Maps

Last updated 2026-09-25

Place names, the map, and weather are separate, and none of them receives the words of an entry.

Places

• A place keeps its name and coordinates with the entry, on this device.
• New entries get a place only if you turn on Auto-add default location.

The map

• The map stays empty until you pick a source in Settings > Location.
• Offline map: one world file, the same for everyone; no places or coordinates are sent.
• MapTiler (your own key): gets the area on screen while a map is shown.
• Apple Maps, when available: gets the area on screen, pin coordinates, and each pin's short place name.

Place name lookup

• Typed searches send nothing until a couple of letters.
• Photon (Komoot) is the default; it gets your typed words, or coordinates that need a name.
• Nominatim, Mapbox, MapTiler, or Google Places get the same, only if you choose one.
• Google also gets the place id of the result you pick.
• If photos offer several places, the lookup service is asked for each point before you accept.

Weather

• Open-Meteo gets the coordinates, plus the date if the entry is not from today.
• It is asked when an entry gets coordinates, on auto-add, or when you refresh weather.
• There is no separate weather switch; leave coordinates off to avoid it.
• A photo with one saved place can add coordinates, which is enough to ask.