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98 lines
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Markdown
### Why can I not see any posts?
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There are a few reasons why you may not see any posts:
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- There are no posts in your area - that means you can be the first person to post in your area!
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- You denied location permissions to your browser and/or Beacon. Check your device/browser settings to ensure you have granted location permissions to the browser itself **and** to Beacon.
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### Why is my location incorrect?
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We use the location information provided by your device, which may not always be accurate. You can try the following to improve the accuracy of your location:
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1. Ensure you have granted precise location permissions to your browser.
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2. Ensure sure you have allowed the browser to access your location.
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3. Ensure you have enabled location services on your device.
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4. Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on your device (Which many devices use to improve location accuracy).
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_Note that when you make a post, we also add a small random offset to your location to protect your privacy. This offset can be up to 10% of the radius you specify for the post._
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### Why do I keep getting geolocation permission errors? / Why can't I add a photo or video to my post?
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You have not granted (sufficient) permissions to your browser to access your device's camera and/or gallery. See the **What permissions does Beacon require?** section for more information.
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### What permissions does Beacon require?
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In general, Beacon requires precise geolocation permissions to show you posts in your area. Furthermore, if you want to make a post, Beacon requires permissions to access your device's camera and/or gallery to add photos and videos to your post. The following are the bare-minimum permissions that have been tested to work with Beacon:
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#### Chrome for Android
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- `Camera`: `Ask every time`
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#### Firefox for Android
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- `Location`: `Allow only while using the app` with `Use precise location` enabled
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- `Music and audio`: `Allow`
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- `Photos and videos`: `Always allow all`
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- `Camera`: `Ask every time`
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- `Microphone`: `Ask every time`
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### How do I add rich-text features to posts or comments?
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Beacon supports Markdown (specifically a subset of Github-Flavored Markdown/GFM), including:
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**\*\*Bolded text\*\***, _\*Italicized text\*_, <u>\<u>Underlined text\</u></u>, <del>\~\~Striked-through text\~\~</del>, <sup>\<sup>Superscript text\</sup></sup>, <sub>\<sub>Subscript text\</sub></sub>,`` `inline code` ``,
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block code
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> \> First-level quote
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> > \>\> Second-level quote
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_Etc._
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# \# Top-level heading
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## \#\# Second-level heading
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_Etc._
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Thematic breaks:
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```markdown
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---
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Expandable sections:
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```markdown
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<details>
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<summary>Click to expand</summary>
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This is a collapsible section.
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</details>
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```
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<details>
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<summary>Click to expand</summary>
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This is a collapsible section.
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</details>
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```markdown
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| Tables | Are | Cool |
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| ------ | ---- | ---- |
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| Yes | They | Are |
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```
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| Tables | Are | Cool |
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| ------ | ---- | ---- |
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| Yes | They | Are |
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