No,
I’m not trying to get new-agey on you. Knowing your precise whereabouts
is obviously handy—and yet isn’t it surprising how often we don’t know?
Your phone can help. Depending on what type of signal you have—GPS,
Wi-Fi, or cellular—Windows Phone can typically narrow your location to
at least the nearest neighborhood (unless you’re really in the middle
of nowhere). Often you’ll know to within a bus length or two. A circle
on the map indicates the margin of error. Your actual location is
somewhere inside the circle.
1. Show Your Location on a Map
On the Start screen, flick left to the Apps list or tap the arrow.
Tap Maps.
Tap Me.
Tip:
Is Windows Phone having
trouble finding you? Don’t worry, you’re probably still somewhere on
planet Earth. You’ve probably just temporarily lost your GPS or
cellular signal.
Warning:
The first time you open
Maps, it asks you for permission to use your location information.
Unless you’re the paranoid type, there’s nothing to fret about. Just
tap OK.
Tip:
If you use Maps frequently,
you can save yourself time by pinning it to the Start screen. Press and
hold the Maps tile, and then tap Pin To Start.
