Find Your Location on the Map

If you’d like to find your current location on the map, tap the Location/Compass button Image in the Action menu (see Figure 11–2). You’ll see your location on the map as an arrow surrounded by a blue circle. You could be anywhere within that blue circle, so the smaller the circle, the more accurate the location information is.

If your tablet has a built-in compass, you can tap again to enter Compass mode. When you do this, the map tilts and stays oriented towards north, even when you tilt and move the tablet. This is handy for trying to get your bearings when you’re lost.

Getting Directions

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