Apple MC497LL/A manual Finding Your Current Location

Finding Your Current Location

A quick tap finds your current location. The onscreen digital compass shows which direction you’re facing.

Find your current location: Tap in the status bar at the top of the screen.

A blue marker shows your current location. If Maps can’t determine your exact location, a blue circle appears around the marker. The size of the circle depends on how precisely your location can be determined—the smaller the circle, the greater the precision.

If you drag the map, then tap again, iPad centers the map back to your current location.

Use the digital compass: Tap a second time. changes to and a small digital compass appears onscreen. Use the digital compass to find which direction you’re heading.

Note: You need to calibrate the compass the first time you use it, and you may need to calibrate it occasionally after that.

Calibrate the compass: When the calibrate symbol appears, wave iPad in a figure eight. You may be asked to move away from a source of interference.

See which way you’re facing: Hold iPad level to the ground. The compass rotates to point north.

Return to map view: Tap to go back to the map view.

iPad uses Location Services to determine your location. Location Services uses available information from local Wi-Fi networks if you have Wi-Fi turned on. This feature isn’t available in all areas.

Your current location can’t be found if Location Services is turned off, so you may be prompted to turn it on. See “Location Services” on page 145.

When you’re not using Location Services, you can turn it off to conserve battery power. In Settings, choose General > Location Services.

Get information about your current location: Tap the blue marker, then tap . iPad displays the address of your current location, if available. You can use this information to:

ÂÂ Get directions to or from this location ÂÂ Add the location to contacts

ÂÂ Send the address in email ÂÂ Bookmark the location

ÂÂ See a street view (when available)

Chapter 12    Maps

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