
Applications and Development 135
Press
to access additional options:
•
Search
: manually search for a destination address, place,
name of business, or even a type of business.
•
Set Destination
: returns you to the navigation options
screen where you can access a destination by either
Speaking, Typing, or selecting from a Contacts entry or
Starred Place.
•
Layers
: allows you to switch map views. See previous
description.
•
Mute
: allows you to mute the audio readout and
directional information.
•
Exit Navigation
: terminates the application.
•
More
: provides additional application information such
as: Help and Terms, Privacy & Notices.
Caution!:
Navigation is a beta product. Use caution.
News & Weather
The News & Weather application allows you to view
the news and weather in your area.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
(
Applications
)
➔
(
News & Weather
)
.
2.
Select from any of the available scrollable tabs
located at the top of the screen:
Weather
,
Top
Stories
,
U.S., Sports
, and
Entertainment
.
3.
Tap the temperature to display a graph
mapping the days temperature and humidity.
4.
While on the Weather screen, press
to
display the following options:
• Refresh
: allows you to refresh the screen. Your
location and the weather is updated if there have
been any changes.
• Settings
: allows you to set weather, news, and
refresh settings.
–
Weather settings
: allows you to choose location(s) and
set the metric for temperature displays.
–
News settings
: allows you to choose topics, configure
settings for fetching articles and images, and view the
terms of service for news service.
–
Refresh settings
: allows you to choose options for
updating content.
–
Application version
: displays the application version
number.
To access the settings:
1.
Press
and then tap
Settings
.
2.
Tap an available option:
Weather settings
,
News
settings
,
Refresh settings
, and
Application
version
.
Places
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
)
➔
(
Places
)
.