diff --git a/lib/graphql/resolvers/event.ex b/lib/graphql/resolvers/event.ex
index c375f0104..fe7aaec69 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/resolvers/event.ex
+++ b/lib/graphql/resolvers/event.ex
@@ -69,13 +69,31 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.GraphQL.Resolvers.Event do
 
   @spec list_events(any(), map(), Absinthe.Resolution.t()) ::
           {:ok, Page.t(Event.t())} | {:error, :events_max_limit_reached}
+  def list_events(
+        _parent,
+        %{
+          page: page,
+          limit: limit,
+          order_by: order_by,
+          direction: direction,
+          longevents: longevents,
+          location: location,
+          radius: radius
+        },
+        _resolution
+      )
+      when limit < @event_max_limit do
+    {:ok,
+     Events.list_events(page, limit, order_by, direction, true, longevents, location, radius)}
+  end
+
   def list_events(
         _parent,
         %{page: page, limit: limit, order_by: order_by, direction: direction},
         _resolution
       )
       when limit < @event_max_limit do
-    {:ok, Events.list_events(page, limit, order_by, direction)}
+    {:ok, Events.list_events(page, limit, order_by, direction, true)}
   end
 
   def list_events(_parent, %{page: _page, limit: _limit}, _resolution) do
diff --git a/lib/graphql/schema/event.ex b/lib/graphql/schema/event.ex
index e2961794d..4ecd682fe 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/schema/event.ex
+++ b/lib/graphql/schema/event.ex
@@ -375,6 +375,13 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.GraphQL.Schema.EventType do
   object :event_queries do
     @desc "Get all events"
     field :events, :paginated_event_list do
+      arg(:location, :string, default_value: nil, description: "A geohash for coordinates")
+
+      arg(:radius, :float,
+        default_value: nil,
+        description: "Radius around the location to search in"
+      )
+
       arg(:page, :integer, default_value: 1, description: "The page in the paginated event list")
       arg(:limit, :integer, default_value: 10, description: "The limit of events per page")
 
@@ -388,6 +395,11 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.GraphQL.Schema.EventType do
         description: "Direction for the sort"
       )
 
+      arg(:longevents, :boolean,
+        default_value: nil,
+        description: "if mention filter in or out long events"
+      )
+
       middleware(Rajska.QueryAuthorization, permit: :all)
 
       resolve(&Event.list_events/3)
diff --git a/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex b/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex
index 1009a0197..4d68b9d41 100644
--- a/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex
+++ b/lib/mobilizon/events/events.ex
@@ -359,19 +359,34 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Events do
   @doc """
   Returns the list of events.
   """
-  @spec list_events(integer | nil, integer | nil, atom, atom, boolean) :: Page.t(Event.t())
+  @spec list_events(
+          integer | nil,
+          integer | nil,
+          atom,
+          atom,
+          boolean,
+          boolean | nil,
+          string | nil,
+          float | nil
+        ) :: Page.t(Event.t())
   def list_events(
         page \\ nil,
         limit \\ nil,
         sort \\ :begins_on,
         direction \\ :asc,
-        is_future \\ true
+        is_future \\ true,
+        longevents \\ nil,
+        location \\ nil,
+        radius \\ nil
       ) do
     Event
     |> distinct([e], [{^direction, ^sort}, asc: e.id])
     |> preload([:organizer_actor, :participants])
     |> sort(sort, direction)
+    |> maybe_join_address(%{location: location, radius: radius})
+    |> events_for_location(%{location: location, radius: radius})
     |> filter_future_events(is_future)
+    |> events_for_longevents(longevents)
     |> filter_public_visibility()
     |> filter_draft()
     |> filter_cancelled_events()
@@ -572,7 +587,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Events do
     |> events_for_search_query()
     |> events_for_begins_on(Map.get(args, :begins_on, DateTime.utc_now()))
     |> events_for_ends_on(Map.get(args, :ends_on))
-    |> events_for_longevents(args)
+    |> events_for_longevents(Map.get(args, :longevents))
     |> events_for_category(args)
     |> events_for_categories(args)
     |> events_for_languages(args)
@@ -1379,15 +1394,13 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Events do
     end
   end
 
-  @spec events_for_longevents(Ecto.Queryable.t(), map()) :: Ecto.Query.t()
-  defp events_for_longevents(query, args) do
+  @spec events_for_longevents(Ecto.Queryable.t(), Boolean.t() | nil) :: Ecto.Query.t()
+  defp events_for_longevents(query, longevents) do
     duration = Config.get([:instance, :duration_of_long_event], 0)
 
     if duration <= 0 do
       query
     else
-      longevents = Map.get(args, :longevents)
-
       case longevents do
         nil ->
           query
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2c293227e..47e154224 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mobilizon",
-      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "version": "5.0.0-beta.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@apollo/client": "^3.3.16",
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "@fullcalendar/daygrid": "^6.1.10",
         "@fullcalendar/interaction": "^6.1.10",
         "@fullcalendar/vue3": "^6.1.10",
-        "@oruga-ui/oruga-next": "^0.8.10",
+        "@oruga-ui/oruga-next": "0.8.12",
         "@oruga-ui/theme-oruga": "^0.2.0",
         "@sentry/tracing": "^7.1",
         "@sentry/vue": "^7.1",
@@ -3138,9 +3138,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@oruga-ui/oruga-next": {
-      "version": "0.8.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@oruga-ui/oruga-next/-/oruga-next-0.8.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ETPSoGZu1parbj8C3V2ZojQnN4ptQMiJEwS9Hx44NcaDzu4q/FDsYkKYiz6G9kx8cDceXXxvydfOUpZePVVdzw==",
+      "version": "0.8.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@oruga-ui/oruga-next/-/oruga-next-0.8.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-I1jcsTA4J6HQdNpSWgK4cNSqv1cHsghQGtJ12p0yXDSJseek0Y8f4vf9+tDRtfONzWHuRyWUGcHIfePsRKVbiQ==",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "vue": "^3.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/src/components/Home/SearchFields.vue b/src/components/Home/SearchFields.vue
index ed04c586e..afd74e414 100644
--- a/src/components/Home/SearchFields.vue
+++ b/src/components/Home/SearchFields.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <form
     id="search-anchor"
-    class="container mx-auto my-3 px-2 flex flex-wrap flex-col sm:flex-row items-stretch gap-2 text-center items-center justify-center dark:text-slate-100"
+    class="container mx-auto my-3 px-2 flex flex-wrap flex-col sm:flex-row items-stretch gap-2 text-center justify-center dark:text-slate-100"
     role="search"
     @submit.prevent="submit"
   >
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import { IAddress } from "@/types/address.model";
 import { AddressSearchType } from "@/types/enums";
+import {
+  addressToLocation,
+  getLocationFromLocal,
+  storeLocationInLocal,
+} from "@/utils/location";
 import { computed, defineAsyncComponent } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { useRouter, useRoute } from "vue-router";
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   location: IAddress | null;
   locationDefaultText?: string | null;
   search: string;
+  fromLocalStorage?: boolean | false;
 }>();
 
 const router = useRouter();
@@ -64,10 +70,19 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 
 const location = computed({
   get(): IAddress | null {
-    return props.location;
+    if (props.location) {
+      return props.location;
+    }
+    if (props.fromLocalStorage) {
+      return getLocationFromLocal();
+    }
+    return null;
   },
   set(newLocation: IAddress | null) {
     emit("update:location", newLocation);
+    if (props.fromLocalStorage) {
+      storeLocationInLocal(newLocation);
+    }
   },
 });
 
@@ -82,12 +97,7 @@ const search = computed({
 
 const submit = () => {
   emit("submit");
-  const lat = location.value?.geom
-    ? parseFloat(location.value?.geom?.split(";")?.[1])
-    : undefined;
-  const lon = location.value?.geom
-    ? parseFloat(location.value?.geom?.split(";")?.[0])
-    : undefined;
+  const { lat, lon } = addressToLocation(location.value);
   router.push({
     name: RouteName.SEARCH,
     query: {
diff --git a/src/components/Local/CloseEvents.vue b/src/components/Local/CloseEvents.vue
index 2f79a9075..ac9c0e539 100644
--- a/src/components/Local/CloseEvents.vue
+++ b/src/components/Local/CloseEvents.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,36 @@
 <template>
   <close-content
     class="container mx-auto px-2"
-    v-show="loading || (events && events.total > 0)"
-    :suggestGeoloc="suggestGeoloc"
+    :suggestGeoloc="false"
     v-on="attrs"
-    @doGeoLoc="emit('doGeoLoc')"
-    :doingGeoloc="doingGeoloc"
   >
     <template #title>
-      <template v-if="userLocationName">
-        {{ t("Events nearby {position}", { position: userLocationName }) }}
+      <template v-if="userLocation?.name">
+        {{
+          t("Incoming events and activities nearby {position}", {
+            position: userLocation?.name,
+          })
+        }}
       </template>
       <template v-else>
-        {{ t("Events close to you") }}
+        {{ t("Incoming events and activities") }}
       </template>
     </template>
+    <template #subtitle>
+      <div v-if="!loading && events.total == 0">
+        <template v-if="userLocation?.name">
+          {{
+            t(
+              "No events found nearby {position}. Try removing your position to see all events!",
+              { position: userLocation?.name }
+            )
+          }}
+        </template>
+        <template v-else>
+          {{ t("No events found") }}
+        </template>
+      </div>
+    </template>
     <template #content>
       <skeleton-event-result
         v-for="i in 6"
@@ -28,25 +44,36 @@
         :key="event.uuid"
       />
       <more-content
-        v-if="userLocationName && userLocation?.lat && userLocation?.lon"
+        v-if="userLocation?.name && userLocation?.lat && userLocation?.lon"
         :to="{
           name: RouteName.SEARCH,
           query: {
-            locationName: userLocationName,
+            locationName: userLocation?.name,
             lat: userLocation.lat?.toString(),
             lon: userLocation.lon?.toString(),
-            contentType: 'EVENTS',
+            contentType: 'ALL',
             distance: `${distance}_km`,
           },
         }"
         :picture="userLocation?.picture"
       >
         {{
-          t("View more events around {position}", {
-            position: userLocationName,
+          t("View more events and activities around {position}", {
+            position: userLocation?.name,
           })
         }}
       </more-content>
+      <more-content
+        v-else
+        :to="{
+          name: RouteName.SEARCH,
+          query: {
+            contentType: 'ALL',
+          },
+        }"
+      >
+        {{ t("View more events and activities") }}
+      </more-content>
     </template>
   </close-content>
 </template>
@@ -55,76 +82,55 @@
 import { LocationType } from "../../types/user-location.model";
 import MoreContent from "./MoreContent.vue";
 import CloseContent from "./CloseContent.vue";
-import { computed, onMounted, useAttrs } from "vue";
-import { SEARCH_EVENTS } from "@/graphql/search";
+import { watch, computed, useAttrs } from "vue";
+import { FETCH_EVENTS } from "@/graphql/event";
 import { IEvent } from "@/types/event.model";
-import { useLazyQuery } from "@vue/apollo-composable";
+import { useQuery } from "@vue/apollo-composable";
 import EventCard from "../Event/EventCard.vue";
 import { Paginate } from "@/types/paginate";
 import SkeletonEventResult from "../Event/SkeletonEventResult.vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { coordsToGeoHash } from "@/utils/location";
-import { roundToNearestMinute } from "@/utils/datetime";
 import RouteName from "@/router/name";
+import { EventSortField, SortDirection } from "@/types/enums";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   userLocation: LocationType;
   doingGeoloc?: boolean;
 }>();
-const emit = defineEmits(["doGeoLoc"]);
-
-const EVENT_PAGE_LIMIT = 12;
+defineEmits(["doGeoLoc"]);
 
 const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" });
 const attrs = useAttrs();
 
 const userLocation = computed(() => props.userLocation);
 
-const userLocationName = computed(() => {
-  return userLocation.value?.name;
+const geoHash = computed(() => {
+  console.debug("userLocation updated", userLocation.value);
+  const geo = coordsToGeoHash(userLocation.value.lat, userLocation.value.lon);
+  console.debug("geohash:", geo);
+  return geo;
 });
-const suggestGeoloc = computed(() => userLocation.value?.isIPLocation);
 
-const geoHash = computed(() =>
-  coordsToGeoHash(props.userLocation.lat, props.userLocation.lon)
+const distance = computed<number>(() =>
+  userLocation.value?.isIPLocation ? 150 : 25
 );
 
-const distance = computed<number>(() => (suggestGeoloc.value ? 150 : 25));
-
-const now = computed(() => roundToNearestMinute(new Date()));
-
-const searchEnabled = computed(() => geoHash.value != undefined);
-
-const {
-  result: eventsResult,
-  loading: loadingEvents,
-  load: load,
-} = useLazyQuery<{
+const eventsQuery = useQuery<{
   searchEvents: Paginate<IEvent>;
-}>(
-  SEARCH_EVENTS,
-  () => ({
-    location: geoHash.value,
-    beginsOn: now.value,
-    endsOn: undefined,
-    radius: distance.value,
-    eventPage: 1,
-    limit: EVENT_PAGE_LIMIT,
-    type: "IN_PERSON",
-  }),
-  () => ({
-    enabled: searchEnabled.value,
-    fetchPolicy: "cache-first",
-  })
-);
+}>(FETCH_EVENTS, () => ({
+  orderBy: EventSortField.BEGINS_ON,
+  direction: SortDirection.ASC,
+  longevents: false,
+  location: geoHash.value,
+  radius: distance.value,
+}));
 
 const events = computed(
-  () => eventsResult.value?.searchEvents ?? { elements: [], total: 0 }
+  () => eventsQuery.result.value?.events ?? { elements: [], total: 0 }
 );
+watch(events, (e) => console.debug("events: ", e));
 
-onMounted(async () => {
-  await load();
-});
-
-const loading = computed(() => props.doingGeoloc || loadingEvents.value);
+const loading = computed(() => props.doingGeoloc || eventsQuery.loading.value);
+watch(loading, (l) => console.debug("loading: ", l));
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/Local/LastEvents.vue b/src/components/Local/LastEvents.vue
index cb068a82f..959cec8a0 100644
--- a/src/components/Local/LastEvents.vue
+++ b/src/components/Local/LastEvents.vue
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const { result: resultEvents, loading: loadingEvents } = useQuery<{
 }>(FETCH_EVENTS, {
   orderBy: EventSortField.BEGINS_ON,
   direction: SortDirection.ASC,
+  longevents: false,
 });
 const events = computed(
   () => resultEvents.value?.events ?? { total: 0, elements: [] }
diff --git a/src/composition/apollo/user.ts b/src/composition/apollo/user.ts
index 496878402..288645cd9 100644
--- a/src/composition/apollo/user.ts
+++ b/src/composition/apollo/user.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { IDENTITIES, REGISTER_PERSON } from "@/graphql/actor";
 import {
   CURRENT_USER_CLIENT,
   LOGGED_USER,
+  LOGGED_USER_LOCATION,
   SET_USER_SETTINGS,
   UPDATE_USER_LOCALE,
   USER_SETTINGS,
@@ -51,6 +52,20 @@ export function useUserSettings() {
   return { loggedUser, error, loading };
 }
 
+export function useUserLocation() {
+  const {
+    result: userSettingsResult,
+    error,
+    loading,
+    onResult,
+  } = useQuery<{ loggedUser: IUser }>(LOGGED_USER_LOCATION);
+
+  const location = computed(
+    () => userSettingsResult.value?.loggedUser.settings.location
+  );
+  return { location, error, loading, onResult };
+}
+
 export async function doUpdateSetting(
   variables: Record<string, unknown>
 ): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/graphql/event.ts b/src/graphql/event.ts
index 862e44e55..b2bdabaea 100644
--- a/src/graphql/event.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/event.ts
@@ -103,16 +103,22 @@ export const FETCH_EVENT_BASIC = gql`
 
 export const FETCH_EVENTS = gql`
   query FetchEvents(
+    $location: String
+    $radius: Float
     $orderBy: EventOrderBy
     $direction: SortDirection
     $page: Int
     $limit: Int
+    $longevents: Boolean
   ) {
     events(
+      location: $location
+      radius: $radius
       orderBy: $orderBy
       direction: $direction
       page: $page
       limit: $limit
+      longevents: $longevents
     ) {
       total
       elements {
diff --git a/src/graphql/search.ts b/src/graphql/search.ts
index aceff8d85..2eff07b5a 100644
--- a/src/graphql/search.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/search.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ export const SEARCH_CALENDAR_EVENTS = gql`
       endsOn: $endsOn
       page: $eventPage
       limit: $limit
+      longevents: false
     ) {
       total
       elements {
diff --git a/src/graphql/user.ts b/src/graphql/user.ts
index 1ea561c13..1d21080cd 100644
--- a/src/graphql/user.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/user.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ export const USER_SETTINGS = gql`
   ${USER_SETTINGS_FRAGMENT}
 `;
 
+export const LOGGED_USER_LOCATION = gql`
+  query LoggedUserLocation {
+    loggedUser {
+      settings {
+        location {
+          range
+          geohash
+          name
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
 export const LOGGED_USER_TIMEZONE = gql`
   query LoggedUserTimezone {
     loggedUser {
diff --git a/src/i18n/en_US.json b/src/i18n/en_US.json
index 066ac2382..32ee34114 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en_US.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en_US.json
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@
   "With {participants}": "With {participants}",
   "Conversations": "Conversations",
   "New private message": "New private message",
-  "There's no conversations yet": "There's no conversations yet",
+  "There's no conversations yet": "There are no conversations yet",
   "Open conversations": "Open conversations",
   "List of conversations": "List of conversations",
   "Conversation with {participants}": "Conversation with {participants}",
diff --git a/src/utils/location.ts b/src/utils/location.ts
index 8e0ece55d..6dc17cf8b 100644
--- a/src/utils/location.ts
+++ b/src/utils/location.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 import ngeohash from "ngeohash";
 
+import { IAddress, Address } from "@/types/address.model";
+import { LocationType } from "@/types/user-location.model";
+import { IUserPreferredLocation } from "@/types/current-user.model";
+
 const GEOHASH_DEPTH = 9; // put enough accuracy, radius will be used anyway
 
+export const addressToLocation = (
+  address: IAddress
+): LocationType | undefined => {
+  if (!address.geom) return undefined;
+  const arr = address.geom.split(";");
+  if (arr.length < 2) return undefined;
+  return {
+    lon: parseFloat(arr[0]),
+    lat: parseFloat(arr[1]),
+    name: address.description,
+  };
+};
+
 export const coordsToGeoHash = (
   lat: number | undefined,
   lon: number | undefined,
@@ -14,9 +31,72 @@ export const coordsToGeoHash = (
 };
 
 export const geoHashToCoords = (
-  geohash: string | undefined
+  geohash: string | undefined | null
 ): { latitude: number; longitude: number } | undefined => {
   if (!geohash) return undefined;
   const { latitude, longitude } = ngeohash.decode(geohash);
   return latitude && longitude ? { latitude, longitude } : undefined;
 };
+
+export const storeLocationInLocal = (location: IAddress | null): undefined => {
+  if (location) {
+    window.localStorage.setItem("location", JSON.stringify(location));
+  } else {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem("location");
+  }
+};
+
+export const getLocationFromLocal = (): IAddress | null => {
+  const locationString = window.localStorage.getItem("location");
+  if (!locationString) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const location = JSON.parse(locationString) as IAddress;
+  if (!location.description || !location.geom) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return location;
+};
+
+export const storeRadiusInLocal = (radius: number | null): undefined => {
+  if (radius) {
+    window.localStorage.setItem("radius", radius.toString());
+  } else {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem("radius");
+  }
+};
+
+export const getRadiusFromLocal = (): IAddress | null => {
+  const locationString = window.localStorage.getItem("location");
+  if (!locationString) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const location = JSON.parse(locationString) as IAddress;
+  if (!location.description || !location.geom) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return location;
+};
+
+export const storeUserLocationAndRadiusFromUserSettings = (
+  location: IUserPreferredLocation | null
+): undefined => {
+  if (location) {
+    const latlon = geoHashToCoords(location.geohash);
+    if (latlon) {
+      storeLocationInLocal({
+        ...new Address(),
+        geom: `${latlon.longitude};${latlon.latitude}`,
+        description: location.name || "",
+        type: "administrative",
+      });
+    }
+    if (location.range) {
+      storeRadiusInLocal(location.range);
+    } else {
+      console.debug("user has not set a radius");
+    }
+  } else {
+    console.debug("user has not set a location");
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index d9f5975cf..ebca1c34d 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
   <!-- Unlogged introduction -->
   <unlogged-introduction :config="config" v-if="config && !isLoggedIn" />
   <!-- Search fields -->
-  <search-fields v-model:search="search" v-model:location="location" />
+  <search-fields
+    v-model:search="search"
+    v-model:location="location"
+    :locationDefaultText="location?.description"
+    :fromLocalStorage="true"
+  />
   <!-- Categories preview -->
   <categories-preview />
   <!-- Welcome back -->
@@ -143,7 +148,6 @@
   />
   <CloseGroups :userLocation="userLocation" @doGeoLoc="performGeoLocation()" />
   <OnlineEvents />
-  <LastEvents v-if="instanceName" :instanceName="instanceName" />
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ import { IEvent } from "../types/event.model";
 // import { IFollowedGroupEvent } from "../types/followedGroupEvent.model";
 import CloseEvents from "@/components/Local/CloseEvents.vue";
 import CloseGroups from "@/components/Local/CloseGroups.vue";
-import LastEvents from "@/components/Local/LastEvents.vue";
+// import LastEvents from "@/components/Local/LastEvents.vue";
 import OnlineEvents from "@/components/Local/OnlineEvents.vue";
 import {
   computed,
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ import CategoriesPreview from "@/components/Home/CategoriesPreview.vue";
 import UnloggedIntroduction from "@/components/Home/UnloggedIntroduction.vue";
 import SearchFields from "@/components/Home/SearchFields.vue";
 import { useHead } from "@unhead/vue";
-import { geoHashToCoords } from "@/utils/location";
+import { addressToLocation, geoHashToCoords } from "@/utils/location";
 import { useServerProvidedLocation } from "@/composition/apollo/config";
 import { ABOUT } from "@/graphql/config";
 import { IConfig } from "@/types/config.model";
@@ -239,6 +243,10 @@ const currentUserParticipations = computed(
 const location = ref(null);
 const search = ref("");
 
+watch(location, (newLoc, oldLoc) =>
+  console.debug("LOCATION UPDATED from", { ...oldLoc }, " to ", { ...newLoc })
+);
+
 const isToday = (date: string): boolean => {
   return new Date(date).toDateString() === new Date().toDateString();
 };
@@ -383,11 +391,7 @@ const coords = computed(() => {
     userSettingsLocationGeoHash.value ?? undefined
   );
 
-  if (userSettingsCoords) {
-    return { ...userSettingsCoords, isIPLocation: false };
-  }
-
-  return { ...serverLocation.value, isIPLocation: true };
+  return { ...serverLocation.value, isIPLocation: !userSettingsCoords };
 });
 
 const { result: reverseGeocodeResult } = useQuery<{
@@ -428,6 +432,11 @@ const currentUserLocation = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const userLocation = computed(() => {
+  console.debug("new userLocation");
+  if (location.value) {
+    console.debug("userLocation is typed location");
+    return addressToLocation(location.value);
+  }
   if (
     !userSettingsLocation.value ||
     (userSettingsLocation.value?.isIPLocation &&
diff --git a/src/views/SearchView.vue b/src/views/SearchView.vue
index 1e29269bd..7400abe15 100644
--- a/src/views/SearchView.vue
+++ b/src/views/SearchView.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto">
-    <SearchFields
+    <search-fields
       class="md:ml-10 mr-2"
       v-model:search="search"
       v-model:location="location"
       :locationDefaultText="locationName"
+      :fromLocalStorage="true"
     />
   </div>
   <div
@@ -917,6 +918,9 @@ const groupPage = useRouteQuery("groupPage", 1, integerTransformer);
 const latitude = useRouteQuery("lat", undefined, floatTransformer);
 const longitude = useRouteQuery("lon", undefined, floatTransformer);
 
+// TODO
+// This should be updated with getRadiusFromLocal if we want to use user's
+// preferences
 const distance = useRouteQuery("distance", "10_km");
 const when = useRouteQuery("when", "any");
 const contentType = useRouteQuery(
diff --git a/src/views/User/LoginView.vue b/src/views/User/LoginView.vue
index c832844af..72e12faad 100644
--- a/src/views/User/LoginView.vue
+++ b/src/views/User/LoginView.vue
@@ -127,15 +127,17 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { LOGIN } from "@/graphql/auth";
 import { LOGIN_CONFIG } from "@/graphql/config";
+import { LOGGED_USER_LOCATION } from "@/graphql/user";
 import { UPDATE_CURRENT_USER_CLIENT } from "@/graphql/user";
 import { IConfig } from "@/types/config.model";
-import { ILogin } from "@/types/login.model";
+import { IUser } from "@/types/current-user.model";
 import { saveUserData, SELECTED_PROVIDERS } from "@/utils/auth";
+import { storeUserLocationAndRadiusFromUserSettings } from "@/utils/location";
 import {
   initializeCurrentActor,
   NoIdentitiesException,
 } from "@/utils/identity";
-import { useMutation, useQuery } from "@vue/apollo-composable";
+import { useMutation, useLazyQuery, useQuery } from "@vue/apollo-composable";
 import { computed, reactive, ref, onMounted } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
@@ -153,14 +155,14 @@ const route = useRoute();
 
 const { currentUser } = useCurrentUserClient();
 
-const { result: configResult } = useQuery<{
+const configQuery = useQuery<{
   config: Pick<
     IConfig,
     "auth" | "registrationsOpen" | "registrationsAllowlist"
   >;
 }>(LOGIN_CONFIG);
 
-const config = computed(() => configResult.value?.config);
+const config = computed(() => configQuery.result.value?.config);
 
 const canRegister = computed(() => {
   return (
@@ -181,85 +183,90 @@ const credentials = reactive({
 const redirect = useRouteQuery("redirect", "");
 const errorCode = useRouteQuery("code", null, enumTransformer(LoginErrorCode));
 
-const {
-  onDone: onLoginMutationDone,
-  onError: onLoginMutationError,
-  mutate: loginMutation,
-} = useMutation(LOGIN);
+// Login
+const loginMutation = useMutation(LOGIN);
+// Load user identities
+const currentUserIdentitiesQuery = useLazyCurrentUserIdentities();
+// Update user in cache
+const currentUserMutation = useMutation(UPDATE_CURRENT_USER_CLIENT);
+// Retrieve preferred location
+const loggedUserLocationQuery = useLazyQuery<{
+  loggedUser: IUser;
+}>(LOGGED_USER_LOCATION);
 
-onLoginMutationDone(async (result) => {
-  const data = result.data;
-  submitted.value = false;
-  if (data == null) {
-    throw new Error("Data is undefined");
-  }
-
-  saveUserData(data.login);
-  await setupClientUserAndActors(data.login);
-
-  if (redirect.value) {
-    console.debug("We have a redirect", redirect.value);
-    router.push(redirect.value);
-    return;
-  }
-  console.debug("No redirect, going to homepage");
-  if (window.localStorage) {
-    console.debug("Has localstorage, setting welcome back");
-    window.localStorage.setItem("welcome-back", "yes");
-  }
-  router.replace({ name: RouteName.HOME });
-  return;
-});
-
-onLoginMutationError((err) => {
-  console.error(err);
-  submitted.value = false;
-  if (err.graphQLErrors) {
-    err.graphQLErrors.forEach(({ message }: { message: string }) => {
-      errors.value.push(message);
-    });
-  } else if (err.networkError) {
-    errors.value.push(err.networkError.message);
-  }
-});
-
-const loginAction = (e: Event) => {
+// form submit action
+const loginAction = async (e: Event) => {
   e.preventDefault();
   if (submitted.value) {
     return;
   }
-
   submitted.value = true;
   errors.value = [];
 
-  loginMutation({
-    email: credentials.email,
-    password: credentials.password,
-  });
-};
-
-const { load: loadIdentities } = useLazyCurrentUserIdentities();
-
-const { onDone: onCurrentUserMutationDone, mutate: updateCurrentUserMutation } =
-  useMutation(UPDATE_CURRENT_USER_CLIENT);
-
-onCurrentUserMutationDone(async () => {
-  console.debug("Current user mutation done, now setuping actors…");
-  // since we fail to refresh the navbar properly, we force a page reload.
-  // see the explanation of the bug bellow
-  window.location = redirect.value || "/";
   try {
-    /* FIXME this promise never resolved the first time
-      no idea why !
-      this appends even with the last version of apollo-composable (4.0.2)
-      may be related to that : https://github.com/vuejs/apollo/issues/1543
-    */
-    const result = await loadIdentities();
-    console.debug("login, loadIdentities resolved");
-    if (!result) return;
-    await initializeCurrentActor(result.loggedUser.actors);
+    // Step 1: login the user
+    const { data: loginData } = await loginMutation.mutate({
+      email: credentials.email,
+      password: credentials.password,
+    });
+    submitted.value = false;
+    if (loginData == null) {
+      throw new Error("Login: user's data is undefined");
+    }
+
+    // Login saved to local storage
+    saveUserData(loginData.login);
+
+    // Step 2: save login in apollo cache
+    await currentUserMutation.mutate({
+      id: loginData.login.user.id,
+      email: credentials.email,
+      isLoggedIn: true,
+      role: loginData.login.user.role,
+    });
+
+    // Step 3a: Retrieving user location
+    const loggedUserLocationPromise = loggedUserLocationQuery.load();
+
+    // Step 3b: Setuping user's identities
+    // FIXME this promise never resolved the first time
+    // no idea why !
+    // this appends even with the last version of apollo-composable (4.0.2)
+    // may be related to that : https://github.com/vuejs/apollo/issues/1543
+    // EDIT: now it works :shrug:
+    const currentUserIdentitiesResult = await currentUserIdentitiesQuery.load();
+    if (!currentUserIdentitiesResult) {
+      throw new Error("Loading user's identities failed");
+    }
+
+    await initializeCurrentActor(currentUserIdentitiesResult.loggedUser.actors);
+
+    // Step 3a following
+    const loggedUserLocationResult = await loggedUserLocationPromise;
+    storeUserLocationAndRadiusFromUserSettings(
+      loggedUserLocationResult?.loggedUser?.settings?.location
+    );
+
+    // Soft redirect
+    if (redirect.value) {
+      console.debug("We have a redirect", redirect.value);
+      router.push(redirect.value);
+      return;
+    }
+    console.debug("No redirect, going to homepage");
+    if (window.localStorage) {
+      console.debug("Has localstorage, setting welcome back");
+      window.localStorage.setItem("welcome-back", "yes");
+    }
+    router.replace({ name: RouteName.HOME });
+
+    // Hard redirect
+    // since we fail to refresh the navbar properly, we force a page reload.
+    // see the explanation of the bug bellow
+    // window.location = redirect.value || "/";
   } catch (err: any) {
     if (err instanceof NoIdentitiesException && currentUser.value) {
+      console.debug("No identities, redirecting to profile registration");
       await router.push({
         name: RouteName.REGISTER_PROFILE,
         params: {
@@ -268,19 +275,17 @@ onCurrentUserMutationDone(async () => {
         },
       });
     } else {
-      throw err;
+      console.error(err);
+      submitted.value = false;
+      if (err.graphQLErrors) {
+        err.graphQLErrors.forEach(({ message }: { message: string }) => {
+          errors.value.push(message);
+        });
+      } else if (err.networkError) {
+        errors.value.push(err.networkError.message);
+      }
     }
   }
-});
-
-const setupClientUserAndActors = async (login: ILogin): Promise<void> => {
-  console.debug("Setuping client user and actors");
-  updateCurrentUserMutation({
-    id: login.user.id,
-    email: credentials.email,
-    isLoggedIn: true,
-    role: login.user.role,
-  });
 };
 
 const hasCaseWarning = computed<boolean>(() => {