Compass and Maps

The icon at the bottom of the Compass screen lets you find your current location in Maps. Maps also takes advantage of the built-in compass to show which way you’re facing.

See your current location in Maps: 

Tap current location icon. Maps opens and indicates your current location with a blue marker.

Map showing part of New York City. At the top of the screen is the search field, with an entry. Red markers appear on the screen. In the center of the screen is a blue dot showing the current location.

Show which way you’re facing: 

In Maps, tap Current location icon again. (The icon changes to Location and direction icon.) The angle shows the accuracy of the compass reading—the smaller the angle, the greater the accuracy.

The map screen showing a "v" shape coming from the blue dot.

See Finding and Viewing Locations.