Finding Businesses on a Map

Having a map is useless if you don't know where anything is. To help you out, your iPhone lets you type in a description of a place you want to find. The map then displays pins that highlight those locations. For example, if you want to find a nearby coffeehouse, just type coffee into your iPhone. If you want to find the closest sushi restaurant, type sushi.

To find a specific type of business on a map, do this:

  1. From the Home screen, tap Maps. The Maps screen appears.

  2. Tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen.

  3. Tap in the search text box at the top of the screen. The virtual keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen.

  4. Type a description of a business you want to find, such as gas station or pizza, and tap the

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