Not sure how to hold your phone using GoodMaps?
Unlike typical navigation apps, GoodMaps uses a different technology that requires your phone’s camera to find your position in a building and provide accurate directions when routing.
To use the app:
- Raise your phone vertically in portrait orientation, with the back camera facing out and the phone screen facing your chest. You will hear a “success” sound when your phone is held correctly.
- Slowly pan your phone from left to right. This allows the back camera to scan different objects in your environment to detect where you are within a building.
- If your position is unable to be found:
- Try panning your back camera towards different areas in the building or move to a new location and scan again.
- Try moving to a new location and scan again.
- While en route, keep your phone vertical with the screen facing your chest to ensure accurate directions.
- To view the 2D Map:
- Flip your phone down and the 2D Map screen will appear.
- To see the AR view:
- Flip your phone up vertically.
