User's Manual

To star or unstar an location
You can star any location or labeled feature on a map.
Touch & hold a location or labeled feature on a map.
Touch the balloon that opens.
Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location. (Or touch a
gold star to unstar that location.)
The star turns gold and a gold star is added to the map at that location.
To view a list of starred items
You can open a list of your starred locations, so you can quickly go to a starred
location on the map. The list includes locations you’ve starred when signed into
Maps on the phone or the web.
While viewing a map, press and touch More > Starred items.
The list of your starred items and their addresses opens.
Touch a location in the list to view it on a map.
Press and touch Refresh to update the list.
Searching for locations and places
You can search for a location and view it on a map. You can also search for
places on the map that you’re viewing.
To search for a location
While viewing a map, press and touch Search. Or press the
Search button.
In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an
address, a city, or a type of business or establishment—for example,
“museums in San Francisco”.
As you enter information, suggestions from your previous searches and from
popular searches appear in a list below the search box. You can touch a
suggestion to search for it. Suggestions include items from your search history
on the phone and on the web.
To learn more about your search history, including how to clear it, see the Maps
Help on the web: http://maps.google.com/support
Touch the search icon.