Samsung Galaxy S User Manual

Applications and Development       144

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Search in plain English: manually search for a destination address, 

place, name of business, or even a type of business.

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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.

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Layers: allows you to switch map views. See previous description.

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Mute: allows you to mute the audio readout and directional 

information.

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Exit Navigation: terminates the application.

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More: provides additional application information such as: Help and 

Term, Privacy & Notices.

Caution!: Navigation is a beta product. Use caution.

News and Weather

From the Home screen, tap 

 (Applications) 

➔ 

 

(News and Weather).

Select from any of the available tabs: Weather, Top Stories, 

U.S., Sports, and Entertainment.

Press 

 and then tap Settings. 

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.

From the Home screen, tap 

 (Applications) 

➔ 

 

(Places).

Use the Find places field to manually enter a desired place 

or choose from among the various categories. Matches are 

filtered by those closest to your current location.

Locate and tap one of the listed places (Restaurants, 

Coffee, Bars, Hotels, Attractions, ATMs, Gas Stations, or 

Add your own place.) A list of places within this category 

displays.

Touch the Maps icon (upper-right) to launch the related 

maps feature.

Press 

 and then tap Latitude. The functions of this 

application are similar to those of the Navigation 

application, but work along with the Latitude service 

where you can share your location with your chosen 

Google friends.