This is not caused by a missing API key, but rather by a change on
Google's servers which started returning errors for all geolocation
requests (firefox and chromium-browser in Ubuntu use the google
geolocation API). See
https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!topic/chromium-
packagers/ZytNtRam5II for details.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
** Also affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
** Summary changed:
- Location not working 72.0.1; location service key missing
+ Geolocation not working − the Google maps API always returns error codes
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1860830
Title:
Geolocation not working − the Google maps API always returns error
codes
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Happened as soon as Firefox was updated to 72.0.1. I noticed sites
could not determine my location.
Troubleshooting page shows "missing" under Location service key.
I have another computer running Lubuntu 18.04LTS, which I rarely use.
Just for fun, I booted it up and as soon as the software updater
updated Firefox to 72.0.1, location stopped working.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: firefox 72.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-74.84-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-74-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: frank 2125 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: frank 2125 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20200107212822
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Jan 24 19:58:30 2020
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant
compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 proto dhcp metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.8 metric 600
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
MostRecentCrashID: bp-82fc5472-37b3-46d6-a6fa-f47e11180406
PrefErrors: Unexpected character ',' before close parenthesis @
/usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja:greprefs.js:727
PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=72.0.1/20200107212822 (In use)
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2019-07-05 (203 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/24/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.27
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1442
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 67.33
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.27:bd03/24/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr048D100000242B20000020000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1442:rvr67.33:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 048D100000242B20000020000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
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