Pogue's Basics: Activate Street View in Google Maps on your phone
Street View is one of the most amazing features of Google Maps.
Like magic, you can “stand” at any spot in America (or many other countries) and look around you, thanks to the millions of stitched photographs taken by Google’s camera vans over the last few years.
But on the phone, how do you enter Street View? How do you see it?
Simple, but you might not guess: Hold your finger down on a particular spot on the map.
That produces a red pin, and it also produces a thumbnail image in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Tap it to enter Street View and start looking around your world!
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