How to Choose Alternate Routes with Maps for iOS 6

Need to get somewhere but don’t want to take a toll road? Apple’s Maps app allows you to select from one of three prospective routes to your location.

• Open Maps and tap directions to choose your route.

• Set your starting location to Current Location, enter your ending location and tap Done.

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• Tap a route to show the estimated travel time, distance and whether you’ll be traveling on toll roads.

• Select the best route, tap Start in the top right corner of the screen, and off you go.

 

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Daniel P. Howley
LAPTOP Senior Writer
A newspaper man at heart, Dan Howley wrote for Greater Media Newspapers before joining Laptopmag.com. He also served as a news editor with ALM Media’s Law Technology News, and he holds a B.A. in English from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.