Shortlist geolocate issue on Android

[GregoryKlein]

I've had this ongoing problem with getting the Shortlist Story Map geolocate button to work on Android devices. This is true even now, with the new beta version of the Shortlist app that no longer requires a spreadsheet for location entries. I'm serving over secure https (so that's not the problem). In fact, the issue exists even when serving directly from ArcGIS (app not embedded on my own secure site). I'm using an ArcGIS-served base map and have only uploaded one image for this test. (In other words, nothing is being called from an unsecured server.)

Here's a link to the very simple test Shortlist app to illustrate the issue...

http://arcg.is/2o6LB6g 

The geolocate button works on iPhones but not on Droids. Can anyone help? Thank you!

[StephenSylvia]

Hi Gregory, I just loaded the link you sent on my Android phone and the locate button worked as expected. Can you verify that you are sharing your location with the browser?

[GregoryKlein]

Hi Stephen.

Thank you for your reply.

Yes, I have location sharing turned-on for the Droid phone. Your response tells me though, that the issue must be with my own phone, since you didn't experience the issue.

I actually use an iPhone 4 myself (no issues), but have an old Samsung, running Jelly Bean (Android version 4.1), that I use to test websites and my story maps. That phone, because it's an old model, can't be upgraded to a more recent Android version. I suspect the problem might be with the outdated version of Android.

Does anyone know if this is actually the case? Anyone else have issues with their story maps on old Android versions? If I can verify that the issue is simply an outdated OS, I can stop concerning myself with it.

Thank you!

Greg