Find Places

Move around Maps by dragging the screen. To face a different direction, rotate with two fingers. To return to north, tap the compassin the upper-right.

Zoom in or out. Double-tap with one finger to zoom in and tap with two fingers to zoom out- or just pinch and stretch. The scale appears in the upper-left while zooming. To change how distance is shown (miles or kilometers), go to Settings > Maps.

You can search for a location in lots of different ways:

  • Intersection ("8th and market")
  • Area ("greenwich village")
  • Landmark ("guggenheim")
  • Zip code
  • Business ("movies," "restaurants san francisco ca," "apple inc new york")

Or if Maps guesses where you're headed while you're entering a search, tap that location in the list below the search field.

Find the location of a contact, or of a bookmarked or recent search. Tap .

Choose your view. Tap, then choose Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite.

Manually mark a location. Touch and hold the map until the dropped pin appears.