Stuff UK — June 2017

QSet addresses. From the

website, click the hamburger

menu icon, head down to

‘Your places’ and then insert

your addresses in each slot.

Next time you type ‘home’

or ‘work’, they’ll pop up.

QSee the Street View.

If you want to get a close look

at where you’re headed, turn

to Street View’s 360° photo

spread. One way to access it

is by dragging the little yellow

person icon from the bottom

of the screen and dropping it

on the map.

QSkip to the route. There’s

a shortcut for skipping steps

from the mobile app. Once

you’ve searched for your

location in the app, tapping

the blue button will bring you

to options – but if driving is

THE BASICS

MOBILE MAPPING

QSend to a device. You can

plot directions on the Google

Maps desktop site then pass

them along to your phone,

as long as you’re signed into

the same account on both

devices. On the website, click

‘Send to your phone’ then pick

your linked device from the

list – now you’ll get that info

on your mobile.

QShare your location.

From iOS and Android, you can

let your friends know where

you are at any time. Open up

the side menu and pick ‘Share

location’ to start the process,

or when you’re in navigation,

choose ‘Share trip progress’.

With a few moments of your time Andrew Williams can help

tweak your Maps experience to be faster and more effi cient,

and tap into features that you didn’t even know existed

selected by default, holding

down the button will jump

right into navigation using

the best route.

QSave favourites. Marking

locations as favourites is

super-simple: on the website,

just tap the star on the

information bar that pops

up once you click on a place

on the map. On mobile, tap the

name/address that appears

and tap Save, then choose a

list (like Favourites or Want to

Go) – or make your own.

QCheck train times. If

you’re heading to a particular

destination, you can tap the

little train icon to get transit

options (paired with some

walking), or otherwise tap

a station or bus stop on the

map to get a list of expected

arrival times.

QAdd multiple locations.

Getting from point A to point B

is great, but what if your trip

involves points C, D, and E as

well? On the site, it’s as simple

as clicking the little ‘+’ sign

below your initial start and end

points while sorting directions.

On mobile, you can tap the

three dots at the upper right

and then hit ‘Add stop’.

QSearch on your route.

Once on the navigation screen,

tap the little magnifying glass

icon on the upper right to find

quick access to searches for

petrol stations, coffee shops

and more. Or toss in your own

search term, and you’ll get

options for places to stop

without leaving your route.

BETA YOURSELF

Go offline
Search for a city or
region, then tap the
address at the bottom
and select ‘Download’.
You’re now all set up
for internet-free
navigation.