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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 Join Latitude.
To open Latitude, touch icon
from Maps screen, then select Latitude.
9.6.2
How to invite friends to share their locations
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Touch icon
from list view.
Touch Select from Contacts or Add via email address.
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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:
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Accept and share
You and your friend can share locations with each other.
back
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Accept, but hide
You can view your friend's location, but they can not view yours.
my location
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Don't accept
No locations can be shared between you and your friend.
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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.
Map
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Locate the friend's position on the map.
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Directions
Get directions to this friend's location.
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Street view
Touch to show panoramic views from positions along many streets in the
world.
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Ping for check-in
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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