Chapter 21
Navigating with Maps
IN THIS CHAPTER
View your current location
Change views and zoom
Go to other locations or favorites
Drop markers and find directions
Get turn-by-turn navigation help
The Maps app has lots of useful functions. You can find directions with alternative routes from one location to another. You can bookmark locations to return to them. And the Maps app delivers information about locations, such as phone numbers and web links to businesses. You can even add a location to your Contacts list or share a location link with your buddy using Mail, Messages, Twitter, or Facebook. The Nearby feature helps you explore local attractions and businesses, and transit view lets you see public transit maps for select cities around the world.
Maps also includes other great features, such as lane guidance (helps you get in the correct lane for upcoming turns), speed limit indicators for many roads, and maps of such indoor locations as shopping centers and airports. With ...
Get iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, 2022nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
