Access Street View on Google Maps with iPhone 6

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Steps

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    To begin, we unlock our phone by pressing the power button on the right side of the phone
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    Alternatively, you can press the Home button at the bottom center of the phone
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    Swipe across the lock screen and enter your pass-code if you have one set up
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    Otherwise, simply place your finger on the Home button to use the fingerprint scanner if you have that option enabled
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    You should now be at the Home screen
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    In my case, I have all of my applications organized in folders. Google Maps is located in my Travel folder, so we will open that. The Google Maps icon is very colorful and resembles a map. Tap on the icon to open Google Maps.
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    It will either take you to your current location or the location you recently searched for
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    To search for a new location, tap on the search bar at the top of the screen
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    Type in a location using the keyboard.
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    For this demonstration, I will search for Carnaby Street
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    Once found, you will see that it is highlighted by a red pinpoint on your map.
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    At the bottom, it says Carnaby St., Soho, London, along with the postal code
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    To get more information, tap on the street name and drag it up from the bottom
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    This brings up an option to save the location, as well as some photos and a close-up map of the area.
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    To find Street View, simply tap on Street View just above the map on the left side
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    Now, you are on Carnaby Street
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    You can press the arrows on the screen to move around forward, back, and left or right
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    You can also press on the screen and drag around to change your point of view
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    Another thing about this option that is fun is when you press the icon with two arrows at the bottom right corner of your screen
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    Now, instead of using your finger to pan around, you can tilt and move the phone around to do this
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    Press the same icon again to exit this mode if you find it uncomfortable to use.
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    To exit Street view, tap on the screen once
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    The street name will appear at the top left of the screen with a left-facing arrow. Tap that to return to the street information screen.
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    Tap on the arrow at the top left again, and you are back at the map view
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