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• Best: The blue pushpin appears—and moves with you. If you’re
outdoors (so that the GPS can work), or indoors in a big city (so that the
Wi-Fi location circuit works), the iPhone may drop a blue pushpin onto
the map. That’s it saying, “OK, pal, I’ve got you. You’re here.”
The iPhone is now tracking you, moving along the map with you as you
drive, ride, or walk. (The smoothness of the animation depends on the
iPhone’s success at getting a good location signal.) The iPhone keeps
tracking you until you push the c button again.
Sometimes a blue, see-through disc appears around the pushpin, indicating
the iPhone’s degree of uncertainty. Still, in times of navigational
confusion, that guidance can be extremely useful. It’s not just seeing
where you are on a map—it’s showing which way you’re going on the
map.
Once you’ve found something on the map—your current position, say, or
something you’ve searched for—you can drop a pin there for future reference. Tap
the p button; when the page curls up, tap Drop Pin. A blue pushpin appears on
the map.
You can drag the pin to move it, or tap O to add it to your Bookmarks (described
in a moment), or use as a starting point for directions. And if you tap Directions, the
iPhone lists “Dropped Pin” as your starting point—usually, a good guess.
Searching the Maps
You’re not always interested in finding out where you are; often enough, you
know that much perfectly well. Instead, you want to see where something
else is. That’s where the Search button comes in.
Tap it to summon the Search box and the iPhone keyboard. (If there’s already
something in the Search box, tap the — button to clear it out.)
Here’s what Maps can find for you. You can type a Zip code instead of city and
state in any of these examples:
• An address. You can skip the periods (and usually the commas, too). You
can use abbreviations, too. Typing 710 w end ave ny ny will find 710 West
End Avenue, New York, New York.
• An intersection. Type 57th and lexington, ny ny. Maps will find the spot
where East 57th Street crosses Lexington Avenue in New York City.
A city. • Type chicago il to see a map of the city. You can zoom in from
there.
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