Share & Deep Links
Share any coordinate or saved favorite as a link. Tapping the 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 generate shareable links:
- Favorites — tap ⋮ on any saved favorite → Share.
- Map — long-press any point on the map → bottom sheet → Share this location.
Both fire the system share sheet with a plain-text URL. You can send it via any messaging app, copy it to clipboard, or generate a QR code with a third-party tool.
What happens when the link is opened
- The app opens (or comes to the foreground if already running).
- The map screen activates and pans to the linked coordinate.
- A confirmation sheet appears with these options:
- Teleport here — instantly move your spoofed position.
- Walk here — walk to the coordinate at your current speed.
- Walk here via roads — follow road geometry to the coordinate.
- Do nothing — dismiss without changing position.
Nothing happens automatically — you always confirm the action.
URL format
The canonical link format is:
https://locationjoystick.shrtcts.fr/?lat=LAT&lon=LON| Parameter | Type | Valid range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lat | decimal | −90 to 90 | Latitude |
lon | decimal | −180 to 180 | Longitude |
Example:
https://locationjoystick.shrtcts.fr/?lat=35.6762&lon=139.6503For third-party tools
If you build automation, scripts, or integrations that open coordinates in locationjoystick, construct the URL directly — no API key or authentication required.
- Both
latandlonare required. Missing either silently drops the link. - Coordinates outside the valid range are rejected and the link is ignored.
- Standard URL percent-encoding applies, though coordinates are pure ASCII.
A custom URI scheme is also supported for app-to-app workflows:
locationjoystick://open?lat=LAT&lon=LONBoth schemes are parsed identically. Use HTTPS for anything user-facing.