Search

When you double-tap the Search button, the search screen will open. There you can enter a place name or an address you would like to search. Hit Search to start searching.

BlindSquare will now search Foursquare and Apple Maps for the terms you have entered. If you have given it access to your contacts, the name, company name, and address fields in your contacts can be searched as well. If you want to search for a contact, it is sufficient to just enter a few characters of the name followed by a space and the first few characters of the company name or street address; just enter some of the information you remember. If the address or terms you have entered have been found, you will see a list of search results. Double-tap any of them to open the Place Summary screen. There you can see more information about the place, add the place to My Places, track the place, and start a third-party navigation app to hear turn-by-turn directions to this place. To learn more about these features, please see the section about the Place Summary screen.

Categories

Below the list of search results you will see a list of categories. These are the categories that the places in your search results list belong to. If you for instance search for McDonald’s, you will see the Fast Food and Burger Joint categories below the list of search results. If you now double-tap one of them, you will see a list of other places that also fall into the same category.

Search History

When you open the Search screen after you have performed at least one search, it will also display your search history, which contains the last 30 search terms you have entered. Should you wish to repeat one of your previous searches, just double-tap the respective search history entry. This will put the terms into the edit box so you can edit them if you require any changes. Double-tap Search to perform a search for your modified keywords.