LGTM2 On Monday, July 27, 2026 at 11:49:13 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote:
> LGTM1 > > On Monday, July 27, 2026 at 11:04:55 AM UTC-7 Matt Reynolds wrote: > >> Thanks, I've updated https://chromestatus.com/feature/5143609755828224 >> to set Firefox's views as "No Signal". >> >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 9:50 AM 'Kagami Rosylight' via blink-dev < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > *Gecko*: Under consideration ( >>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1193) >>> >>> Correction: The issue does not have "under conderation" label, and we >>> stopped using that. Please treat it as No Signal instead. >>> >>> On Monday, July 27, 2026 at 10:03:21 AM UTC+2 Chromestatus wrote: >>> >>>> *Contact emails* >>>> [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> *Explainer* >>>> >>>> https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/approximate-geolocation/blob/main/README.md >>>> >>>> *Specification* >>>> https://github.com/w3c/geolocation/pull/233 >>>> >>>> *Summary* >>>> This feature extends the Geolocation API to enable sites to request >>>> approximate location data only. In particular, a new parameter >>>> accuracyMode >>>> (either "precise" or "approximate", defaults to "precise" for backwards >>>> compatibility) can be specified in PositionOptions. >>>> >>>> *Blink component* >>>> Blink>Geolocation >>>> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3EGeolocation%22> >>>> >>>> *Web Feature ID* >>>> geolocation <https://webstatus.dev/features/geolocation> >>>> >>>> *Motivation* >>>> Websites using the Geolocation API can often function properly with an >>>> approximate estimate of the user's position. This change enables websites >>>> to signal that to the user agent by requesting approximate location only, >>>> enhancing the user privacy without loss of functionality. See >>>> https://github.com/explainers-by-googlers/approximate-geolocation for >>>> more context. >>>> >>>> *Initial public proposal* >>>> https://github.com/w3c/geolocation/issues/182 >>>> >>>> *Search tags* >>>> location <http:///features#tags:location>, approximate >>>> <http:///features#tags:approximate>, precise >>>> <http:///features#tags:precise>, geolocation >>>> <http:///features#tags:geolocation>, coarse >>>> <http:///features#tags:coarse> >>>> >>>> *TAG review* >>>> https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/1131 >>>> >>>> *TAG review status* >>>> Issues addressed >>>> >>>> *Goals for experimentation* >>>> None >>>> >>>> *Risks* >>>> >>>> >>>> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >>>> *No information provided* >>>> >>>> *Gecko*: Under consideration ( >>>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1193) >>>> >>>> *WebKit*: Support ( >>>> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/470) >>>> >>>> *Web developers*: No signals >>>> >>>> *Other signals*: >>>> >>>> *WebView application risks* >>>> >>>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such >>>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? >>>> *No information provided* >>>> >>>> >>>> *Debuggability* >>>> *No information provided* >>>> >>>> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, >>>> Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >>>> Yes >>>> For now, this will be supported on Android only. Implementation on >>>> Desktop is still ongoing and will follow. >>>> >>>> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >>>> No >>>> The feature is not yet fully tested in WPTs because of missing >>>> infrastructural support. Implementing tests will require additions to >>>> WebDriver BIDI in order to overwrite approximate and precise location >>>> separately. See https://crbug.com/513467850 >>>> >>>> *Flag name on about://flags* >>>> *No information provided* >>>> >>>> *Finch feature name* >>>> ApproximateGeolocationWebVisibleAPI >>>> >>>> *Rollout plan* >>>> Will ship enabled for all users >>>> >>>> *Requires code in //chrome?* >>>> True >>>> >>>> *Tracking bug* >>>> https://issues.chromium.org/u/1/issues/495852854 >>>> >>>> *Launch bug* >>>> https://launch.corp.google.com/launch/4474199 >>>> >>>> *Availability expectation* >>>> Feature is available only in Chromium browsers for the foreseeable >>>> future. >>>> >>>> *Estimated milestones* >>>> Shipping on desktop 155 >>>> Shipping on Android 153 >>>> >>>> *Anticipated spec changes* >>>> >>>> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or >>>> interop issues. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github issues >>>> in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may >>>> introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or structure >>>> of >>>> the API in a non-backward-compatible way). >>>> *No information provided* >>>> >>>> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >>>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5143609755828224?gate=5129930553425920 >>>> >>>> *Links to previous Intent discussions* >>>> Intent to Prototype: >>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAHdTo6ocBp%2BYSLs%3D7-w9%3Dbizb6G2azmpUVUyWy5yRndTR8LBiA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >>>> <https://chromestatus.com>. >>>> >>> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "blink-dev" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >> >> >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/94418466-3355-45bd-95cd-6698230be0d5n%40chromium.org >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/94418466-3355-45bd-95cd-6698230be0d5n%40chromium.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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