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My Places
My Places gives you easy access to your important locations and personal Maps history. In My Places
you’ll nd your: Oine Maps, Starred places (including Home and Work locations), Recently viewed
Maps items, Directions, My Maps, Rated Places, and Maps searches.
To access My Places, you can tap the Menu icon
> My places, and slide right and left or tap on the
tabs to see the other options.
My Maps
The My Maps feature for Google Maps for Sero 7 allows you to access personalized, annotated, and
customized maps that you’ve created in Google Maps from your computer.
Labs
Google Maps Labs allows you to try out experimental new features in Maps. To turn on a Labs feature
in Google Maps, you can tap the Menu icon
> Settings > Labs.
The current Maps Labs features are:
Measure - Adds an on-screen button to measure distances and elevation changes between
locations. Tap the button to start and stop measuring, then tap a start and end point to get the
measurements.
Bigger Text - Increase the text size of labels on the map.
Directions Elevation - Displays an elevation prole for walking and biking directions. Once you get
walking or biking directions you’ll automatically see a prole of your total ascent and the highest
point on the route.
Intersection Explorer - Enables blind and low-vision users to explore a given neighborhood for
informational purposes only.
Search Maps
Search for a Location
You can search for a location or browse the area around you.
1. In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an address, a city, or a type of
business or establishment.
2. Tap the Search icon on the keyboard.
Search History
In Google Maps, you can quickly access certain places from your search history, such as previously
searched locations and queries, without having to type them in again. You’ll see any available search
history appear below the search box along with other search suggestions.
To view your recent searches in Maps, go to Menu icon
> My places > Recent.
Layers
View Layers
Initially, Google Maps opens with a street map. Enable Layers to view satellite or terrain imagery of a
location, check on trac, access Street View, and more.
Tap Menu icon
> Layers, a dialog opens with a list of layers including:
1. Shortcuts to any recent searches.
2. Tap the layer you’d like to view, or tap a checked layer to hide it.
3. Tap to access My Maps, Wikipedia information.