NEW312748
Geolocation: add support for approximate position 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=312748
Summary Geolocation: add support for approximate position
Marcos Caceres
Reported 2026-04-19 22:10:12 PDT
There is a proposal to add approximate (coarse-grained) positioning to the Geolocation API specification. The proposed API additions are: - `AccuracyMode` enum (`"precise"`, `"approximate"`) - `PositionOptions.accuracyMode` member (defaults to `"precise"`) - `GeolocationCoordinates.accuracyMode` read-only attribute - A new `"geolocation-approximate"` permission alongside the existing `"geolocation"` permission This would give users more control over their privacy by allowing them to share only an approximate position (e.g., city-level) when precise coordinates are not needed. WebKit standards position: support (https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/470) Spec PR: https://github.com/w3c/geolocation/pull/195 Explainer: https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/approximate-geolocation Feature request: https://github.com/w3c/geolocation/issues/182
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Comment 1 2026-04-19 22:10:19 PDT
<rdar://problem/175140297>
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