232 3D. GPS Navigation
Google Maps
About Google Maps
Google Maps lets you track your current location, view
real-time traffic situations, and receive detailed
directions to your destination. It also provides a search
tool where you can locate places of interest or an
address on a map, or view locations at street level.
Getting Around Maps
When you open Google Maps, you can easily find your
location on the map or check out nearby places by
panning and zooming in and out on the map.
1. Press and tap > Maps.
2. Do any of the following on the map.
Note: You need an active mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to
use Google Maps.
To find your location with Google Maps, you need to
enable location sources. To learn how, see “Turning on
Location Services.”
The Google Maps application does not cover every
country or city.
To Do this
Show your
location
Press and then tap
My Location.
The blue marker ( ) shows your
location on the map and points north
for your reference.
Move around Swipe your finger to any direction on
the screen to view nearby places on the
map.
Zoom in ⅷ Place your thumb and index fingers on
top of the area that you want to zoom
in, and then spread your fingers across
the map.
ⅷ You can also tap , or double-tap the
area on the map that you want to zoom
in.