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It works - how to map address of contact in "People"

KingFatty

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When you are looking at your contacts on the phone, and you see their address, the phone would previously allow you to "View" the address, clicking to see them on the map.

However, now you cannot click that button of the contact.

Instead, to map the person, you should click on their photo (or silhouette icon of their head). That brings up the option to email, chat, g+, or map.

So just click on the map button at that point, and it will map it.

That's all, just wanted to show how to overcome this terrible change in how our phones work. Instead of going with simple and intuitive, the function is instead hidden in a convoluted way that is completely counter-intuitive and bad design.
 
My EVO 4G LTE does not have Map on that menu. Maps version 7.0.2 installed.
Is there an app association or other setting that needs to be activated? Option in Maps or somewhere else?

Tried you it with the photo/silhouette of an opened contact?
Then try it one step before ... on the list of contacts with one of the contact's photo/silhouette :)

Harry
 
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I uninstalled Map updates, cleared cache and data, then reinstalled update.
Maps now shows up as an option when I click on the photo or icon in the People List.
I'm glad viewing an address is still available, but they sure made it harder to find and you need three clicks to accomplish what previously was so easy......
 
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