Samsung Galaxy S20 For Dummies

Chapter 14

Mapping Out Where You Want to Be

IN THIS CHAPTER

Deciding what you want to use for navigation

Using what’s already on your phone

Using maps safely

Having a map on your phone is a very handy tool. At the most basic level, you can ask your phone to show you a map for where you plan to go. This is convenient, but only a small part of what you can do.

With the right apps, your Galaxy S20 phone can do the following:

• Automatically find your location on a map.
• Tell others where you are.
• Get directions to where you want to go.
  • As you drive, using historical driving times.
  • As you drive, using real-time road conditions.
  • While you walk, ride a bike, or take public transportation.
• Find new places to go.
• Use the screen on your phone as a viewfinder to identify landmarks as you pan the area (augmented reality).

There are also some mapping apps for the Galaxy S20 for commercial users, such as TruckMap from TruckMap or SmartTruckRoute2 from Smart-Routing, but I don’t cover them in this book.

GPS 101: First Things First

You can’t talk smartphone mapping without GPS in the background, which creates a few inherent challenges of which you need to be aware. First off (and obviously), ...