GeolocationOnly secure origins are allowed (see: https://goo.gl/Y0ZkNV)PERMISSION_DENIED geolocationGeolocation permission has been blocked
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Seen on: Chrome Firefox Safari JavaScript

Meaning

The error object has a code: 1 PERMISSION_DENIED, 2 POSITION_UNAVAILABLE, 3 TIMEOUT. Chrome and others require a secure context for geolocation. Permission is remembered per site, so a past "Block" keeps failing until reset.

Common causes

  • User clicked Block (saved for the site)
  • Page served over HTTP, or an iframe without allow="geolocation"
  • OS location services disabled for the browser
  • Position unavailable indoors / no GPS or Wi-Fi data (code 2)
  • Timeout too short (code 3)

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Serve the page over HTTPS and ask after a user action
  2. Reset the site permission (lock icon → Site settings → Location)
  3. Enable system location services for the browser

Detailed fix by platform

JavaScript

  1. navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(ok, err => console.log(err.code, err.message), { enableHighAccuracy: false, timeout: 10000 })

Windows

  1. Settings → Privacy & security → Location → on, and allow desktop apps

macOS

  1. System Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → browser on

How to diagnose

  1. Code — GeolocationPositionError code 1, 2 or 3?
  2. Context — HTTPS?
  3. OS — Location services on?

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Where this error sits

Origin: On your device. Errors that are often confused with or caused by this one (click to open):

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