---
title: NavigatorGeolocation
slug: Web/API/NavigatorGeolocation
tags:
  - API
translation_of: Web/API/Geolocation
translation_of_original: Web/API/NavigatorGeolocation
---
<p>{{APIRef("Geolocation API")}}</p>

<p><code><strong>NavigatorGeolocation</strong></code>  contains a creation method allowing objects implementing it to obtain a {{domxref("Geolocation")}} instance.</p>

<p>There is no object of type <code>NavigatorGeolocation</code>, but some interfaces, like {{domxref("Navigator")}} implements it.</p>

<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>

<p><em>The <code>NavigatorGeolocation</code></em><em> interface doesn't inherit any property.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("NavigatorGeolocation.geolocation")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a {{domxref("Geolocation")}} object allowing accessing the location of the device.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>

<p><em>The </em><em><code>NavigatorGeolocation</code></em><em> interface neither implements, nor inherit any method.</em></p>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <thead>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
 </thead>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('Geolocation', '#navi-geo', 'NavigatorGeolocation')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('Geolocation')}}</td>
   <td>Initial specification.</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p>{{ CompatibilityTable() }}</p>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>5</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop("1.9.1")}}</td>
   <td>9</td>
   <td>10.60<br>
    Removed in 15.0<br>
    Reintroduced in 16.0</td>
   <td>5</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile("4")}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
   <td>10.60</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown()}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation" title="/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation">Using geolocation.</a></li>
</ul>

<p> </p>