iPad for the Older and Wiser: Get Up and Running with Your Apple iPad, iPad Air and iPad Mini, 4th Edition

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Finding your way with Maps

 Equipment needed: An iPad with an Internet connection (Wi-Fi or 4G/3G).

 Skills needed: Experience starting apps (see Chapter 3), using the keyboard (see Chapter 4), managing bookmarks (see Chapter 9) and using the Contacts app (see Chapter 5).

If you get lost, your trusty iPad can show you the way. It uses information about the Wi-Fi network or cellular network you're using, plus satellite positioning technology if you have a 4G/3G iPad, to work out where you are. Wi-Fi–only versions of the iPad lack the GPS functionality, so you can't use them for real-time turn-by-turn navigation. Nonetheless, the iPad is ideal for route planning and getting directions.

In 2012 Apple replaced the established and proven Google Maps with its own Apple Maps (see Figure 15.1). The default app for navigation on the iPad is Apple Maps, and you'll see the icon called just Maps on the Home Screen. Many people prefer to use Google Maps, however. You can download the Google Maps app from the App Store if you prefer to use it or if you'd like to have both options available (see Chapter 14 for more information on how to install apps).

Apple Maps has some differences from Google Maps, and most people believe Google Maps to be more accurate and detailed. But Apple Maps is the ...