Geolocation Error: Only secure origins are allowed, Error getting location and not working on device

Okay, Here is what happened, i have tried so many times to get geolocation working on an android device but nothing is happening instead it shows a white screen. I decided to test with an emulator by running ionic cordova run android -l -c then i discovered that it throws an exception Only secure origins are allowed. Then i tried using a solution i got from someone (platform.ready().then(() => { ) before calling geolocation.getcurrentPosition, I built the app for android and tested, it still shows a white screen. I ran with emulator and the exception changed to console log: Error getting location , I really need help, please anyone.

I run ionic 3.4.0 with npm 5.0.3 on Node.js 7.8.0

Home.ts


getMapLocation() {

   var options = {
      enableHighAccuracy: true,
      timeout: 5000,
      maximumAge: 5000
    };


    /* Ensure the platform is ready */
   this.platform.ready().then(() => {
     console.log("platfrom is ready");
     
    /* Perform initial geolocation */
    this.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(options).then((position) => {
        console.log(position.coords.latitude)
        this.Latitude = position.coords.latitude;
        this.Longitude = position.coords.longitude;

     var pos = {
              lat: this.Latitude,
              lng: this.Longitude
            };

    this.location = pos;

     this.getMap(this.Latitude, this.Longitude);

    }).catch((err) => {
        console.log('Error getting location', err);
    });
})
 

}

##Config.Xml

<universal-links>
        <host name="tgp38.app.goo.gl" scheme="https" />
        <host name="taxi-59a68.firebaseapp.com" scheme="https">
            <path url="/__/auth/callback" />
        </host>
    </universal-links>
    <feature name="StatusBar">
        <param name="ios-package" onload="true" value="CDVStatusBar" />
    </feature>
    <allow-navigation href="http://192.168.8.101:8100" />
    <allow-navigation href="http://192.168.8.103:8100" />
    <allow-navigation href="http://192.168.8.102:8100" />
    <engine name="android" spec="^6.2.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-browsertab" spec="^0.2.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-buildinfo" spec="^1.1.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-compat" spec="^1.0.0" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device" spec="^1.1.6" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-geolocation" spec="^2.4.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" spec="^1.7.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-network-information" spec="^1.3.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" spec="^4.0.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-statusbar" spec="^2.2.3" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-stripe" spec="^1.4.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="^1.3.2" />
    <plugin name="cordova-universal-links-plugin" spec="^1.2.1" />
    <plugin name="cordova.plugins.diagnostic" spec="^3.6.5" />
    <plugin name="ionic-plugin-keyboard" spec="^2.2.1" />

##AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<manifest android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="0.0.1" package="com.playheavens.taxihub" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true"/>
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
  <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@mipmap/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true">
    <activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale" android:label="@string/activity_name" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name="MainActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.NoActionBar" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
      <intent-filter android:label="@string/launcher_name">
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
      </intent-filter>
      <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
        <data android:host="tgp38.app.goo.gl" android:scheme="https"/>
      </intent-filter>
      <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE"/>
        <data android:host="taxi-59a68.firebaseapp.com" android:scheme="https" android:path="/__/auth/callback"/>
      </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <receiver android:name="cordova.plugins.Diagnostic$LocationProviderChangedReceiver">
      <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED"/>
      </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
    <receiver android:name="cordova.plugins.Diagnostic$NFCStateChangedReceiver">
      <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.nfc.action.ADAPTER_STATE_CHANGED"/>
      </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
  </application>
  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="25"/>
  <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps"/>
</manifest>

This error message tells you everything - when using -l it loads the app via http:// which is not a secure origin. If you just use cordova run android you don’t get that error, right?

Then your real problem is why you always get “Error getting location”, correct?

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Hi @Sujan12, Yes I suppose. But I get the same white screen whether i run with -l or cordova run android, which makes me believe that the not a secure origin error occur in both methods. I only started seeing Error getting location after calling the platform ready function before the geolocation function.

Why don’t you check that so you don’t have to believe?

Remote debug the problem on the device. Follow these instructions here to debug the problem in Chrome dev tools: Remote Debug your Ionic App · ionic.zone Look at the console tab for errors.

Hi, @Sujan12 i was able to run a debug using the chrome dev tools and it turns out it was a geolocation error, here’s what i got Error getting location PositionError {code: 3, message: "Timeout expired"}code: 3message: "Timeout expired"__proto__: PositionError.

hi, thanks this solution is working for me, but i cant constantly work with this mode, since some elements and pictures don’t appear unless i use -s -l -c --debug while running it to my device.
any overcome for this?
thanks.

Hi chinedu50 , Did you solve the problem? I am experiencing exactly the same problem, the geolocation does not work on Android device, it only works on IOS device