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76 Find Your Current Location
On the Google Maps menu, touch
Menu >
Layers
, then touch one or multiple layers of
the following options:
Find Your Current Location
On the Google Maps screen, touch
Menu >
My Location
. A blinking blue dot indicates
your current location on the map.
Search Places
1. On the Google Maps screen, touch
Menu >
Search
.
Touch
More layers
to add other layers
including
My Maps
,
Wikipedia
,
Transit
Lines
, and
Favorite Places
.
•
Satellite
: Add this layer to use the same
satellite data as Google Earth. The images
are not real-time and are approximately one
to three years old.
•
Latitude
: Add this layer to see your
friends’ locations and share yours with
them. You may sign in with your Google
Account to use this feature.
•
•
Buzz
: Add this layer to read the comments
posted from the location shown on the
Google Maps.
•
Traffic
: Add this layer to view real-time
traffic conditions with roads marked in
color-coded lines that indicate the traffic
condition. This mode is available in
selected areas only.
2. On the search box, type the place that you
want to search. You can enter an address, a
city or type of establishments.
3. Touch
Search
.
4. Touch a place in the list. A callout appears
on the map to indicate the location.
5. Touch the callout to open the location
details.
Get Directions
1. On the Google Maps screen, touch
Menu >
Directions
.
2. Do one of the following:
• In the first text box, type your starting
point place, then type the destination in
the second text box.
• Touch the location source buttons to open
the location source menu and select a
starting point and destination.
3. Touch
Go
. The directions to your
destination appears in a list.
View Directions on Map
On the Directions list screen, touch
Show on
map
to view the directions on a map.
Clear the Map
When you have reached your destination,
touch
Menu > More > Clear map
to reset the
map.