User's Manual
Applications and Widgets 143
Tap
•
Tap an icon on the map to display information about the location. For
example, your location is indicated by a flashing and a pop-up that
says
My Location
.
Maps Menu
1. From the Home screen, tap (
Maps
).
2. While viewing a map, tap
(
Menu
) for these options:
•My Places
: Display starred locations.
• Join Latitude/Latitude
: Join Latitude, to login to the latitude
service and share your location with friends you choose and
Google.
•Clear Map
: Remove search results from the map.
•Labs
: Access experimental features.
• Switch Account
: Choose a different Google account.
• Cache Settings
: Enable or disable
Prefetch on mobile
or
Clear
map tile cache
.
•Help
: Learn about Google maps.
• Terms, Privacy & Notices
: View information about Google Maps,
including the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Legal Notices,
and Web History.
• About
: View information about Maps.
For more information, refer to “Latitude Menu” on page 141.
Other Map Options
Tap the indicated icon to use these additional Map options:
Search Maps
: Use the keypad to enter your request to
Search the map for a city, location, and so on.
Suggestions are displayed as you type.
Speak
: Just speak a city, location, and so on, to
display.
Compass
: Set the map to always display north at the
top of the screen or to automatically rotate like a
compass, keeping north on the map facing north, and
so on. Your device may have to be calibrated the first
time you use this feature. Follow the on-screen
instructions.
Places
: Launch the Places app. For more information,
refer to “Places” on page 154.