Sony Ericsson DOCOMO XPERIA SO-02D, Instruction Manual

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177 Applications
The Google Maps application lets you view
your current location, find other locations and
calculate routes. When you start the Google
Maps application, your approximate location
is shown using information from nearby
mobile towers. Your location is updated with a
more precise position when the GPS receiver
finds your location.
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Information
･
Make sure you enable the current location
information setting before trying to get your
position.
･ If the screen orientation does not change
automatically when you turn the FOMA terminal
sideways, from the Home screen, tap
t
and
tap [Settings]
X
[Display], then mark [Auto-rotate
screen] checkbox.
･ To use Google Map, enable data connection (3G/
GPRS) or connect to Wi-Fi.
･ Google Map does not cover the whole world.
･ Only using 3G/Wi-Fi connection may not detect
some locations.
･
Google may provide updated service or function.
1
From the Home screen, tap .
2
Tap [Maps].
Detecting the current location on a
map
1
On the map screen, tap .
･
The blinking blue arrow shows the
current location.
Using Street View
･
Street View does not cover some areas.
1
Touch and hold a spot on the map
that you are going to look at in
Street View.
2
Tap the displayed balloon.
3
Tap (Street View).
･
When Street View is operating, tap
t
and tap [Compass mode], and
then the compass in Street View
shows the same direction as the
FOMA terminal's geomagnetic
compass.
･
Uncovered area for Street View
appears in gray.
Searching for a location you want
to look at
1
On the map screen, tap
t
and
tap [Search].
Using Google Map
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