Is it possible to determine if GPS is enabled on a smartphone from a mobile browser?

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akubenov2017-01-23 09:15:35

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akubenov, 2017-01-23 09:15:35

Is it possible to determine if GPS is enabled on a smartphone using js from a mobile browser?
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EVG, 2017-01-23
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I have not seen a direct API that provides such functionality.
I use this trick. The navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition() method takes an error handler as the second parameter. If any error other than PERMISSION_DENIED got into the handler, then I inform the user that geolocation is not available, please check if the geolocation module is enabled.