Learn to use Google Maps
With Google Maps on your Android you have the world in your hands and all around you at your fingertips.
The database that Google handles are huge, if not How do you explain that Google Maps has all those maps? The famous Google car flooded the streets around the world, checking distances and angles to take the popular view 'Street View' available. And every place, every road, every photograph of Google Earth is at your fingertips in Google Maps on your Android phone.
Android cleverly calculates your location using nearby phone towers, wifi you have around and of course GPS. Google Maps will display the place where you find a small blue arrow, but also have to take into account the pale blue circle that normally surrounds.
This represents the degree of uncertainty, which means you're probably not the arrow but at some point within this circle. Although do not worry, because the margin of error is very small be, especially since at your fingertips satellite positioning, establishing your position with an error of meter.
Google also added a very useful ah service so that your location is much easier, in the upper right corner you can see a small compass. This is very useful especially because that way you can place you in the place you want to go. With your finger pressed on the screen you can change the position of the compass and the way will change the position of the map.
General Features
Location
This is the basics that will show you the map. And you make life easier to get off a train or bus in a city you do not know. Open the app and tell your location instantly. Just make sure you have a data connection and have the options 'Use Packet Data' and 'Data Roaming' enabled in 'Settings'. Both in this case as if I use the GPS, which uses information from the Internet.
Panoramic and zooming
Google Maps is an application that exploits the multi-touch interface of Android. Use your fingers to move on the map. Hold tight and drag the screen with two fingers to zoom in, or push it away apart. Now, Google Maps uses vector maps for all places, so every road or border look perfectly Whatever you zoom appliques.
Satellite Image
One of the favorite features of Google Maps has always been satellite aerial photography. In essence, is what allows you to see anywhere from any height. Clicking on its icon, see the map is this way. The zoom continues to operate, and the 3D function area will see a bird's eye view as you go through the map you are viewing.
STREET VIEW
Although Physically're in a place you can virtually explore thanks to this view of Google Maps.
Sure you have heard of the famous cars street view of Google. Those who have panoramic cameras on their roofs, and have traveled around the world doing lots of photographs. The images that capture these vehicles to all over the world serve your able to see anywhere from the screen of your computer or in this case your phone. Continuously pressed on the place you want to watch and wait. Next, tap the '>' icon and see the 'Street View' button click it and go. Drag the image from side to side as if you were in the middle of the road looking around. If you scroll through the site, drag the icon of 'Amarillo Little Man' to where you want to go.
If you want to see a little more closely, such as a road sign or a street address, use your virtual binoculars. You can do this by double clicking on that point. In fact, if you do another double click, you will see that there are other closer zoom featuring a detail view, spectacular. So you will not miss the smallest detail.
If you're out hiking or traveling outside the country and you're not going to hire a data plan (or be in an area with no signal) will have to do without many tools of your smartphone, but you can still count on Google Maps.
The latest version of Google Maps mobile app for iOS and Android has the option to save cache mapping of the application, ie you can access certain maps without being connected to the Internet.
1 -. Before you leave home or even while you have internet you should find the places you'll go.
In the address bar type the street or the area you will visit. Once the map is loaded correctly (ie you can do a good approach to the streets) touches the search bar again and type: "Ok Maps".
2 - After writing "Ok Maps" Google logo appears, which indicates that you are saving the map. Unfortunately the only way to access the area is saved manually by going to it, the application does not have a button or a menu that displays the saved maps.
3 - You can do a test to verify that your map is saved. Place your gadget in "Airplane Mode" and back to Google Maps. Although the application does not have quick access to maps, they are easy to identify. You may notice a slight gap on the map which is stored-note sharper or more street detail. The rest of the map is displayed minimally.
4 - When you have identified the area stored address her by sliding and pinching the screen. The area that is saved is approximately five kilometers radius from the point of initial search. In the next picture you will notice much more clearly the area stored in the cache. It is within these limits where you can browse without problem.
You can save the few maps you want as often as necessary, are stored in the cache memory of the application, which means occupy memory space of the device.
5 - To clear the cache, go to the Settings app, then Settings> Info, conditions and privacy> Conditions and Privacy> Clear data applications.
How to use Google maps without internet connection
The latest version of Google Maps mobile app for iOS and Android has the option to save cache mapping of the application, ie you can access certain maps without being connected to the Internet.
1 -. Before you leave home or even while you have internet you should find the places you'll go.
In the address bar type the street or the area you will visit. Once the map is loaded correctly (ie you can do a good approach to the streets) touches the search bar again and type: "Ok Maps".
2 - After writing "Ok Maps" Google logo appears, which indicates that you are saving the map. Unfortunately the only way to access the area is saved manually by going to it, the application does not have a button or a menu that displays the saved maps.
3 - You can do a test to verify that your map is saved. Place your gadget in "Airplane Mode" and back to Google Maps. Although the application does not have quick access to maps, they are easy to identify. You may notice a slight gap on the map which is stored-note sharper or more street detail. The rest of the map is displayed minimally.
4 - When you have identified the area stored address her by sliding and pinching the screen. The area that is saved is approximately five kilometers radius from the point of initial search. In the next picture you will notice much more clearly the area stored in the cache. It is within these limits where you can browse without problem.
You can save the few maps you want as often as necessary, are stored in the cache memory of the application, which means occupy memory space of the device.
5 - To clear the cache, go to the Settings app, then Settings> Info, conditions and privacy> Conditions and Privacy> Clear data applications.
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