GeoShare: Jump Between Maps
Open map links in other map apps and copy coordinates
Jakub Valenta Internet Navigation
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Description
Share a map link with GeoShare and the app will open it in another installed map app.
<b>Supported map links</b>
- Google Maps
- Apple Maps
- 2GIS
- Amap (AutoNavi)
- Baidu Map (beta)
- Cartes IGN
- CoMaps
- HERE WeGo
- Magic Earth
- Maps.me
- Mapy.com
- OpenStreetMap
- Organic Maps
- OsmAnd
- Plus Codes (global only)
- Urbi
- Waze
- Yandex Maps
- coordinates
<b>Example use cases</b>
When someone sends you a Google Maps link, but you prefer using OpenStreetMap, you can quickly <b>open the same location</b> in OsmAnd or Organic Maps.
When you like Google Maps for finding places, but you prefer a different app for navigation, you can easily switch from Google Maps to your favorite <b>navigation app</b>.
<b>Other features</b>
- Shows the <b>geographic coordinates</b> of a map link and allows copying them to clipboard in various formats, for example as a geo: link.
- Shows all points of a <b>place list</b> link.
- Allows performing an action <b>automatically</b> when a map link is processed.
- Allows <b>launching navigation</b> in all apps that support it, including TomTom.
- Allows opening a location in <b>web maps</b>, pre-installed ones or your own.
- Allows saving a location as a <b>GPX file</b>.
- Allows sending a location via a <b>messaging app</b>.
- Allows saving a location to a <b>contact</b>.
- Retries on <b>patchy internet connection</b>.
- Allows <b>pasting map links</b> directly into the app, instead of sharing them with it.
- Interface adapts to <b>tablets</b>.
<b>How it works and privacy considerations</b>
GeoShare converts map links (e.g. https://maps.app.goo.gl/...) into geo: links that can be opened by other map apps. To create a geo: link, geographic coordinates are required. GeoShare extracts them from the map URL.
However, not all map URLs include coordinates. In such cases, GeoShare will <b>prompt you for permission to connect to the map service (Google Maps, Apple Maps etc.)</b> and retrieve the coordinates from either HTTP headers or the HTML document of the link. For more detailed information, check the app’s FAQ screen.
What’s new (6.4.0)
- Added the option to use Google Maps API to convert map links.
- Added support for Yandex Maps direction links.
- Added support for Google Maps links with id only.
- Improved error message details.
- Improved UI on tablets.
- Fixed error when processing certain Google Maps links.
Anti-features
Properties of this app that are worth knowing about before installing.
- NonFreeNet
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Permissions
What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.
- Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
- Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
- Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
- geoshare.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
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