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1. From the Home screen, tap > Maps.
2. Press MENU, and then tap Layers.
3. Select any of the following:
Searching for a location
In Google Maps, you can search for a location, such as an address or a type of
business or establishment (for example, museums).
1. From the Home screen, tap > Maps.
2. While viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap Search.
3. Enter the place you want to search in the search box.
As you enter the location to look for, suggested matches from your contacts, the
web, and previously searched items are displayed.
4. Tap to search for the location you entered or tap a suggested search item.
The search results are displayed as markers on the map.
5. Do any of the following:
If the first search result ( ) is what you’re looking for, tap the balloon.
Otherwise, tap to go to the next search result until you find the
location you’re searching for, and then tap its balloon.
Tap to show the search results as a list, and then tap the location.
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.
Satellite Google 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.
Te rr ai n Shows the elevation of the map you’re viewing. Elevation is
limited to natural geographic features, like mountains and
canyons, and does not apply to buildings.
Buzz See photos and information about places shared by other
people, or post your own.
Latitude When you have joined Latitude, you can view your friends’
locations as a layer on the map. For information, see "Finding
your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)" in this
chapter.
Clear Map Clear layers and view only the street map.
More Layers Select more layers such as transit lines or maps that you have
created in Google Maps on the web.