Apps for Traveling

From detailed maps to language lessons, apps and the always-worldly iPhone put everything you need at your fingertips — and make a great tour guide once you reach your destination.

Make the most of Maps.

Use Maps to bookmark addresses for your hotel, as well as for stores, museums, and restaurants you want to visit. Tap these bookmarks when you’re walking around or telling a cabbie where to take you. Create a new group in Contacts with the same addresses and phone numbers for easy access. See what local landmarks might be nearby by tapping a location in Maps, then turning on satellite or hybrid view.

Bookmark a location:

Find a location, tap the pin that points to it, tap next to the name or description, then tap “Add to Bookmarks.”

See a bookmarked location or recently viewed location:

Tap in the search field, then tap Bookmarks or Recents.

See a satellite or hybrid view:

Tap , then tap Satellite or Hybrid to see just a satellite view or a combined street map and satellite view.

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Did you know?

You can turn off data roaming while traveling abroad to save on data charges. Want more information on data roaming? Visit the AT&T website for iPhone travel tips.

Consult the experts.

Sure, you could find restaurants, hotels, and attractions by trial and error, but it’s easier to ask the travel experts at Frommer’s. Download a Frommer's guide for London, New York, Paris, or San Francisco and tap your way to the very best each city has to offer.
Available on the App Store

Send a postcard.

Turn any photo you snap on iPhone into a picture postcard you can send to friends. Tap the SodaSnap application and browse your photo library for the perfect snapshot. Then write a quick note and SodaSnap turns your photo and message into a digital picture postcard, ready to email.
Available on the App Store

Get ready for takeoff.

Put all your travel information in one iPhone application. Enter your travel itineraries and TravelTracker adds times and dates to Calendar, gives you one-touch flight status information, helps you organize your packing lists, keeps track of all your travel expenses, and more.
Available on the App Store

Be converted.

Check conversion rates for more than 90 currencies worldwide with Currency. Choose your master currency, enter an amount, and see what that souvenir would cost back home.
Available on the App Store

Travel safe.

Before you leave, take a photo of your passport, in case you lose it on your travels. And should you lose your iPhone, keep it safe by setting a passcode lock. You might even want to create and set new wallpaper: An “If found, please return to...” message with your name and hotel.

Set a passcode:

Choose General > Passcode Lock and enter a 4-digit passcode, then enter the passcode again to verify it. iPhone then requires you to enter the passcode to unlock it.

Set a photo as wallpaper:

Choose any photo and tap , then tap Use As Wallpaper.
Drag the photo to pan, or pinch the photo to zoom in or out, until it looks the way you want.

Tap Set Wallpaper. You can also choose from several wallpaper pictures included with iPhone by choosing Settings > Wallpaper > Wallpaper from the Home screen.

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Speak the language.

Lonely Planet Mobile Phrasebooks give you text and audio translations of common words and phrases from English into Cantonese, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, and more. And with more than 350,000 translations and a multilingual slang dictionary, Ultralingua dictionaries let you travel light and leave the books at home.
Available on the App Store