Note - This describes Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch. For complete instructions, view the User Guide.

Navigating

Pan Place one finger on the screen and drag it in the appropriate direction. You can also throw the view by flicking the screen quickly.
Zoom in
Place two fingers on the screen simultaneously and move them apart OR double tap the screen.
Zoom out Place two fingers on the screen simultaneously and move them together (pinch) OR double tap the screen with two fingers simultaneously.
Rotate Place two fingers on the screen and turn in the appropriate direction.
Look around Place two fingers together on the screen simultaneously and move them in any direction.
Tilt
Place two fingers together on the screen simultaneously and move them down. You can also tilt automatically by physically tilting your iPhone.
Reset to north-up view Compass icon
The compass shows your current heading.
Go to your location
Location icon
Google Earth follows your location until you navigate or touch the location icon again.

Searching for Places or Businesses

Search Search icon
If your search returns multiple results, touch the appropriate result to fly to this location.
Clear search results Options icon
Touch Clear History.

Displaying Content

You can display interesting geographic content within your viewing area. This includes points of interest (POIs) as well as borders and terrain.

Display content Options icon
Under Show, beside the desired type of content, slide the setting to On or touch the content name to display more options. When you are finished, touch Done.

Once you have enabled this content, some content displays as icons in the main view. Touch any icon to display more information.


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