Google Places - Motorola DROID Manual

If there's an available phone number, you can call it by tapping the Phone button.
NOTE: If you need to give someone an address in a hurry, go to the location's place page, tap
Share this place, and send it as an SMS text message. If that person has a smartphone, they
can tap the link you sent her and use Google Maps to get directions.

Google Places

Rather than randomly finding spots on a map, you can search for nearby
attractions by using the Places app. Although it's a separate app, it's really
just a different interface for the same Google Maps database. You can use
Places to browse for apps by category or search individually. Once you've
landed on an item's Page Place, you can get navigation directions, phone
the business, view the location in Street View, and more. Figure 19–1
illustrates the power of Places. Tap the Places icon to start the Places
app.
Tap
Tap a category or
type a search.
Figure 19–1. Leveraging the Google Places app.
Tap the star to
mark a location as
a favorite.
Find the location on
Google Maps.
Tap
Get directions.
Call the location.
Tap a place for
more details.
See on Street View
when available.
Scroll down for
more options.
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