HTC Wildfire manual Looking at a location in Street View, Clearing the map

162 Maps and location

Getting an address and additional information for a location

1.Press and hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with 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.

Looking at a location in Street View

Street View mode (available only in selected areas) provides a street-level view of the location.

1.Do one of the following:

Press and hold a location on the map, and then tap the balloon that appears.

Search for the place you want to view in Street View. See “Searching for locations and places” in this chapter for details. When you find the place, tap its balloon.

2.On the location details screen, tap the Street view button .

3.To navigate in Street View, do any of the following:

Swipe your finger on the screen or the optical trackball to pan up or down or to look in other directions.

Tap the arrows onscreen to move towards the direction pointed by the arrows.

Press MENU to select from other navigation options.

While viewing a Street View of a location, press MENU and then tap Compass mode to turn Compass mode on. Tilt, pan, or turn your phone to view the area around the selected location.

Clearing the map

After you get directions or search on a map, you can clear away the various markers that such activities have drawn on the map.

When viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap More > Clear Map.