Enable Geolocation
Turn geolocation on in your browser or device settings so each clock-in records where it happened.
Allow geolocation when your browser asks
The first time you clock in, your browser asks whether Clockspot can use your location. Press Allow.
If you press Block, the browser remembers that answer and stops asking. Use the steps below to change it.
If geolocation is blocked
The setting lives in your browser, not in Clockspot, so you change it the same way for any site. You need to do this once per browser and once per device.
Chrome or Edge, on a computer
- Open Clockspot.
- Press the icon at the left of the address bar.
- Set Location to Allow.
- Reload the page.
Safari, on a Mac
- From the Safari menu, open Settings, then Websites, then Location.
- Find Clockspot in the list and set it to Allow.
- Reload the page.
Firefox
- Press the padlock at the left of the address bar.
- Clear the blocked location permission.
- Reload the page, then press Allow when the prompt returns.
iPhone or iPad
- Open Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Location Services, and turn it on.
- Still in that list, find the browser you use and choose While Using the App.
- Go back to Clockspot, reload, and press Allow.
Android
- Open Settings, then Location, and turn it on.
- In your browser's own settings, open Site settings, then Location, and allow it.
- Go back to Clockspot, reload, and press Allow.
If it still doesn't work
- Turn off any popup blocker for Clockspot. Some of them suppress the permission prompt, so it never appears to answer.
- A private or incognito window can forget the permission every time you close it.
- Indoors, in a basement, or in a steel building, a reading can take too long to arrive. Clockspot waits about five seconds and then records the clock-in without one.
- A VPN can report a location far from where you are.
What Clockspot does with the reading
Clockspot reads your device's location at the moment you clock in and again when you clock out, and saves each reading with that entry. It reads once per press. It does not follow you between clock-ins or while you are off the clock.
If your workplace has set up clock locations, Clockspot compares the reading against them and records which one you were at. When there is no reading, there is nothing to compare, so the clock-in counts as unrecognized.
Turning location on does not by itself make a spot recognized. If you regularly work somewhere your workplace has not set up, ask an administrator to add it as a clock location.
Common questions
- Does Clockspot track where I am when I'm not working?
No. Clockspot reads your location only at the moment you press clock in or clock out, and saves that single reading with the entry. It does not check your location in between, and it does not run in the background.
- I allowed location but my clock-in still isn't recognized.
Allowing access gives Clockspot a reading; recognizing it is a separate step that compares the reading against the clock locations your workplace set up. If you are somewhere that has not been set up, ask an administrator to add it.
- My clock-in was refused because my location wasn't recognized.
Allow location access using the steps above and try again. If you are at the right place and it still fails, ask your manager to record the time for you. Clocking out is never refused for this reason.
- Do I have to do this on every device?
Yes. The permission belongs to the browser on the device you are using, so a phone and a computer each need it set once.
- Why does my recorded location look slightly off?
A device reports a position along with how precise that reading is, and precision varies with the hardware, the weather, and whether you are indoors. Clockspot saves the precision alongside the position so a rough reading is not mistaken for an exact one.
Clockspot keeps clock-ins, corrections, approvals, and payroll-ready hours connected so owners and managers can review the workweek before payroll.
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