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Latitude
With Google Latitude, you can see the location of all of your
friends on a list or on a map. You can also share or hide your
location.
You must first set up your phone to use wireless networks to
help pinpoint your location. Also, Latitude works best when
Wi-Fi is enabled. (For more information, refer to "Location &
security" on page 156 and to "Wi-Fi" on page 106.)
1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, touch
touch Settings
Wireless & networks
settings.
2. Touch Wi-Fi. A green check mark appears, indicating
the feature is enabled. Your phone begins scanning for
Wi-Fi Wireless Access Points (WAPs), or "hot spots",
listing the results of the scan under Wi-Fi networks.
3. Touch the desired Wi-Fi network listing to connect to it.
4. Log on to your Google account. (For more information,
refer to "Configuring Your Gmail Account" on page 72.)
5. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch
Applications
appears in the display.
122
, then
Wi-Fi
Latitude. Your Latitude screen
The following options are available:
•
Latitude:
–
Map: Show a map indicating your location. (For more
information, refer to "Maps" on page 125.)
–
Places: Find locations of Restaurants, Cafes, Bars, Attractions,
and More categories.
–
Navigation: Display directions to a location from a starting
point.
–
Check in (appears only after you touch Check in, see below):
Select your exact location from a pop-up list.
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Latitude: Find family and friends.
–
Location history: Show your previous locations on a map.
–
My Places: Shows locations you have marked as a favorite
such as restaurants, museums, parks, and so forth. Touch
and hold on a location and when the screen displays with the
address, touch the star in the upper-right corner. It will be
listed in your Starred Places.
•
Check in: Select your exact location from a pop-up list.
•
Add friends: Select from your Contacts or Add via email
address.
•
Refresh friends: Update available friends' locations.
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