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• Layers: Enable or disable a map layer to display. Choose from
Traffic, Satellite, Terrain, Transit Lines, Latitude, My Maps,
Bicycling, or Wikipedia. This option only displays in portrait
mode.
– or –
Tap
Menu for these options:
• Add friends: Share your location with friends. For more
information, refer to “Sharing Your Location with
• Check in: Tap a location to check-in so others will know your
location.
• Refresh friends: Update your Latitude list of friends.
• Show stale friends / Hide stale friends: Show or hide friends
depending on the accuracy of their Latitude information.
• Location settings: Configures the location reporting settings.
For more information, refer to “Maps Settings” on
• Clear Map: Remove search results from the map.
• Local: Provides access to the Local feature.
• Layers: Provides access to the Layers feature.
• Join Latitude/Latitude: Join Latitude, to share your location
with friends you choose and Google.
• My Places: Displays a list of Starred places.
• Offers: Displays nearby local offers based on your current
location.
• Settings: Configure settings. For more information, refer to
• Help: Launches Google mobile Help.
Local
Local (formerly known as 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.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps ➔
Local.
2. Tap
Search and then 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.