My Location Details – User Manual

My Location Details helps you view, save, organize, map, share, import, and export detailed location information on your iPhone.

Use it when you need more than a simple dropped pin. The app is designed for saving important places, recording field notes, checking coordinates, organizing waypoints, viewing maps, and keeping location records that you can search, filter, share, and export.

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What You Can Do

• View live GPS details, including coordinates, heading, speed, altitude, accuracy, address, city, and region.
• Use decimal degrees, degrees/minutes/seconds, National Park Service-style coordinates, Maidenhead, MGRS, UTM, and optional What4 data.
• Choose latitude/longitude, MGRS, UTM, or Maidenhead as the primary location display.
• Save locations manually or from your current position.
• Add names, categories, notes, address details, timestamps, and photos to saved locations.
• Search, sort, filter, edit, delete, and organize saved places.
• View saved locations in Apple Maps or MapLibre.
• Download visible MapLibre map areas for offline reference.
• Open directions in Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze when available.
• Share map links or configurable detailed location information.
• Import and export saved locations as CSV or Google Earth KML files.
• Use a configurable Home Screen widget, Apple Shortcuts, Siri, and compatible CarPlay systems.
• Sync saved locations and categories through iCloud when enabled.

Location Permission

Location access is required for live GPS information, saving your current position, distance-based sorting, direction to saved locations, current-location map features, weather alerts, widgets, and CarPlay location tools.

If you deny location access, you can still review, edit, organize, import, export, and share saved locations. Current-location features will be limited.

1. Open the iPhone Settings app.
2. Choose My Location Details.
3. Tap Location.
4. Choose While Using the App.

Live GPS Details

The GPS Info area can show:

• Latitude and longitude
• Heading and speed
• Altitude and GPS accuracy
• Approximate address, city, and county or region
• Maidenhead, MGRS, UTM, and optional What4 values
• Optional Lima time, Zulu time, and current local time

Primary Location Display

Choose a large, easy-to-read primary location format in Settings. Available formats are latitude/longitude, MGRS, UTM, and Maidenhead. The selected format is shown prominently on GPS Info and can also be used in saved-location lists, details, and map pins.

GPS Actions

• Save the current location with a custom name.
• Copy current coordinates to the clipboard.
• Share map links.
• Share detailed location information.
• Check weather alerts after confirming that your current coordinates may be sent to the external alert source.

Saved Locations

Save a location from GPS Info or add one manually from Saved Locations. A draft is used first, so an empty location is never added automatically.

Saved Location Details

A saved location can include:

• Name and category
• Latitude and longitude
• Alternative coordinate formats
• Address, city, state, and county or region
• Direction, speed, altitude, and time zone
• Created and last-modified dates
• Notes and an optional photo

Search, Filter, and Sort

Search saved locations by name, category, coordinates, address, or notes. Filter by a category or uncategorized locations. Available sorting includes nearest or farthest distance, newest saved, name, and category.

Saved Location Row Display

Choose which information appears in the Saved Locations list:

• Category
• Distance from your current location
• Primary location display
• Short address, city, or state
• Date saved
• Notes preview
• Photo thumbnail

Distance and Direction

When current location access is available, a saved location can show its distance and direction from you, including a directional indicator and arrival status when you are at the saved location.

Categories

Categories make larger collections easier to manage. You can add, rename, delete, and filter categories, or create a new category while adding or editing a location.

Coordinates and Location Resolution

You can add or edit locations using latitude and longitude, degrees/minutes/seconds, National Park Service-style coordinates, Maidenhead, MGRS, UTM, What4, or an address.

When enough information is available, the app attempts to resolve related location data, such as mappable latitude and longitude, address, city, region, time zone, and alternate coordinate formats. If a location cannot be mapped, you can still save it for reference; it will not be available for maps or directions until usable coordinates are available.

Saved-location details provide copy controls for location values. Maidenhead, MGRS, and UTM values can also open reference maps when the coordinate information is available.

Maps and Offline Areas

Choose Apple Maps or MapLibre as the in-app map provider. Both can display current and saved locations. You can choose whether map pins also show the selected primary location.

MapLibre Offline Areas

MapLibre can download the map area currently visible on screen for offline reference. Position and zoom the map to the area you need, then use the download control while connected to the internet.

CarPlay

When connected to a compatible CarPlay system, My Location Details provides GPS, saved-location, and parked-vehicle tools.

• View current GPS data such as direction, speed, city, region, address, coordinates, accuracy, Maidenhead, MGRS, UTM, and altitude.
• Choose up to four configurable GPS information rows.
• Browse saved locations, with distance-aware sorting when current location is available.
• Open a saved place in Apple Maps for driving directions.
• Optionally pin a category for faster access.
• Mark your parked vehicle location and open it later for directions.

Configure CarPlay GPS rows and the optional pinned category in Settings before connecting. The iPhone app remains available while CarPlay is active.

Home Screen Widget, Shortcuts, and Siri

Home Screen Widget

The configurable Home Screen widget can show a selected detail above a quick-save button. Available widget details include:

• City
• County or region
• Approximate address
• Coordinates
• GPS accuracy
• Maidenhead locator
• Altitude
• Speed

Tap the save button to save your current position using the current date and time as its name. Widget location access depends on iOS location and widget-update permissions.

Shortcuts and Siri

The Save Current Location action is available in Apple Shortcuts and Siri. You may give the saved location a custom name or let the app create one automatically.

Photos

Add a photo from your photo library while creating or editing a saved location. Photos are resized for more efficient storage and syncing.

You can also share an image to My Location Details from another app. The app opens an add-location draft with the shared photo ready to attach.

Sharing and Navigation

Detailed Sharing

Share a brief location with map links or create a detailed share. Configure which values are included in detailed shares:

• Latitude and longitude
• Maidenhead, MGRS, UTM, and optional What4 values
• Direction, speed, and altitude
• Address, city, state, and county or region
• Notes
• Map links

Coordinate formats hidden in GPS Info are not included in detailed shares. Review all information before sharing because location data can be sensitive.

Directions

Open a saved location in Apple Maps. Google Maps and Waze are also offered when they are installed and can accept the location. Routing is handled by the navigation app you choose.

Importing and Exporting CSV and Google Earth KML

Importing Locations

Import saved locations from CSV files or Google Earth KML files. KML import supports point placemarks and can use placemark names, descriptions, coordinates, and folder names. Existing CSV layouts remain supported where possible.

1. Open Saved Locations or Settings.
2. Choose Import Locations.
3. Select a CSV or KML file.
4. Review the import summary and any duplicate information.
5. Confirm the import.

The app warns before importing more than 1,000 new saved locations because a large import can affect performance.

Exporting Locations

Export all saved locations, or—when a search or category filter is active—choose to export only the filtered results.

• CSV: Includes detailed saved-location fields for use in spreadsheets, backups, and compatible apps.
• Google Earth KML: Creates a KML file for locations with valid map coordinates.

Exported CSV and KML files do not include saved photos. Keep iCloud sync enabled if photos must be retained or restored with your saved locations.

iCloud Sync and Recovery

When iCloud is available and enabled, saved locations, categories, notes, coordinate data, and photos can sync across devices signed in to the same Apple ID.

Sync and restore can take time. The app includes status and refresh options to help check whether saved-location data is still being restored. If data does not appear immediately, wait a few minutes and confirm that both devices are connected to the internet and signed in to the same Apple ID.

Settings

Privacy

• Saved locations are stored on your device.
• When iCloud sync is enabled, saved data may sync through your Apple iCloud account.
• Photos are stored with saved-location data.
• Your coordinates are sent to an external weather-alert source only after you confirm the lookup.
• Navigation apps receive destination information only when you choose to open directions in them.
• CSV and KML exports can contain sensitive location information. Share them carefully.

Troubleshooting

Current location is unavailable

1. Confirm that Location Services and app location permission are enabled.
2. Move outdoors or near a window.
3. Wait for GPS accuracy to improve.
4. Restart the app if necessary.

Distance or direction is unavailable

Distance and direction require both a valid saved location and your current location. You can still review, edit, share, and map saved locations without current-location access.

A KML file does not import as expected

Make sure the KML contains point placemarks with usable longitude and latitude coordinates. Lines, routes, polygons, and placemarks without usable coordinates are not saved as map locations.

Photos are missing after restoring an export

CSV and KML exports do not contain saved photos. Restore photos through iCloud sync or keep the original synced data available.

Offline maps are unavailable

MapLibre areas must be downloaded before losing connectivity. Confirm that the needed map area was visible and downloaded while online.

Widget location is unavailable

Confirm that location permission is enabled for My Location Details and that iOS permits widget location updates. Widget updates may not occur as frequently as updates in the open app.

Quick Start

1. Allow location access.
2. Choose measurement, coordinate, map, and primary-location preferences in Settings.
3. Save your current location or add a place manually.
4. Add a category, notes, and photo if useful.
5. Use Saved Locations to search, filter, sort, map, share, import, or export your places.
6. Optionally add the widget, Shortcut, or CarPlay preferences for faster access.

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QR LookBefore – User Manual

QR LookBefore helps you look before you follow. It shows what a QR code, saved photo, or NFC tag contains before anything opens, connects, or is saved—so you can decide with a clear head instead of scanning blindly.

Most camera apps and system NFC handlers open the destination immediately. This app always stops on a safety review first.

Coming Soon — App Store

What You Can Do

• Scan a live QR code with the camera.
• Decode a QR code from a photo or screenshot in your library.
• Read an NFC (NDEF) tag and review it the same way as a QR code.
• See the detected type (website, Wi‑Fi, contact, email, SMS, phone, text, and more).
• Review on-device risk flags (shorteners, suspicious hosts, weak Wi‑Fi, and similar patterns).
• Open optional third-party URL scanners in Safari only when you choose.
• Open a link, join Wi‑Fi, or add a contact only after you confirm.
• Keep a private scan history in iCloud when you are signed in.

Quick Start

1. Open QR LookBefore.
2. Choose Scan with Camera, Scan Saved Photo or Screenshot, or Scan NFC Tag.
3. Read the safety preview: type, summary, and any risk flags.
4. Optionally run additional online checks for website links.
5. Tap the action button only if you still trust the result—or cancel.

Scan with Camera

1. On the home screen, tap Scan with Camera.
2. Allow camera access if prompted.
3. Point the camera at a QR code so it sits inside the on-screen frame.
4. When a code is detected, the safety review opens automatically.

Scan a Saved Photo or Screenshot

1. On the home screen, tap Scan Saved Photo or Screenshot.
2. Choose an image from your photo library.
3. If a QR code is found, the safety review opens.
4. If none is found, you will see a short message—try another image.

This is useful for codes in messages, emails, or screenshots where the camera is not convenient.

Scan an NFC Tag

1. On the home screen, tap Scan NFC Tag.
2. Tap Start NFC Scan (or wait for the automatic start).
3. When the system sheet appears, hold the top edge of your iPhone near the tag.
4. After a successful read, the same safety review opens as for a QR code.

NFC Tag Positioning

On modern iPhones the NFC antenna is near the top edge of the device (not the center of the back and not the camera bump).

• Hold the tag within about 1–4 cm of the top of the phone.
• Keep the phone and tag steady for a moment.
• If nothing happens, move slowly or tilt slightly—metal cases and thick wallets can weaken the signal.
• NFC requires a physical iPhone with NFC; the Simulator cannot read tags.

NFC Tag Security

Everyday NFC tags usually store NDEF data—the same kinds of payloads you see in QR codes (web links, text, Wi‑Fi setup, contacts).

What the app does

• Reads NDEF URI and text records (and sensible text fallbacks).
• Runs the same on-device heuristics used for QR codes (shorteners, known-bad hosts, suspicious paths, weak Wi‑Fi, and similar flags).
• Shows a mandatory safety preview before any open, join, or save action.

What to keep in mind

• Most public tags are not cryptographically signed. A writable tag can be changed by anyone with a writer.
• This app does not verify digital signatures, certificates, or secure-element credentials on the tag.
• Prefer tags from packaging or places you trust. Treat unexpected links like unexpected QR codes.
• Optional online scanners (VirusTotal, URLhaus, and others) are available for website links when you request them.

Safety Review Screen

Every successful scan opens a review that can include:

• Severity — overall caution level from on-device patterns only.
• Risk labels — specific flags such as shortener, HTTP, or weak Wi‑Fi.
• Detected type — URL, Wi‑Fi, contact, email, SMS, phone, text, and related types.
• Summary — a short, readable description of the payload.
• Raw data — the full payload for inspection.

Confirmed Actions

High-caution results ask for an extra confirmation before continuing.

Optional Online Checks

For website links, when your device is online, the review can offer shortcuts to well-known free scanners (for example URLhaus, VirusTotal, URLVoid, Google Safe Browsing, Sucuri, PhishTank, MetaDefender). Each opens in Safari. The app never uploads your scan automatically.

History

If you are signed into iCloud, scans can be stored in your private CloudKit database on your Apple ID. Open History from the home toolbar to review past scans; tap a row for full detail, including the raw payload.

History is for your review. It is not shared with the developer’s servers for advertising or analytics.

Settings

Open the gear icon on the home screen for app information, iCloud history status, haptic preference, and links to the privacy policy and support.

Permissions

You can change these in Settings → QR LookBefore on your iPhone.

Privacy

• Primary scan analysis runs on your device.
• Optional reputation checks open in Safari only when you request them.
• History (if enabled) stays in your private iCloud database.
• The developer does not collect your scans for advertising or analytics.

Full policy: https://www.kittell.net/privacypolicy.php · Support: appsupport@kittell.net

What This App Is Not

• Not a live malware or phishing blocklist service.
• Not a guarantee that a link, network, or tag is safe.
• Not an automatic opener for QR codes or NFC tags.
• Not able to turn off system NFC while the app is merely open on the home screen.

It is an initial review tool: a deliberate pause between “scan” and “act.”

Troubleshooting

Camera cannot start

1. Open iPhone Settings → QR LookBefore → enable Camera.
2. Close other apps that might be using the camera.
3. Restart the app if needed.

No QR code in a photo

Use a clear, well-lit image where the code is large enough to read. Cropped or low-resolution screenshots may fail.

NFC does not read

1. Confirm you started from Scan NFC Tag (not only the system banner).
2. Hold the top of the iPhone 1–4 cm from the tag.
3. Remove thick cases or metal attachments if needed.
4. Confirm the tag is NDEF (link/text style). Proprietary or empty tags may not decode.
5. NFC requires a physical iPhone with NFC; Simulator is not supported.

System NFC banner appears instead of the app

Cancel the system banner, open QR LookBefore, tap Scan NFC Tag, then hold the tag again so the payload goes through the safety review.

History is empty

History requires an iCloud account with CloudKit available. Sign in to iCloud and open the app while online so private database access can complete.

Wi‑Fi join fails

The system controls the join prompt. Confirm Hotspot Configuration permission, that the network is in range, and that the password in the payload is correct.

Quick Reference

1. Scan with Camera, Photo, or NFC Tag.
2. Read the safety preview carefully.
3. Use optional online checks for links when unsure.
4. Continue only if you trust the result—or cancel.

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