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• Directions
: displays navigation directions to a location from a
starting point.
• Starred Places
: shows you locations you have marked as favorites,
such as restaurants, museums, parks, and so on.
• Clear Map
: after viewing or following directions, this option resets
the map.
• Latitude
: lets you and your friends share locations and status
messages with each other. It also lets you send instant messages
and emails and get directions to your friends’ locations.
• More
: allows you to select the following additional options:
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Labs
: this is a testing ground for experimental features that aren’t ready
for prime time. They may change, break or disappear at any time. Click
on a Lab to enable or disable it.
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Cache Settings
: Enable/disable Prefetch on mobile, or Clear the map
tile cache.
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Help
: displays the Google Mobile Help web page where you can receive
help on Google Maps.
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Terms, Privacy & Notices
: displays the Terms and Conditions, Privacy
Policy, o r Legal Notices information. Select the desired information from
the pop-up menu.
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About
: displays general information about Google maps such as
Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received, Free
memory, etc.
3.
Tap the following icons for the following additional options:
Places
: Uses Google Maps and your location to
help you find Restaurants, Coffee, Bars, Hotels,
Attractions, ATMs, and Gas Stations. You can
also add your own locations.
Layers
: Additional items that you can have
displayed on your map. They include:
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Traffic
: Displays real-time traffic conditions
so you can plan the fastest route.
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Satellite
: Lets you see your map as a
satellite image.
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Terrain
: Lets you see terrain features such
as hills and mountains.
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Transit Lines
: Lets you see mass transit rail
lines.
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Latitude
: Lets you see your friend’s locations
and share your location with them.
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My Maps
: Lets you see any maps you have
saved.
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Bicycling
: Lets you see bicycling trails.
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Wikipedia
: Lets you see points on the map
with associated Wikipedia articles.