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Local
Local (formerly known as Google Places) displays company logos on
a layer of Google Maps. When viewing an area you can quickly locate
a business or person, find out more information about the business,
see coupons, public responses, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap (
Applications ) ➔
( Local ).
2. Tap (
Search ) and then use the Search Maps field to
manually enter a desired place or choose from among the
various categories. Matches are filtered by those closest to
your current location.
3. Locate and tap one of the listed places (Restaurants, Cafes,
Bars, Attractions, [user added searches], or IN THIS AREA) A
list of places within this category displays.
4. Tap the Maps icon to launch the related maps feature.
5. Press and then tap
Add a search . The functions adds
additional search shortcuts to the places screen.
• The menu also provides access to the app’s Settings and Help
information.