Maps

Last updated 2026-09-25

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

Who a place on an entry reaches A place on an entry keeps its name and coordinates on this device. The map stays empty until you pick a source: MapTiler gets the area on screen while a map is open, Apple Maps also gets your pins and their place names, and the offline map is read on this device after one download. Place search asks Photon by default, or the service you chose, with the words you type after a couple of letters, or with coordinates when a point needs a name. Open-Meteo gets the coordinates, plus the date if the entry is not from today, when the entry gets coordinates or you refresh the weather. None of them receives the entry text. On this device Who is asked, and what it gets A place on the entry Name and coordinates Offline map After download, read here The map Screen area; Apple: pins + names Empty until you pick a source Place search, Photon by default Typed words or coordinates After a couple of typed letters Weather, Open-Meteo Coordinates, date if not today When the entry gets coordinates None of them receives the entry text Who a place on an entry reaches A place on an entry keeps its name and coordinates on this device. The map stays empty until you pick a source: MapTiler gets the area on screen while a map is open, Apple Maps also gets your pins and their place names, and the offline map is read on this device after one download. Place search asks Photon by default, or the service you chose, with the words you type after a couple of letters, or with coordinates when a point needs a name. Open-Meteo gets the coordinates, plus the date if the entry is not from today, when the entry gets coordinates or you refresh the weather. None of them receives the entry text. A place on the entry Name and coordinates, this device Each one is separate The map Screen area; Apple: pins + names Empty until you pick a source Place search, Photon by default Typed words or coordinates After a couple of typed letters Weather, Open-Meteo Coordinates, date if not today When the entry gets coordinates Offline map After download, read here None of them receives the entry text

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.