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4. Tap Location and Google search to allow Google to use
your location data to improve your search results and
other services.
Tip: Enabling this feature allows you to locate places of interest
at the street-level. However, this also requires a clear view
of the sky and uses more battery power.
Opening Maps
1. From the Home screen, tap
(Maps).
2. Tap the My location button (upper-right) to find your
location on the map with a blinking blue arrow.
3. Use the bottom row of buttons to access additional
options:
• Search: allows you to search for a place of interest.
• Directions: displays navigation directions to a location from a
starting point.
(Apps) ➔
• Local: provides access to the places menu where you can
quickly locate a business or person, find out more information
about a business, see coupons, public responses, and more
(page 157). Locate and tap one of the listed places
(Restaurants, Cafes, Bars, Attractions, [user added
searches], RECOMMENDATIONS, or MORE
CATEGORIES.
• Layers: allows you to switch map views:
–
Traffic: (available only in selected areas) Real-time traffic
conditions are displayed over roads as color-coded lines. Each
color represents how fast the traffic is moving.
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Satellite: Maps uses the same satellite data as Google Earth.
Satellite images are not real-time. Google Earth acquires the
best imagery available, most of which is approximately one to
three years old.
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Terrain: combines a topographical view of the area's terrain
with the current map location.
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Transit Lines: displays the overlapping transit lines on your
map.
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Latitude: allows you to see your friend's locations and share
your location with them.
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