Sony Xperia A4 Instruction Manual page 141

Activating GPS/Location services
You can position your current location using
GPS, Wi-Fi, and information sent from mobile
network base stations.
From the Home screen,
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[Settings].
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[Location] Tap
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or drag it right.
Read the Attention message about
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location information and tap
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[AGREE] Read the Location
consent message and tap [AGREE].
❖ Information
Your location information is sent to Google without
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specifying who you are. Your location information
may be sent even when the application is not
running.
Using Google Maps
The Google Maps application allows you to
view your current location, find other
locations and search routes.
To use Google Maps, enable data traffic (LTE/
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3G/GPRS) or connect to Wi-Fi.
Google Maps does not cover the whole world.
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Finding the current location on the
map
You can detect your current location using
location information service.
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of "Location"
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Viewing Street view
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2
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To detect current location, enable Location
(P.139) beforehand.
From the Home screen, [Google]
[Maps].
When a message appears, follow the
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onscreen instructions.
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Current location is shown by blue mark.
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If you tap , the icon changes to
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and then the terminal's geomagnetic
compass links the direction displayed
on the map.
To zoom in/out the map, pinch out/in
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on the map screen, or double-tap/tap
the screen with two fingers.
From the Home screen, [Google]
[Maps].
Touch and hold a point you want
to show in the street view
information displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
[Street View].
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,
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Tap
Apps
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