Thread: [SailfishOS] Pure Maps
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2018-10-31 , 18:10
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#280
Originally Posted by taixzo View Post
@rinigus I installed the app, but I'm still unclear on how "search" works. I type in "Starbucks" and get ten results, all at least six hundred miles away (the nearest Starbucks is across the street). I see no option for "search near me" - is there something I'm missing?
There are two searches. Note that behavior will somewhat depend on search provider, but general idea is summarized below.

Plain search looks for something that's unique on the Planet. So, you are expected to search for address, including country component. For Starbucks, make it unique - something like "Starbucks, street, town"

Nearby search looks for objects near reference coordinate. In this aspect, you specify your location and search string as "Type". For OSM Scout Server, type and name are entered separately (Starbucks should be in a name) type could be "Any" or cafe, I presume. For other providers, you could use name as a type.
 

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