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AUG-2.2.0-100 Android User’s Guide
Maps
You use Maps to find your current location; to view real-time traffic
conditions; to get detailed directions by foot, public transportation,
bicycle, or car; and to navigate by using spoken, turn-by-turn driving
instructions, using the Google Maps Navigation (beta) service.
You can search on a street map or a satellite image to locate an address
or a landmark, and you can view some locations as if you were strolling
down the street.
If you join Google Latitude, you can view your friends’ locations on your
maps and share your location and other information with them.
Maps does not have information about every location.
In this section
“Opening Maps and viewing your location” on page 220
“Obtaining details about a location” on page 222
“Starring a location” on page 224
“Changing map layers” on page 226
“Searching for locations and places” on page 228
“Getting directions” on page 229
“Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions” on page 231
“Finding your friends with Google Latitude” on page 237