HTC DREA160 Finding your friends with Google Latitude, Open Latitude, Share your locations

134 Getting Around with Maps

7.5  Finding your friends with Google Latitude

Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you send email and instant messages, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations.

Your location is not shared automatically. You must join Latitude, and then invite your friends to view your location or accept their invitations.

Open Latitude

To join Latitude

1.While viewing a map in any mode (except in Street View), press MENU and then touch Join Latitude.

2.Read the privacy policy. If you agree with it, touch Agree & share.

To open Latitude after joining

While viewing a map in any mode (except in Street View), press MENU and then touch Latitude.

Share your locations

After you join Latitude, you can start sharing your locations with your friends. Only friends that you have explicitly invited or accepted can see your location.

Invite friends

To share your location with friends and request to see their locations

1.In Latitude, press MENU and then touch Add friends.

2.Choose how to add friends:

•Select from Contacts. Select any number of friends from your Contacts. Friends who already use Latitude have a icon next to their names.

•Add via email address. Enter an email address.