Android 2.3 User Manual
Maps, Navigation, Places, and Latitude
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Android User’s Guide
Searching, exploring, and starring places
Google Maps allows you to explore the world around you. You can search for a location
or browse the area around you using the Places feature.
or browse the area around you using the Places feature.
Search
1
In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an address, a
city, or a type of business or establishment—for example, “museums in San
Francisco.”
city, or a type of business or establishment—for example, “museums in San
Francisco.”
2
Touch
Go to search.
As you enter information, suggestions from your previous searches and from
popular searches appear in a list below the search box. You can touch a suggestion
to search for it.
popular searches appear in a list below the search box. You can touch a suggestion
to search for it.
View search results
After searching, markers with letter labels indicate search results on the map.
S
Touch a marker to open a balloon that contains a label with summary information
about a location.
about a location.
S
Touch the balloon to open a screen with more information, as well as options for
obtaining directions and more.
obtaining directions and more.