HTC 99HNA034-00 Checking the details of a location, Searching for a place of interest near you

110 Maps and location

Checking the details of a location

1.Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the name of the location, a part of the address, and a thumbnail from Street View (if available).

2.Tap the balloon to see more information. You can get directions to the location, check for nearby places of interest, and more.

Searching for a place of interest near you

Use Places to find places of interest near your current location. Places uses Google Maps to search common places that you would want to find, such as the nearest gas station or ATM kiosk.

Before using Places, you need to enable location sources.

1.From the Home screen, tap > Places.

2.Tap the type of place you want to search, or tap to enter what you're looking for. When several places are found, the search results appear as a list.

3.You can:

§Tap Map view to see where these places are on the map.

§From the search results list, tap a place to view more information.

Getting directions

Get detailed directions to your destination. Google Maps can provide directions for travel by foot, public transportation, or car.

1.While viewing a map, tap .

2.Do any of the following:

§Use your current location as the starting point, or enter a location from where to start in the first text box. Then enter your destination in the second text box.

§Tap to select an address from your contacts or a point that you tap on a map.

If the place you’ve set as your destination has several locations available, choose which one to go to.

3.Choose how you want to get to your destination.

4.Tap Get directions.

5.Tap Directions list to view the directions.

6.Tap the arrow buttons on the map to follow the directions.

When you’re finished viewing or following the directions, tap to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history.