Use Maps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch Use Maps to get directions with real-time traffic information, explore new places, share your E.T.A., save your favorite locations, and more. Get directions 1. Open Maps and enter your destination. 2. Tap Directions, then choose Drive, Walk, Transit, or Ride. 3. Select the route you prefer. Maps shows the fastest route first based on traffic conditions. 4. Tap Go. To see an overview of your route, tap "Tap for Overview" in the banner. You can also tap Share E.T.A. to share your location with someone. 5. To end navigation, tap End, then tap End Route. You can also ask Siri to "Stop Navigating" when you have Hands-Free turned on. When you start moving, Maps updates its position to give you a better sense of direction. You can also use your finger to scroll ahead to see any obstructions on your route. Maps also helps you avoid missing a turn or an exit by suggesting the lane you should be in while driving.
To avoid tolls or highways, go to Settings > Maps, then tap Driving & Navigation. Tap the slider for Tolls or Highways. Add a detour and adjust your settings Need to stop for gas on your way to dinner? Add a detour to your trip: 1. Tap the gray line while you're navigating to open the menu. 2. Select an option, like Gas Stations. Maps will show you a list of nearby places. 3. Tap Go. Maps will add the detour to your original route. 4. Tap the blue banner at the top of the screen to resume your route. To get detailed directions, swipe up on the menu while you're navigating and tap Details. You can see your trip overview and adjust your Navigation Voice settings from the same menu bar. If you paired your device to Bluetooth in your car, you can manage the Navigation Voice settings. Learn how to use Maps with Bluetooth. Share your E.T.A. in Messages Share your E.T.A. in Messages Share your ETA in Messages Need to share your E.T.A. with someone? Now you can share your location, route, and destination with anyone in your Contacts list. Here's how: 1. Tap the gray line to open menu while you're navigating. 2. Tap the Share E.T.A. button. 3. Select one of your recent contacts, or tap Contacts to select someone from your list. Maps will automatically send your E.T.A. through Messages. Add or remove your favorites Want quick access to your frequent locations? Whether you want Maps to remember your home or office, adding favorites is easy: Here's how: 1. Open Maps and select a location. 2. Scroll down and tap Add to Favorites. To name, share, or remove a favorite: 1. Open Maps and tap See All. 2. Swipe left over the favorite, then tap Share or Remove. You can also tap the info button next to the favorite to change the label, share your E.T.A., and more. Create a Collection Want to keep track of all your favorite restaurants or parks? You can create a Collection so you can access the whole list at the same time. Here's how: 1. Open Maps, tap New Collection, then add a name. 2. Select a location, then tap the Add to button . 3. Choose the collection that you want to add it to. To see a collection you created, open Maps and tap the collection name to see the list of places. You can create as many collections as you want and add as many locations to a collection. You can also share collections with friends and family. Just tap the collection, scroll down, then tap the share icon . Get Transit alerts Maps gives you real-time transit information like outages, cancellations, or service interruptions. You can also add transit lines that you frequent to your Transit Lines Collection to see any service interruptions in real-time using your Today Widget View. Add a transit line to your Transit Lines Collection: 1. In Maps, select a transit line that you want alerts about. 2. Swipe up on the Transit card. 3. Tap the Add to button . 4. Then select the collection you want to add it to or create a new collection. Mark the distance between two locations You can use markers to mark your current location. You can also drop a marker to show the distance from one location to another. To mark a location: 1. Tap the info button in the upper-right corner of Maps. 2. Then tap Mark My Location. You can also touch and hold your finger on a specific area to mark its location. To get directions between two locations other than your current location: 1. Tap a landmark icon or drop a marker. 2. Tap Directions, then tap My Location and enter a different point of interest. 3. To change your start point, tap the text bar. You can also tap to swap your start and end points. 4. Tap Route. Maps will show you the fastest route. To remove a marker, tap the marker, tap Edit Location, then tap Remove Marker. Search for places nearby You can use Nearby to search for things that are near your location, like food and entertainment. To find nearby places: 1. Open Maps. 2. Tap the Search bar to see the categories in your area. 3. Select a category, then choose a location. 4. After you choose a location, tap Directions. 5. Tap Go. Learn how to delete your recent destinations and search history from Maps, and edit your important locations. How to delete recent destinations or search history 1. Open Maps. 2. Tap the top of the Search bar and swipe up to show the search card. 3. Swipe left over the entry, then tap Remove. When you remove a location from your Maps history, it permanently deletes the destination from your list. If you have more than one device signed in with the same Apple ID, it will also delete the search history from those devices. If you want to remove all of your past searches from your history but save a frequent location - such as a restaurant - learn how to add a favorite location. How to edit significant locations Your device keeps track of the places you've recently been, as well as how often and when you visited them. Maps uses this information to provide you with personalized services like predictive traffic routing. Learn more about privacy and location services. To change your significant locations 1. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services, then turn on Significant Locations. 2. Enter your passcode, or use Touch ID or Face ID. 3. Tap the location that you want to edit. If you want to clear all history, tap Clear History. If you're signed in to iCloud, this also clears your significant locations on any of your devices that are signed in with the same Apple ID. Do more with Maps . Use Maps and Bluetooth on your iPhone or iPad. . Report an issue with Maps if you can't see your location or notice incorrect results. . Use Maps to find your parked car on your iPhone. . Learn more about Do Not Disturb While Driving. Original Article at: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202570?cid=tw_sc_maps_100819 -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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