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authorYigit Akcay <yigit.akcay@qt.io>2023-03-27 16:32:42 +0200
committerYigit Akcay <yigit.akcay@qt.io>2023-04-03 10:30:42 +0000
commitc3b2393e7a532a18d4971a878740b2a9b5830028 (patch)
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Add Windows 11 related note for Geolocation settings
There are 3 OS settings under Windows 11 that need to be enabled for the HTML5 Geolocation in QtWebEngine to work properly. This isn't very straightforward to a user, therefore this patch adds a note to the documentation. Pick-to: 6.5 Change-Id: Id36a4726a182178c5a15fce039e464fd6bb7517e Reviewed-by: Allan Sandfeld Jensen <allan.jensen@qt.io>
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tested by using \l{WebEngine Widgets Maps Example}{Maps} and allowing it to
find the current position of the user.
+ \note On Windows 11, enable settings to grant the maps example access to
+ Windows location services. In the Settings App under
+ \uicontrol {Privacy & Security} > \uicontrol {Location}, enable \uicontrol
+ {Location services}, \uicontrol {Let apps access your location} and \uicontrol
+ {Let desktop apps access your location}.
+
See \l{Qt Positioning} for a possible backend setup like the GPS or IP based positioning.
Support for this feature was added in Qt 5.5.0.