Geo Share

Open Google Maps in other map apps and create geo: links

AppID:	page.ooooo.geoshare
Author:	Jakub Valenta
License:	GPL-3.0-or-later
Donation:	Webpage
InRepoSince:	2024-11-07
LastRepoUpdate:	2025-01-24
LastAppUpdate:	2025-01-23
LastVersion:	3.0.0
Categories:	Navigation
APK source:	Github
Google Play:	Check if it's there

When to Use Geo Share

If someone sends you a Google Maps link but you prefer using OpenStreetMap, you can share the link with Geo Share. The app will open it in an installed map app of your choice, such as OsmAnd or Organic Maps.

If you like finding places on Google Maps but prefer a different app for navigation, you can share the location from Google Maps with Geo Share. The app will open it in your favorite navigation app.

You can also use the app to copy Google Maps links as geo: links to your clipboard.

How It Works and Privacy Considerations

Geo Share converts Google Maps links into geo: links that can be opened by other map applications. The app extracts geographic coordinates by parsing the Google Maps URL.

However, not all Google Maps URLs include coordinates. In such cases, Geo Share will prompt you for permission to connect to Google 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.

WhatsNew:

- Add form to convert Google Maps links to geo: links to the app's main screen.
- Add an intro screen explaining how to share and copy links, and how to configure Open by default.
- Hide the app from Recent Apps after sharing or copying a link.
- Ask for the Xiaomi-specific 'Display pop-up windows while running in the background' permission.
- Revert support for sharing a geo: link with the app, because it was confusing.
- Fix text color on Xiaomi phones.
- Add FAQ section about GMaps WV compati

Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos.

Download Source Issues ChangeLog

While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store, Droid-ify, or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).

Packages

Version 3.0.0 (2025-01-24)

Android Versions:

Target: 15.0
MinVer: 7.1
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

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Androidx Graphics (Utility)
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ProfileInstaller (Utility)
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Version 2.0.0 (2024-12-17)

Android Versions:

Target: 15.0
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Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.

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Version 1.5.1 (2024-11-29)

Android Versions:

Target: 15.0
MinVer: 7.1
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Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.

Payment Modules:

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Geo Share

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Version 3.0.0 (2025-01-24)

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Version 2.0.0 (2024-12-17)

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Version 1.5.1 (2024-11-29)

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