How to Access Tutorials

  1. Open the GoodMaps App.
  2. Check in to a building – you can check in to a nearby building or use the Explore all Buildings to check into a building!
  3. Click on the Menu Tab in the bottom right hand corner.
  4. Click on Tutorials.
  5. You will have two tutorial options (as of 11/22).
A list screen of available in-app tutorials.

  • Tutorial #1: Introduction to GoodMaps:
    • If you click on this option you will be presented a slide show of instructions giving you an overall idea of how the GoodMaps app works.
    • You can move back and forth between slides by using the continue button or swiping right and left.
    • You can end the tutorial at the last slide by clicking “Let’s Go” or by clicking “Skip” in the upper right hand corner at any time.
An in-app tutorial with a cartoon-like image of a smartphone.

  • Tutorial #2: How to hold the phone correctly tutorial
    • If you click this tutorial you will be guided through an interactive set of steps to teach you how to localize within the building.
    • The first page will give you an introduction with the option to begin the tutorial or skip the tutorial.
    • The next pages instructs you how to hold the phone, rotate the phone, and how to move if the camera position system is struggling to locate you with the images it is gathering.
    • When you succeed at following directions – the phone will tell you “Good!” and move on to the next step in the tutorial.
Updated on March 21, 2025