Features
Everything inside.
Every tool in LOC8, and what each one does for you on a call.
Your position
Where you are, before you ask.
Your full address, no taps
Street, city, state and ZIP, the moment the app opens.
Exact address or hundred block
Tap the address to switch to “300 Block of Vernon St.” It remembers your choice.
The real nearest cross street
Shown only when your street truly meets it. While you drive, it looks ahead.
Which side of the corner
“Southwest of Lincoln St” tells you where you are from that intersection.
Highway mile markers
On most US highways, the route and marker, like “CA-65 · MM 4.0.”
Away from any street
Past the last road, it names the nearest town and how far you are from it.
Every reading
Day or night, it is all on one screen.
Red night mode
One tap on the moon turns the readout red, easy on your eyes after dark.
County, parish or borough
The label matches what the place actually is.
Accuracy and elevation
GPS accuracy in meters and elevation in feet, always on screen.
Time and weather
Date, 24-hour time, time zone and the weather where you stand.
Live GPS status
GPS ACTIVE, WEAK GPS, NO FIX or TRACKING, at a glance.
Last known address
Lose signal and the last address stays up, grayed, with its age and distance.
Driving mode
Shows the road you are on. The house number returns when you stop.
Coordinates and codes
Every way to say where.
DD, DMS and DDM
Latitude and longitude in whichever form your agency reads.
MGRS and UTM
Military grid to 1 meter, plus UTM, for teams that work in grids.
Maidenhead
The grid locator radio operators use, like “CM98is.”
Tap to switch
Your format is remembered, and it is the one that gets shared.
A three-word code
Every 3 meter square has one, powered by what3words. Tap to copy it.
Touch and hold to share
One message with the address, cross street, county, code, coordinates, accuracy and elevation.
Pinned locations
Save the places that matter.
Pin it where you stand
One tap saves the spot, even with no street address. Up to 5,000 places.
Labels and private notes
Name it and add notes. Notes stay only on this device.
Find any pin fast
Search by address, label, notes, code, county, ZIP or cross street.
Distance and directions
See how far each place is, then open Apple Maps for directions.
Share a pin
The same details as your own spot. Your notes never go with it.
Track a place
Point back to any spot.
Track a pin or a search result
Pick it on the map and tap Track location. Works from 50 m to 5 miles out.
A red marker on your compass
It points at the target, with the distance to go in the center.
Know when you are there
A buzz at 15 m, and tracking ends on its own when you arrive.
A compass you can feel
A firm tap at north, east, south and west, and a light one every 30°.
Need roads?
Hand off to Apple Maps for turn-by-turn directions.
Location Tracker
Standard, satellite, or topo.
Three map styles
Standard, satellite with labels, and topo for the US and its territories.
The 3 meter code grid
Zoom in to street level to see every square. Tap one to copy its code.
Maidenhead grid
Drawn right on the phone, so it works with no signal.
Search three ways
By address with suggestions, by three-word code, or by Maidenhead square.
Your spot, ready to copy
The bar under the map shows it as a code, MGRS or Maidenhead. Tap to copy.
Team Rooms
Your whole team on one map.
Start or join in seconds
Rooms last 1, 4, 8 or 12 hours. Share the 8-character code.
Everyone live on one map
Up to 10 members. Anyone who goes quiet dims at their last spot.
Room chat
Callsigns, edits and deletes. Messages disappear when the room ends.
Stays live in your pocket
With Always location on, your dot keeps moving while the app is in the background.
Built-in safety
Sexual or hateful messages are blocked before they send. Report or hide anyone.
Nothing kept
Positions and chat pass through and are never stored on a server.
Apple Watch
The readout on your wrist.
Address and cross street
With the direction line and highway mile markers.
Five coordinate formats
DD, DMS, DDM, MGRS and UTM. Tap to switch.
Heading at a glance
A heading strip, plus accuracy, elevation and weather on one line.
Watch face complication
Your last confirmed address. Tap it for live.
Action Button on Ultra
Set it to open LOC8 straight to your location.
Night mode on the wrist
Long-press the screen. It is set separately from your phone.
Widgets
Your address without opening the app.
Home Screen widget
Small, medium or large, with your last address, cross street and how old it is.
Locate and Pin from the widget
Tap Locate for a fresh address, or Pin to save the spot.
Lock Screen widgets
Your street and cross street, kept hidden until you unlock.
Offline and private
No signal? Still working.
Works with no signal
Coordinates in every format, the compass, your pins, tracking and the Maidenhead grid.
Fills back in
The address, cross street and new codes return as soon as you reconnect.
No account, no sign in
Open it and go. There is nothing to register.
Never sold, never advertised
No location data is sold or used for advertising.
Garmin
Also on your Garmin.
Address and cross street
With the direction line, through Garmin Connect on your phone or an LTE watch.
Six coordinate formats
Decimal, DMS, DDM, MGRS, UTM and Plus Code.
Heading and backlight
Degrees and compass point, with the screen always on if you want.
A separate LOC8 app for fēnix, epix, Forerunner, Venu, vívoactive, Instinct 3 and tactix watches, sold on the Garmin Connect IQ Store in the US and Canada.
And the small things
Details that add up.
In-app guides
Tap ⓘ on the main screens for a quick how-to.
Report an issue
From the bug icon, with diagnostics attached. It sends later if you are offline.
It remembers
Your coordinate format, address style, night mode and map style stay put.
Heads-up alerts
A vibration when a setting is blocking your GPS.
Works on iPad
The same app, scaled to the bigger screen.
VoiceOver labels
Main controls carry VoiceOver labels.
Every tool, on your next shift.
iPhone and Apple Watch. No account needed.
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