Location Access
Use my location in the listings search finds the closest city to you. Your position stays in your browser: Rentalot only applies the nearest supported place, never your coordinates.
If it doesn’t work, you can always type a city, address, or keyword instead.
”Location permission was denied”
Your browser blocked the site from asking for your location.
- Chrome / Edge: click the icon left of the address bar, open Site settings, and set Location to Allow. Reload the page.
- Firefox: click the icon left of the address bar and clear the blocked Access your location permission. Reload and choose Allow.
- Safari (Mac): Safari → Settings → Websites → Location, then set this site to Allow.
- iPhone / iPad: Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services: turn it on, then set your browser to While Using the App.
- Android: Settings → Location: turn it on, then allow location for your browser under App permissions.
”Location is unavailable”
Permission was granted, but the browser has no way to work out where you are. Check that your device’s location service is on:
- Windows: Settings → Privacy & security → Location: turn on Location services and Let desktop apps access your location.
- Mac: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services: turn it on and enable your browser.
- Linux: browsers rely on a system location service (usually
geoclue). Install it from your distribution’s packages if it’s missing.
Firefox
Firefox finds your position with a network location service. Privacy-hardened Firefox setups often switch it off, and then every request returns “unavailable”. To check, open about:config and look for:
| Preference | Should be |
|---|---|
geo.enabled | true |
geo.provider.network.url | not empty (reset it to restore the default) |
geo.provider.testing | false (reset it) |
Restart Firefox after changing these. If you use a privacy extension or a hardened profile (such as arkenfox or LibreWolf), it may set them back on restart.
”Location timed out” or “too imprecise”
Your device answered too slowly or only with a rough position (for example, from your IP address on a desktop without Wi-Fi). Try again on Wi-Fi with location services on, or type your city.