Filter
Top Products
Applications and Widgets 101
Navigation
Google Maps Navigation (Beta) is an internet-connected
turn-by-turn, GPS navigation system with voice guidance.
Caution!:
Traffic data is not real-time and directions may be wrong,
dangerous, prohibited, or involve ferries.
Eight product features are included in Google Maps Navigation:
•
Search in plain English
: enter the destination address, place, name of
business, or even a type of business.
•
Search by voice
: Speak your destination instead of typing (English
only).
•
Traffic view
: An indicator glows green, yellow, or red based on the
current Search along route: search for any kind of business along your
route, or turn on popular layers such as gas stations, restaurants, or
parking.
•
Traffic along your route
. Touch it to see traffic ahead of you.
•
Satellite view
: View your route overlaid on 3D satellite views with
Google's high-resolution aerial imagery.
•
Street view
: Visualize turns with Street View imagery. Navigation
automatically switches to Street View as you approach your
destination.
•
Car dock mode
: Car dock mode makes it easy to use your device at
arm's length (Android 2.0 devices or higher).
•
Navigation shortcut
: Select the Navigation icon from the launcher to
start quickly; pick a destination by search (speak or type), contacts,
starred items, or recent destinations.
1. From a Home screen, touch
Applications
➔
Navigation
application.
2. Tap
Navigation
.
Caution!:
Navigation is a beta product. Use caution.
3. Tap
Accept
and begin using the Navigation application.
News & Weather
News & Weather monitors the weather, financial information,
news, and your schedule, in one convenient application.
ᮣ
From the Home screen, touch
Applications
➔
News & Weather
.
Places
Find places of interest near your
Latitude
location. (For more
information, refer to “Latitude” on page 97.)
ᮣ
From a Home screen, touch
Applications
➔
Places
.