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9.6.2
How to invite friends to share their locations
• Touch icon
from list view.
• Touch Select from Contacts or Add via email address.
• After selecting your chosen contacts touch Add friends at the bottom
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:
• Accept and share
You and your friend can share locations with
back
each other.
• Accept, but hide
You can view your friend's location, but they can
my location
not view yours.
• Don't accept
No locations can be shared between you and
your friend.
9.6.3
To view your friends' location
You can view your friends' locations on a map or in a list.
• MAP VIEW
When Google Maps is opened, your friends'
locations will display with their photo icons for
identification.
• FRIENDS LIST
Your friends are displayed in a list.
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9.6.4
To connect with your friends
Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy
options.
• Map
Locate the friend's position on the map.
• Directions
Get directions to this friend's location.
• Ping for check-in
Send friends a notification and ask them to
check in.
• Sharing options
Touch to set sharing options: Share best
available location; Share only city-level location;
Hide from this friend
• Remove this friend Remove this friend from your list and stop
sharing information with him or her.
9.6.5
To control what you share
You can control the information you want to share with your friends.
Touch icon
from Maps screen, then select Latitude, touch your own
name and then touch Location settings.
The following options are available to choose from:
• Location reporting Touch to detect/set your location, or stop
updating your location.
• Enable location
Mark to hide your location history.
history
• Manage your
Add or remove friends who can see your
friends
location.
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