As soon as you start BlindSquare, it will announce some of the nearest places around you, along with their distance and direction. These can be either points of interest (poi) or places that you have saved to BlindSquare. To influence how many places BlindSquare reads to you, you can increase or decrease the radius. The radius slider is located beneath the row of buttons at the top of the main screen. When you have touched the slider, swipe up with one finger to increase the radius and down to decrease it. As you increase the BlindSquare radius, you will hear places read to you that are further away from you, whereas selecting a smaller radius will only return locations closer to you.

Alternatively, you can also use the Look Around feature. To activate it, double-tap the Tools button in the top row of buttons on the main screen and activate the Look Around button. Now you can point your phone in different directions to hear not only the POI and saved places, but also the street intersections that are located there. Have the top edge of your device point in the direction you are interested in. If you want to hear what is located to the north of you, the top edge of your phone should face north, and the edge near the Home button should face south. As you change directions, you will hear a sound notifying you that you are now facing a different direction. If your internet connection is slower than 3G, it can take a moment for BlindSquare to retrieve the information and read it to you. Please note that the Look Around feature is also affected by the radius setting. If you have selected a small radius, BlindSquare will only announce places in your immediate vicinity. If you want Look Around also to read places that are further away from you, please increase the radius accordingly. Shake your device to exit Look Around mode.

Once you have been walking after BlindSquare was opened, you can also launch Look Around via the Audio Menu. BlindSquare will then determine cardinal directions using your direction of movement. Your device can remain in your pocket, and you can simply turn so you face the direction you are interested in. Use the Audio Menu to exit Look Around mode again.