Chapter 13
Tracking with Maps, Compass, Stocks, Weather, and Files
IN THIS CHAPTER
Mapping your route with Maps
Course-setting with Compass
Getting quotes with Stocks
Watching the weather with Weather
Keeping track of documents with Files
In this chapter, we look at five of the iPhone’s Internet-enabled apps: Maps, Compass, Stocks, Weather, and the new Files app. We call them Internet-enabled because they display information collected over your Internet connection — whether Wi-Fi or cellular data network — in real time (or in the case of Stocks, near-real time).
Maps Are Where It’s At
A few years ago, Apple jettisoned the Google-powered Maps app and replaced it with one powered by Apple. The Apple-powered Maps app has improved its introduction back in iOS 6, but its core function is to let you quickly and easily
- Discover exactly where you are.
- Find nearby restaurants and businesses.
- Get turn-by-turn directions for driving or walking from any address to any other address.
- See real-time ...
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