About search

You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. These places are found either from the information currently stored in your app or, if your device is connected to the internet, from the online data available.

You can search for the following:

• A specific address, for example, 123 Oxford Street, London.
• A partial address, for example, Oxford St Lon.
• A type of place, for example, gas station or restaurant.
• A place by name, for example, Starbucks.
• A postal code, for example, W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London.
• A city to navigate to a city center, for example, London.
• A Point of Interest (POI) near your current location, for example, restaurant near me.
• A contact in your smartphone contacts app.
• Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example,

  N 40°43′53″ W 73°59′49″.