Share and deep links

Share a saved favorite as coordinates, or share a map pin as a link. Tapping a locationjoystick link on Android opens the app directly, centers the map on the location, and asks what you want to do with it.

Sharing a location

Two places in the app send a location out:

• From Favorites, tap the three-dot menu on any saved favorite, then Copy coordinates or Send as message. Both use decimal lat, lon text, the same format you can paste back in later.
• From the map, press and hold any point, then tap Share this location in the menu that appears. That one sends a link that opens this app on the tapped spot.

Routes have their own share option in the three-dot menu: it shows every stop as lat, lon lines, with buttons to copy or send as a message.

What happens when the link is opened

1. The app opens, or comes to the front if it's already running.
2. The map screen appears and slides over to the linked location.
3. A popup appears asking what to do next:
   • Teleport here moves your spoofed position there instantly.
   • Walk here walks toward the coordinate at your current speed.
   • Walk here via roads follows real roads to get to the coordinate.
   • Do nothing closes the popup without changing your position.

Nothing happens automatically. You always confirm what happens next.

URL format

The canonical link format is:

https://locationjoystick.shrtcts.fr/?lat=LAT&lon=LON

Example:

https://locationjoystick.shrtcts.fr/?lat=35.6762&lon=139.6503

Opening links from other apps

You don't need this app's own share button to bring a location in. If another app offers a share location or share place option, you can often choose this app from the list, and it opens the spot directly with the same popup described above.

This works for map links shared by many different apps, including the Maps app's own Share button, which sends a shortened link. This app follows that link to find the real coordinates before it opens. If a shared link or location can't be understood, a short message appears at the bottom of the screen to let you know, rather than doing nothing at all.

For third-party tools

If you're building automation, scripts, or other tools that open coordinates in locationjoystick, you can build the link yourself. No key or account sign-in is needed.

• Both lat and lon are required. Missing either silently drops the link.
• Coordinates outside the valid range are rejected and the link is ignored.
• Normal URL encoding rules apply, though coordinates only use plain characters anyway.

A custom link format is also available for connecting directly between apps:

locationjoystick://open?lat=LAT&lon=LON

Both link formats work the same way. Use the regular web link (https://) when sharing with other people.