6. Using Google Maps on Your Mobile Phone

Learn how to generate maps and driving directions on your web-enabled cell phone.

Google Maps is useful enough on your computer, but becomes even more useful when you’re on the go. It’s great to be able to access maps and directions when you’re out and about—if nothing else, it can keep you from getting lost in a strange part of town!

Fortunately, Google Maps is available for most types of mobile phones. There’s a general Google Maps for Mobile application, as well as applications for specific types of smartphones.

Using Google Maps on the iPhone

When it comes to smartphones, Apple’s iPhone stands head and shoulders above the rest. It’s no surprise, then, that there is a specific version of Google Maps ...

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