Finding
Your
Current
Location
A
quick
tap
finds
your
current
location.
The
onscreen
digital
compass shows which
direction
you’re
facing.
Find
your
current
location:
Tap
in
the
status
bar
at
the
top
of
the
screen.
A
blue
marker
shows
your
current
location.
If
Maps
can’t
determine
your
exact
location,
a
blue
circle
appears
around
the
marker.
The
size
of
the
circle
depends
on
how
precisely
your
location
can
be
determined—the
smaller
the
circle,
the
greater
the
precision.
If
you
drag
the
map,
then
tap
again,
iPad
centers
the
map
back
to
your
current
location.
Use
the
digital
compass:
Tap
a
second
time.
changes
to
and
a
small
digital
compass
appears
onscreen.
Use
the
digital
compass
to
find
which
direction
you’re
heading.
Note:
You
need
to
calibrate
the
compass
the
first
time
you
use
it,
and
you
may
need
to
calibrate
it
occasionally
after
that.
Calibrate
the
compass:
When
the
calibrate
symbol
appears,
wave
iPad
in
a
figure
eight.
You
may
be
asked
to
move
away
from
a
source
of
interference.
See
which
way
you’re
facing:
Hold
iPad
level
to
the
ground.
The
compass
rotates
to
point
north.
Return
to
map
view:
Tap
to
go
back
to
the
map
view.
iPad
uses
Location
Services
to
determine
your
location.
Location
Services
uses
available
information
from
local
Wi-Fi
networks
if
you
have
Wi-Fi
turned
on.
This
feature
isn’t
available
in
all
areas.
Your
current
location
can’t
be
found
if
Location
Services
is
turned
off,
so
you
may
be
prompted
to
turn
it
on.
See
“Location
Services”
on
page
121.
When
you’re
not
using
Location
Services,
you
can
turn
it
off
to
conserve
battery
power.
In
Settings,
choose
General
>
Location
Services.
Get
information
about
your
current
location:
Tap
the
blue
marker,
then
tap
.
iPad
displays
the
address
of
your
current
location,
if
available.
You
can
use
this
information
to:
Â
Get
directions
to
or
from
this
location
Â
Add
the
location
to
contacts
Â
Send
the
address
in
email
Â
Bookmark
the
location
Â
See
a
street
view
(when
available)
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Chapter
11
Maps