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Your friend will receive an email or text message with your
location marked on a map. They will also receive
instructions on how to view your location from the web or
use Latitude on their phone or tablet provided it is
available. Once they acknowledge your request, their
location will display on your phone. They can share their
location from their computer, phone, or tablet. For more
information, go to http://www.google.com/latitude.
To view the map, press
6.
Latitude Options
From the map display, press
options:
• Search: allows you to search for a place of interest.
• Directions: displays navigation directions to a location from a
starting point.
• Clear Map: allows you to remove all markings and layers from the
map.
• More: provides access to additional features such as: Map, Places,
Navigation, Check in, Latitude, Location history, and My Places.
• Settings: allows you to select the following additional options:
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Cache Settings: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map tiles when
not using Wi-Fi and to clear the cache that holds the map tiles.
Map view.
to display the following
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Location reporting: allows you to configure the location reporting
parameters.
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Labs: this is a testing ground for experimental features that aren't
ready for primetime. They may change, break or disappear at any time.
Click on a Lab to enable or disable it.
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Terms, Privacy & Notices: displays the Terms and Conditions,
Privacy Policy, o r Legal Notices information. Select the desired
information from the pop-up menu.
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About: displays general information about Google maps such as
Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received, Free
memory, etc.
• Help: displays the Google Mobile Help web page where you can
receive help on Google Maps.
Maps
Depending on your location, you can view basic, custom, and
satellite maps and local business information, including
locations, contact information, and driving directions. You can
also post public messages about a location and track your
friends.
Important! Before using Google Maps you must have an active
data (3G) connection. The Maps application does not
cover every country or city.
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