User guide

Navigation
Navigation is an internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance.
Navigation provides both spoken and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions.
NOTE
You need an active mobile data or Wi-Fi connection to use Navigation.
To see your location and get directions, you must turn on location services. From the Home screen, tap
Apps > Settings > Location
& security. Select one or both from Use wireless networks or Use GPS satellites.
Maps may not be available for all locations.
Opening & Using Navigation
There are many ways to view the map and travel progress while in Navigation mode. See the Changing Views section
below for more information.
Navigating with Turn by Turn Directions
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Navigation or tap when viewing driving directions in Google Maps.
2. Customize your navigation settings for highways or tolls by tapping
.
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Tap
Map to begin tracking your journey, even if you haven’t chosen a destination.
3. From the list of destination options,
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Tap
Speak Destination to search the destination with voice.
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Tap
Type Destination to enter the destination.
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Tap
Contacts to use a contact’s address information.
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Tap
Starred Places to select the destination from starred places.
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Tap a recent destination to select the previous destination.
A map opens with your route drawn in blue. Specic instructions are listed at the top of the screen.
As you navigate your route, each direction is spoken in turn, and the next turn is displayed. Your current location is shown
as a blue arrow on the map, which is updated as you navigate your route.
Google Navigation downloads and temporarily stores a copy of the directions and other information about your route on
the phone, so if you lose your connection to a data network, you can still navigate to your destination.
You can control the volume of the spoken instructions with
Volume up / Volume down. To turn o the spoken
directions, press
Menu > Mute.
Previewing your route
1. From an active navigation, tap the directional instruction banner at the top of the screen.
2. Tap
or to preview the next or previous segment of your route.
When you preview a route, tap
to switch to the street-level view of your route.
3. Tap
to return to your current location and next turn direction.
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