When you’ve gotten directions from one place to another on your first-generation iPhone, there are a number of ways to view those directions — including laid over a map or as a list.
To the directions format/style, start by getting a trip mapped. Then tap the eye icon on the bottom right of the Map widget. When the page “peels” back, you’ll have four options on the bottom: map, satellite, hybrid, and list.
Map. This is the standard version and looks like a driving map with your route and location laid onto it. This view is particularly useful since it can show traffic conditions on nearby roads — green is all clear, red a traffic jam.
Satellite. This is your route laid over a satellite view of the world. You can zoom in and out of the view, just like with Google Earth. This is very cool and a neat trick, but slower to load new pages than the map, since it requires more images be downloaded.
Hybrid. This combines Map and Satellite. It gives you the Google Earth-style view of your route, and adds the traffic congestion information from the Map view. This version is also a little slower than Map due to downloads.
List. If you want to do away with all the fancy graphics and just be told where to go, choose List. It offers step-by-step text directions, with mileage and route info. This is fast, but not pretty and doesn’t include traffic conditions.
