Location Bug Github Student Pack #42246
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Hello everyone, I am unable to apply for student status because the form always tells me that "To continue you must modify your browser settings to allow GitHub to use your location information." |
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Maybe your browser can't access the system permission of location services. You need to set it in system > Security & Privacy. |
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Thank you so much, that was indeed the problem! Even though this is a very easy fix, I am going to leave this thread/question online, so that people might profit from it in the future :) |
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Thanks @xixilaladsds for answering and awesome stuff @jerome-rutinowski for keeping this thread up 👍 🎉 |
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Yeaaaaah Apple's Safari do not have access to Apple's iPhone Built-in Localisation Services that makes a 1000000% sense |
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If others encounter the same problem, try to enable Location services from MacOS if you disabled them. |
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This works for me Thanks @tully-8888 😃 |
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I'm getting the same error. macOS 14.1.1, Firefox 120. |
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got past that by doing it on my phone with cellular instead of wifi |
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Facing this now: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/60438 |
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Hello, after allowing location access I still have this issue. I enabled location services on my operating system, I allowed pop up to give location access to Github but I still get the error. I tested my geolocation api access with this web site and it works: https://browserleaks.com/geo I tried with Firefox, Google Chrome on Ubuntu and Firefox Mobile and Google Chrome Mobile on Android. I allowed location access every time. |
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I tried to apply on Windows 10 this time and it worked. I can't believe that you can't apply GitHub Student Pack on GNU/Linux. Such a shame GitHub. |
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After implementing the solution provided in this discussion, I still encountered the Modify your browser settings error message, here is what I did that seem to work (for some reason) Here is what I did that resolve the error My Operating Systems: Windows 11 Prerequisite:
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If the above steps fail, then the next thing you could do is to go to your campus physically, and repeat the steps (at least this is what I did) I have no idea why my solution is able to solve an error message that is related to location access. But it works. |
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Hello! I applied many times to join global campus and my application got rejected because of location access but now when I enabled my location and trying to resubmit again it shows. Your application cannot be reviewed until you fix the following: And my rejected application showing "Modify your browser settings to allow GitHub to use your location information. Once location is allowed you MUST cancel your current application and begin again". but how can I cancel my application? there is no option to cancel the application. |
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Same here. All settings are on. Other websites can see my location. |
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Not working on MacOS. All privacy, location settings are on. Tried on Safari, iPad, Chrome, all of them didn't work. I just get a message that location settings are not met. |
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I've tried many times on macOS and can't figure it out. I opened a Windows 10 virtual machine and it was done quickly |
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Didn't work on linux or android as well. Doing it in a windows vm is probably the way to go. |
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In my case (Zen browser (Firefox)), the browser had enabled Privacy & Security > Permissions > Location > Settings > Block new requests asking to access your location. Turning it off fixed the issue |
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Not working on Android Chrome or Edge. Unable to validate student account |
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Hey guys, I have the same problem and couldn't solved it, so I switch to my iPhone and did it there, works perfectly. |
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change the browser |
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So only laptops would work do you guys mean?? hell, why just Sensors -> Location patching doesn't work? Google Maps works with it, geez. |
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Maybe your browser can't access the system permission of location services. You need to set it in system > Security & Privacy.