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•
Layers -
Allows you to switch map views. See previous description.
•
Mute -
Allows you to mute the audio readout and directional information.
•
Exit Navigation -
Terminates the application.
•
More -
Provides additional application information such as:
Help
and
Terms, Privacy & Notices
.
Caution!:
Navigation is a beta product. Use caution.
News & Weather
The News & Weather application allows you to view the news and
weather in your area.
1. From the Home screen, tap (
Applications
)
➔
(
News & Weather
).
2. Select from any of the available scrollable tabs located at
the top of the screen:
Weather
,
Top Stories
,
Canada, Sports
,
and
Entertainment
.
3. Tap the temperature to display a graph mapping the days
temperature and humidity.
4. While on the Weather screen, press
to display the
following options:
• Refresh -
Allows you to refresh the screen. Your location and the
weather is updated if there have been any changes.
• Settings -
Allows you to set weather, news, and refresh settings.
–
Weather settings -
Allows you to choose location(s) and set the
metric for temperature displays.
–
News settings -
Allows you to choose topics, configure settings for
fetching articles and images, and view the terms of service for news
service.
–
Refresh settings -
Allows you to choose options for updating content.
–
Application version -
Displays the application version number.
To access the settings:
1. Press and then tap
Settings
.
2. Tap an available option:
Weather settings
,
News settings
,
Refresh settings
or
Application version
.
Places
Google Places displays company logos on a layer of Google
Maps. When viewing an area you can quickly locate a business or
person, find out more information about the business, see
coupons, public responses, and more.
1. From the Home screen, tap (
Applications
)
➔
(
Places
).
2. Use the
Find places
field to manually enter a desired place
or choose from among the various categories. Matches are
filtered by those closest to your current location.
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