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This wikiHow teaches you how to make Google Maps always open oriented like a compass: with the top of your screen pointing north.
Steps
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1Open the Google Maps app. It's an app showing a map with a "G" in it.
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2Tap ☰. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.Advertisement
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3Tap Settings. It's located toward the bottom of the page.
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4Tap Navigation Settings. It's about halfway down the page.
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5Slide the Keep Map North Up button to the On position. It will turn blue. Now, when you open the Google Maps app, the map will be in the north-facing position.
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1. Open Google Maps.
2. Tap ☰.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Navigation Settings.
5. Slide the Keep Map North Up button to the On position.
