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How to get Google Streetview on iPhone

If you just got your new iPhone, you are probably still in awe of the GPS positioning. I’m sure that like me, you’ve spent time walking around with the compass app for the sheer joy of watching it work. I’m also sure that by now you’ve found Google Maps and looked in awe at how it works. at your location and you have activated satellite view to see your home as seen from space.

What you may not know is that you can also use Google Streetview on your iPhone. If you’re unfamiliar with Streetview, it’s the reason why those weird black cars with weird-looking cameras have been prowling the streets. The purpose of Streetview is to give you a street-level perspective of the area you are viewing on the map, as if you were there. You can pan and zoom and even move around the street you are viewing. Maybe you saw a Google car mapping your hometown. If it did, it is most likely in the picture!

Here’s how to view Streetview on your iPhone.

  1. Open Google Maps
  2. Make sure you have positioning turned on. If you’re using IOS4, you should have a little compass pointer icon at the top right of the screen next to the battery level indicator. Otherwise, press the little compass icon at the bottom left of the screen, it will turn blue and zoom in on your location.
  3. Next, you need to put a pin.
  4. Hit the rolled page icon at the bottom right of the screen to reveal some additional options
  5. Press the “Drop Marker” button to place a marker on the map.
  6. You can move the pin by holding it down and dragging it to a new location on the map.
  7. Notice the bar that appears above the pin with the location details.
  8. To the left of the bar you will see a small round red icon containing the shape of a person
  9. Click on the little red icon and everything will be revealed. You are now in Streetview mode
  10. Move around the map by scrolling and tapping, double tap to zoom
  11. If you want to go back to the standard view, tap the round map icon at the bottom right of the screen

There you have it, Streetview on the iphone.

Enjoy.

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