Google maps, About google maps, Getting around maps – HTC One Remix User Manual

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Google Maps

About Google Maps

Google Maps

lets you track your current location, view real-time traffic

situations, and receive detailed directions to your destination.
It also provides a search tool where you can locate places of interest or an

address on a map, or view locations at street level.

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To find your location with Google Maps, you need to enable
location sources.

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The Google Maps app does not cover every country or city.

Getting around maps

When you open Google Maps, you can easily find your location on the map
or check out nearby places by panning and zooming in and out on the
map.

1. Open the Maps app.

2. Tap

to show your current location. The blue marker or

shows your current location on the map.

3. Tap

to turn Compass mode on. In Compass mode, the map

orients itself depending on the direction you're facing. To exit
Compass mode, tap

.

4. If you want to see more information overlaid on the map, tap , and

then tap a map view such as Traffic or Public transit to toggle the
view on and off.

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