26 Google Maps™
Set your location sources
Set your phone to determine your location using GPS
satellite signals (highly accurate, but uses battery
power) or using the mobile network (less accurate, but
conserves battery power).
To set your location, touch Menu > Settings
> Location & security > Use GPS satellites and/or
Use wireless networks.
Find your location
Note: Don’t forget to set your location sources.
From the main Map screen, touch Menu > My
Location. Your location is shown on the map as .
The bigger the circle, the less accurate the location.
Find any location
1Touch Menu > Search.
2Enter text in the search box, such as an address,
business or city, then touch .
Tip: If it’s an address you have visited before, select
from the list shown.
3Touch the search box to view all the results, then
touch the one you want. Select Show on map, Get
directions, Call or Add as a contact.
Get directions
1Touch Menu > Directions.
2Enter a starting point address or touch and select
My current location, Contacts or Point on map.
3Enter an end point address or touch and select
Contacts or Point on map.
4Select your mode of transport (car, public transport
or walking), then touch Go. Your directions are
shown as a list. To view your directions on a map,
touch Show on map.
5When you have finished, touch Menu > More
> Clear map.
Select map mode
Touch Menu > Layers to select from Traffic,
Satellite, Latitude, or recent searches, viewed
positions or directions.
Touch Menu > Layers > More layers to select
from My maps, Wikipedia or Transit lines.
Touc h Clear map to clear your selections.
Map view
Shows a map, complete with names of streets, rivers,
lakes, mountains and borders. This is the default view.