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● Don't accept: No location information is shared between you and your friends.
You can change how your location is shared with each friend at any time. See
Your Friends
for details.
Show Your Friends
You can show your friends using the map view or the list view.
Map View:
Touch MAP VIEW on the Latitude screen. Google Maps™ shows your friends' locations. Each
friend is represented by a picture icon with an arrow pointing at his or her approximate
location. If a friend has opted to enable city-level sharing, his or her icon will not have an
arrow and it appears in the middle of the city. See
details.
To see your friend's profile and connect with him or her, touch the picture. This will display
your friend's name, and then touch the balloon right above his or her icon.
List View:
To show a list of your friends, in Google Maps, touch FRIENDS LIST.
To see a friend's profile and connect with him or her, select your friend's name from the list.
Connect with Your Friends
Touch a friend's contact details balloon in map view or touch a friend in list view to open the
friend's profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy
options.
● Map: Find a friend's location on the map.
● Directions: Get directions to the friend's location.
● Ping for check in: Send this friend a notification asking them to check in.
● Manage sharing: Select from the following:
Share best available location: Share your precise location information.
Share only city level location: Share only the city you are in, not the street-level
location. Your friend can see your picture icon in the middle of the city you are in.
To share more precise location again, touch Share best available location.
Hide from this friend: Stop sharing your location with this friend, both in list view
and in map view.
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