Stay in Touch - iConnected: Use AirPlay, iCloud, Apps, and More to Bring Your Apple Devices Together - page 144

Figure 6-13
The Maps app on the iPad
Get maps and directions
The Maps app on iOS devices, as well as navigation applications in the App Store, access the loca-
tion features of your devices to help you navigate. The Apple Maps app can also be controlled by Siri,
so you can ask simple questions such as “Where can I get gas?”. Siri checks your location and finds
nearby gas stations or, if you are already following a set route via the Maps app, finds a place on the
way to your destination.
The Maps app can't give you directions by foot or by mass transit, so you may want to install the
free Google Maps app on your iPhone to get those. At press time, it didn't have an iPad version.
You might also consider getting the free Waze app for your iPhone or cellular iPad; it's well-liked
and provides several features unavailable in Apple's Maps app, including other users' reports of acci-
dents and speed traps, as well as turn-by-turn voice navigation on older iPhones and iPads.
Connect to your car's stereo
You can also connect your iOS device to your car's stereo, making it easier to hear the turn-by-
turn directions that Siri or your navigation app provides, as well as music from your iPhone or iPad.
(Figure 6-14 shows Apple Maps' navigation in action.) These devices typically also let you conduct
hands-free calls using your stereo's speakers instead of a Bluetooth headset.