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In the June 2025 update of ArcGIS Online, Zone Lookup and Nearby received several new capabilities. Let’s look at some of the new features and how to use them. Map click search When clicking the map to initiate a search in Nearby and Zone Lookup, the app defaults to finding the closest valid address and placing a pin symbol at that location. In the June update, we have added a new option to place the pin symbol at the x,y location rather than the closest address. This will be particularly helpful for large-scale maps, where the app author prefers the point to be dropped exactly where the app user clicks. This new option is called “Use map click search”.  In Nearby, this feature is available in the Nearby > Search method section > Search Radius. (Note that the map extent doesn’t use a map click, so the option is not available.) In Zone Lookup, it is under the Zone Lookup > Options section.  Also, find this using the search in the upper left of the configuration.  When using the map click search option in conjunction with the Map pin label, the app will use the closest address as the label. In Zone Lookup, you can specify a field from a layer in the map to use instead. For example, if you have parcel data that contains an address field, you can use that instead of the closest address from the ArcGIS World Geocoding Service locator. Show results based on users' location Zone Lookup and Nearby both offer the ability for an app user to generate a search based on their location, but the app user must initiate this. New at this release, you can set the app to launch and generate a search based on the app users’ location. This new capability is labeled “Show results based on users' location“. In Zone Lookup, it is located under Zone Lookup > Style results. In Nearby, it’s under Nearby > Search method. Note: Under 'Map extent', you need to enable 'Show results for default map extent' first. Then, you have the option to switch it to use the user’s location.   New Filter builder New in June 2025, all Instant Apps have an updated filter builder. The filter functionality is the same, but it offers an improved way to create filters. New in the builder is the ability to view the attribute table of each layer in the filter.     URL parameter to support embedding Zone Lookup apps When applications are embedded, they can become responsive. This is generally expected and often provides an optimal experience. However, some app authors want to lock the app in the full desktop or mobile layout. Now, a URL parameter (beta) is available in Zone Lookup. Add “&embedMode=desktop” or “&embedMode=mobile” to the end of the URL while embedding to lock the app in either mode. This parameter is in beta and will be added to other Instant Apps when it moves out beta. ... View more

We’ve just added a new tutorial to the ArcGIS Online documentation: Configure apps for hikers—a hands-on guide to building a bilingual web app using ArcGIS Instant Apps. This tutorial walks you through how to create an app tailored for hikers that can be viewed in both English and Spanish using the language switcher feature. It’s a quick and easy way to explore how multilingual support works in Instant Apps. Perfect for: Exploring the language switcher in action Building apps for diverse audiences Learning by doing—with no coding required Explore the tutorial now And if you're looking for more ways to build with Instant Apps, there are plenty of other tutorials available on learn.arcgis.com to match your goals.   ... View more

The language switcher is a feature in ArcGIS Instant Apps that makes it easier to create multilingual Instant Apps. The language switcher setting makes entering translated text for all app-authored text easy. Once the app-authored text is generated and reviewed, the toggle in the app will update app-authored and Esri-defined text in the selected language. Some authors would like to take it further and switch out the webmap, which may include translated labels or basemaps.  Currently, this option isn’t exposed in the language switcher UI but it can be done using the ArcGIS Assistant. To get started, configure your app, including the language switcher component. For help with those steps, visit the language switcher blog. Next, creating a copy of the app is recommended, as editing an app with ArcGIS Assistant could cause errors with the app.  To do this, open the app's configuration panel and click the copy button on the lower right above the publish button. Complete any other configuration of the app.         3. Open the ArcGIS Assistant beta and sign into your account with the Instant App you are working with. Click on the item to open the side panel options and select “View Item JSON”       4. Select the “Data” tab to view the app JSON in the JSON Editor. Click the Edit JSON button to activate the editing experience.       5. Navigate through the JSON and find the “languageSwitcher”. You will see all the languages you previously selected listed as locales.  Under each locale, a webmap parameter can be added to identify which webmap should load with that language. To do this enter in “webmap”: “add in the webmap id”   Verify there are no errors and save.      6. View your Instant App and toggle to the language associated with the webmap. You will see the updated map load. Test out this sample app, which updates the map’s basemap to a Spanish version. ... View more