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9.6
Join Latitude to see your friends' locations
and share yours with them
With Google Latitude, you can:
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see your friends' locations on a map or in a list.
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quickly contact your friends with a text message, instant message, or
phone call.
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you can share, set, hide your location, or sign out of Google Latitude.
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control who sees your location, and at what level of detail.
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add Latitude widget to Home screen to see nearby friends at a glance.
9.6.1
To join Latitude
Touch Maps at the upper-left corner, and select Latitude.
To open Latitude, touch icon
Latitude.
9.6.2
How to invite friends to share their locations
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Touch icon
from list view.
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Touch
Select from Contacts or Add via email address.
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After selecting your chosen contacts touch
of the screen.
When finished, an invitation will be sent to the friends you have invited.
To respond to an invitation, you can select one of the followings:
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Accept and share
You and your friend can share locations with
back
each other.
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Accept, but hide
You can view your friend's location, but they can
my location
not view yours.
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Don't accept
No locations can be shared between you and
your friend.
from Maps screen, then select
Add friends at the bottom
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9.6.3
To view your friends' location
You can view your friends' locations on a map or in a list.
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MAP VIEW
When Google Maps is opened, your friends'
locations will display with their photo icons for
identification.
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FRIENDS LIST
Your friends are displayed in a list.
9.6.4
To connect with your friends
Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy
options.
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Map
Locate the friend's position on the map.
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Directions
Get directions to this friend's location.
Ping for check-in
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Send friends a notification and ask them to
check in.
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Manage sharing
Touch to set sharing options: Share best
available location; Share city-level location only;
Hide from this friend.
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Remove this friend
Remove this friend from your list and stop
sharing information with him or her.
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