9.6.1To join Latitude
Touch Maps at the
To open Latitude, touch icon from Maps screen, then select Latitude.
9.6.2How 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.
9.6.3To 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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9.6.4To 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
•Sharing options Touch to set sharing options: Share best available location; Share
•Remove this friend Remove this friend from your list and stop sharing information with him or her.
9.6.5To 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.
•Report from this Mark the checkbox to enable automatically
device | update location from this device. |
•Enable location Mark to hide your location history. history
•Manage your Add or remove friends who can see your
friendslocation.
•Enable location Mark the checkbox to enable record your
History | location history. |
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