iPhone 5 Portable Genius

Sharing Map Data

If you want to show someone where you live, where you work, or where you want to meet, you could just send the address, but that’s so last century. The more modern way is to send your friend a digital map that shows the location. With your iPhone this is a snap — you can send a map via e-mail or text message, or post a map on Twitter.

Here are the steps to follow:

1. Use the Maps app to add a pushpin for the location you want to send. Use whatever method works best for you: the Contacts list, an address search, a dropped pin, or a bookmark. If you want to send your current location, display it, and then tap the blue dot.

2. Tap the blue Info icon. Maps displays the Location screen for the location.

3. Tap the Info tab.

4. Tap Share Location. Maps displays a list of ways to share the map.

5. Tap the method you want to use to share the map: Email, Message, Twitter, or Facebook. The Maps app creates a new e-mail message, text message, tweet, or post that includes a Maps link to the location.

6. Fill in the rest of your message and then send it.