Samsung SGH-I547ZKAATT - Manual (Page 177)

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Note: Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to locate places
of interest at the street-level. However, this also requires
a clear view of the sky and uses more battery power.
To receive better GPS signals, avoid using your device in the
following conditions:
• inside a building or between buildings
• in a tunnel or underground passage
• in poor weather
• around high-voltage or electromagnetic fields
• in a vehicle with tinted windows
Using Maps
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Maps .
A map will display with your location in the very center.
2. Press to display the following options:
• Clear Map: allows you to remove all markings and layers from
the map.
• Make available offline: allows you to save a selected area to
you My places folder where you can view it later.
• Settings: the following Map options are available:
– Display: allows you to display the Zoom Buttons and Scale Bar
on the screen.
– Offline and cache: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map
tiles when not using WiFi and to clear the cache that holds the
map tiles.
– Location settings: allows you to manage the settings for your
Background location reporting, Location history, Latitude
location sharing, and Check-ins.
– Sign In: allows you to sign onto your Google account. This
option only displays if you have not already signed on to your
Google account.
– Labs: this is a testing ground for experimental features that
aren’t ready for primetime. They may change, break or
disappear at any time. Click on a Lab to enable or disable it.
– What’s New: allows you to see the latest changes in Play Store
and update your app.
– About: displays general information about Google maps such
as Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received,
Free memory, etc.
– Feedback: allows you to send feedback to Google.