November 2021
Beginner
416 pages
12h 35m
English
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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 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
The Apple-powered Maps app’s core function is to let you quickly and easily do the following:
- Discover exactly where you are.
- Find nearby restaurants and businesses.
- Get turn-by-turn directions for driving or walking from one address to another.
- See real-time traffic information for most urban locations.
Although the Apple Maps app has been upgraded regularly since it replaced Google Maps on Apple ...