Sprint Nextel PG86100 Inviting Friends to Share Their Locations, Responding to an Invitation

After you’ve joined Latitude and closed the Maps application, do one of the following to open it:

Press and tap > Latitude.

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Press and tap > Maps. Press and tap Latitude.

Inviting Friends to Share Their Locations

1.Press and tap > Latitude.

2.Press , and then tap Add friends.

3.Choose how to add friends:

Select from Contacts: Select any number of friends from People entries.

Add via email address: Enter one or more email addresses.

4.When the Send sharing requests dialog box opens, tap Yes.

If your friends already use Latitude, they receive an email request and a notification on Latitude. If they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an email request that tells them to sign in to Latitude with their Google Account.

Responding to an Invitation

When you get a sharing request from a friend, you can:

Accept and share back: You and your friend can see each other’s locations.

Accept, but hide my location: You can see your friend’s location, but they can’t see yours.

Don’t accept: No location information is shared between you and your friend.

Viewing Your Friends’ Locations

You can view your friends’ locations on a map or in a list.

When you open Maps, your friends’ locations are shown. Each friend is represented by their picture (from People) with an arrow pointing to their approximate location. If a friend has chosen to share city-level locations, their picture does not have an arrow and appears in the middle of the city.

To see a friend’s profile and connect, tap the photo. Your friend’s name appears in a balloon. Tap the balloon to open a screen with details about your friend and many connection options.

GPS Navigation

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