About Google Maps
By using Google Maps you can decide your current location, view real-time traffic conditions and receive complete driving directions. It also gives a search tool that lets you set places of interest or an address on a map or view locations in street level.
Note: This allows you to find your location using Google Maps, enable local services. The Google Maps application does not apply to any country or city.
Navigation on maps
When you open Maps, you can simply locate your place on the map or you can view by panning and zooming places nearby.
Important: This allows you to find your location using Google Maps, enable local services.
For doing this when you are on the Home screen just click on the main menu icon and over there you will find Map. Click on the target kind of icon to view your current location. The blue marker arrow or blue dot shows your current location on the map. Now click on the compass kind of icon to enter Compass mode on or off. In compass mode, the map switches to a view angle and is directed automatically to the direction in which you look.
How to search for a location
In Google Maps, you can search for a place to look, for example, an address or a business or institution (eg an airport). Now for doing this you will have to click on the magnify glass icon in maps. Now insert the place you want to find in the search box. Click on the insert button to search for the inserted location, or click on an optional search. The search results are displayed as markers on the map. You can do following things over here like. Click a marker. A balloon with the name of the site will then open. Click the balloon when it is the desired location. Click results list to see the search results as a list, and then click on the location. Details of the chosen location are displayed on the display. Click the buttons on the screen to the location on a map; get driving directions, view the site in the Street View (if available), etc. You can even scroll down the screen to display additional options.
Clearing the map
After looking at a map, you can remove the markings thereon. For doing this you just have to click on the three vertical lines icon and select Clean map. It will clear all the marks on the map.
Checking the details of a location
Push open and hold a place on the map. A balloon over the place and the name of the place, part of the address, and a thumbnail from street view (where available) is displayed. Click the balloon to see more information. You can get directions to the site to retrieve, for places of interest locally, etc.
Searching for a place of interest near you
With Places, you can find places of attention near your present location. The Places characteristic uses Google Maps to look for general places you might want to find, such as a Petrol pump or an ATM.
Important: Before you use the Places feature, you must activate local sources.
For doing this you just have to click on the main menu button while seeing the Home Screen and over there you will find Places. Click on the location type you want to search for, or you can also click on the magnify glass icon to insert, search for what you require. Been found several places, the search results are displayed in a list. You can also do the following things. Click on the map to indicate where the places are on the map. And you can also click the list of search results on a location for more information.
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