The geo: URI scheme is a standard for referencing points in a geographical 2D or 3D space. There are 2 types of apps involved in sharing a location, map applications (both in the sending and receiving ends) and messaging applications.
- A map application usually shares a location in the form of a predefined text, which can include or not a geo: URI.
- That text is sent through a messaging application, which in the receiving side should recognize the URI.
- Map Applications also register with the OS to handle geo: URIs, but depend on the previous step to be notified.
Its support on different applications is very variable, and this page is to document such support.
Map Application Support
| Application |
Platform
|
Status "Open"
|
Status "Sharing" |
Support
|
| OSMAnd |
Android
|
Yes
|
Yes |
OK. Opens the map in that location with a marker and tries to guess the address. Shares location with geo: URI and link to osmand.net.
|
| MyTrails |
Android
|
Yes
|
No |
MEH. Opens the map in that location with a marker. Can send an SMS (!!!) with a goo.gl link and text Lat: XXX Lon: YYY but no geo: URI.
|
| Organic Maps |
Android
|
Yes
|
No |
MEH. Opens the map in that location. Shares a link with om:// scheme (???) and a link to omaps.app, but no geo: URI. Link to issue.
|
| StreetComplete |
Android
|
Yes
|
N/A |
OK. Opens the map in that location. Can open location in another app, but not share it.
|
| Vespucci |
Android
|
Yes
|
N/A |
OK. Opens the map in that location, downloads data. Can share a position or node coords.
|
| Kurviger |
Android
|
Yes
|
Unkown |
OK. Opens the map in that location.
|
| Go Map!! |
iOS
|
Yes
|
N/A |
OK. Opens the map in that location, ready to edit.
|
| Marble |
Linux
|
Yes
|
No |
MEH. Opens the map in that location with a marker. Shares location with this format: 76° 46' 55.9"E, 34° 27' 54.4"N. Not even useful for pasting in a osm.org URL. Link to issue.
|
| Gnome Maps |
Linux
|
Yes
|
Yes |
OK. Opens the map in that location with a marker. Shares location only with geo: URI.
|
| JOSM |
Linux
|
Yes
|
N/A |
MEH. Opens the map in that location and downloads some data. No Sharing.
|
| QGIS |
Linux
|
No
|
No |
NOK. Does nothing.
|
Messaging Application Support
| Application |
Platform
|
Status |
Comments
|
| Conversations (XMPP) |
Android
|
Yes |
Shows map of location. Can also open URI with another app on long press.
|
| Gajim (XMPP) |
Any
|
Yes |
Opens URI in the user's preferred application.
|
| Element (Matrix) |
Android
|
Yes |
Recognizes the URI and asks Android for an app to handle it.
|
| Element (Matrix) |
Web
|
No |
Link to issue.
|
| Element (X Nightly)
|
Android
|
No
|
|
| Threema
|
Android
|
Yes
|
Shows map of location. Can also open URI with another app.
|
| Conversations (XMPP)
|
Android
|
Yes
|
|
| Monal
|
iOS
|
Yes
|
|
| Monal
|
macOS
|
Yes
|
|
| Siskin
|
iOS
|
Yes
|
|
| Beagle
|
macOS
|
Yes
|
|
| iMessage
|
iOS
|
Yes
|
|
| FairEmail
|
Android
|
Yes
|
|
| Firefox |
Android
|
Limited |
Opens links in web pages with geo: URIs. Not always opens geo: URIs typed in the location bar.
|
| Firefox |
Linux
|
Limited |
Works 'sometimes'.
|
| Signal |
Android
|
No |
Link to open issue
|
| Signal
|
iOS
|
No
|
|
| Telegram |
Android
|
No |
Link to open issue
|
| Telegram
|
iOS
|
No
|
|
| WhatsApp |
Android
|
No |
|
| WhatsApp
|
iOS
|
No
|
|
| Quassel (IRC client) |
Any
|
No |
Link to issue.
|
| WeChat
|
Android
|
Unknown
|
|
| WeChat
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| Facebook Messenger
|
Android
|
Unknown
|
|
| Facebook Messenger
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| Instagram
|
Android
|
No
|
|
| Instagram
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| Snapchat
|
Android
|
Unknown
|
|
| Snapchat
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| Messages (Android SMS)
|
Android
|
No
|
|
| KakaoTalk
|
Android
|
Unkown
|
|
| KakaoTalk
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| Viber
|
Android
|
Unknown
|
|
| Viber
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| QQ
|
Android
|
Unknown
|
|
| QQ
|
iOS
|
Unknown
|
|
| Discord
|
macOS
|
No
|
|
| LineageOS Messaging app
|
LineageOS
|
No
|
|
| ProtonMail
|
Android
|
No
|
|
| ProtonMail
|
iOS
|
Unkown
|
|