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What you see now depends on what kind of luck the phone is having:
• Good: The Location circle pulsates. The first thing that usually happens
when you tap the c button is that a big, crosshairs-like circle appears on
the map. That’s the iPhone’s first guess, a quick stab based on triangulation
of the local cell towers. As long as it’s bouncing inward and outward,
it’s saying: “I think you’re around here. But hold on—let me see if I can be
a little more specific.”
Actually, the first thing that may happen is that you may be asked: “‘Maps’ would
like to use your current location.” (A similar query appears the first time you use
any program that uses the iPhone’ s location info.) It’s just a little heads-up for the
privacy-conscious. Unless you’re paranoid, tap OK.
• Better: The circle sits still. The blue circle stops pulsing when it has
exhausted all of the iPhone’s location technologies. It’s saying: “You’re in
here somewhere, mate, but I’m afraid this is the best I can do.”
Pushpin emitting circles:
“Gotcha! Now tracking.”
Blue disc:
“You’re basically here.”
Bouncing ring:
“Trying to get a fix on you.”
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