[@capacitor/geolocation] Missing Error Codes in Exceptions

[louis123562]

Bug Report

Plugin(s)

Geolocation Capacitor Plugin

Capacitor Version

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Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 7.4.4
  @capacitor/core: 7.4.4
  @capacitor/android: 7.4.4
  @capacitor/ios: 7.4.4

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 7.4.4
  @capacitor/android: 7.4.4
  @capacitor/core: 7.4.4
  @capacitor/ios: 7.4.4

[success] iOS looking great! 👌
[success] Android looking great! 👌

Platform(s)

Android

Current Behavior

We are engaging multiple issues when trying to get the location on the following devices:

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G
• Xiaomi Redmi 12C
• Samsung A226B/DSN Galaxy A22 5G
• Samsung A336B/DSN Galaxy A33 5G
• Samsung A346B Galaxy A34 5G

We are missing the error codes described in the docs, as shown here:

The only message we get is:

Could not obtain location in time. Try with a higher timeout.

Expected Behavior

Get an error code to get more information out of it, why the location could not be obtained.

Code Reproduction

  /**
   * Get current location of the device
   * @returns Current location of the device
   */
  public async getCurrentLocation(): Promise<Position | null> {

    const options: PositionOptions = {
      enableHighAccuracy: true,
      maximumAge: 0,
    };

    let position: Position = null;

    try {
      position = await Geolocation.getCurrentPosition(options);
    } catch (error) {
      console.log(error);
    }

    return position;
  }

Other Technical Details

package.json:

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    "@angular/platform-browser": "^19.0.5",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^19.0.5",
    "@angular/router": "^19.0.5",
    "@aparajita/capacitor-biometric-auth": "^9.0.0",
    "@capacitor-community/file-opener": "^7.0.1",
    "@capacitor-community/generic-oauth2": "^7.0.0",
    "@capacitor-community/privacy-screen": "^6.0.0",
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    "@capacitor/device": "^7.0.2",
    "@capacitor/filesystem": "^7.1.4",
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  ]

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