If you have emailed the file to yourself, open the Email on your device. Find the button that is labeled with the name of your file, and double-tap and hold it until a menu opens. Now you will be presented with a list of apps that you could open the file in. Double-tap BlindSquare.

If your file is a zip-archive containing several files, BlindSquare will ask you which of them you would like to import. Double-tap the desired file and wait for BlindSquare to load it and to display the import screen. This may take a few seconds if your file contains many points.

The Import screen now displays the point in your file that is closest to your current location. If simulation mode is active during import, the point closest to your simulated location will be displayed. The import screen also shows if there already are other points on your My Places list that are close to the new point and it shows the intersections in its vicinity. If you would like to import the point, double-tap the Favorite switch button in the center of the screen. To view the second closest point, double-tap the Next button in the bottom right of the screen or swipe left with three fingers. Again, look at the information and double-tap the switch button in the center of the screen if you want to import the point. You can navigate the file using the Previous and Next buttons in the bottom left and right of the screen. In the bottom center you will find a Search button. If you are looking for a specific point in your file, you can enter a search term to find it.

Once you have selected all of the points you would like to import, double-tap the Import button in the top right of the screen to copy all of the selected points to your My Places list.

It is not necessary to import all points of a file at once. If you keep the file in your Dropbox or in your mails, you can always import just the points you need.

Let’s assume that you have traveled to Prague when BlindSquare was not available yet. You have saved many points there using Loadstone GPS. You now plan another trip to Prague and would like to use your old points in BlindSquare. However, your Loadstone file contains hundreds of points located in other countries and cities, too. If you do not want to search your file for the Prague points, you can simply simulate a location in Prague and then open your file. The first point displayed on the import screen will be the closest point to your simulated location. You can now view all of the Prague points easily and decide which of them you would like to import.