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CHAPTER 19: Finding Your Way With Maps
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If there’s an available phone number, you can call it by tapping the
Phone
button.
NOTE: If you need to give someone an address in a hurry, go to the location’s place page, tap
Share this place , and send it as an SMS text message. If that person has a smartphone, they
can tap the link you sent her and use Google Maps to get directions.
Google Places
Rather than randomly finding spots on a map, you can search for nearby
attractions by using the
Places app. Although it’s a separate app, it’s really
just a different interface for the same Google Maps database. You can use
Places
to browse for apps by category or search individually. Once you’ve
landed on an item’s Page Place, you can get navigation directions, phone
the business, view the location in Street View, and more. Figure 19–1
illustrates the power of
Places.
Tap the
Places
icon to start the
Places
app.
Tap
Tap the star to
mark a location as
a favorite.
Tap
Find the location on
Google Maps.
Get directions.
Call the location.
See on Street View
when available.
Scroll down for
more options.
Tap a category or
type a search.
Tap a place for
more details.
Figure 19–1. Leveraging the Google Places app.