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Touch
MAP VIEW
on the Latitude screen.
Google Maps™ shows your friends‟ locations. Each
friend is represented by a photo icon with an arrow pointing at his or her approximate location. If
a friend has opted to enable city-level sharing, his or her icon will not have an arrow and it
appears in the middle of the city. See
Connecting with Your Friends
for more details.
To see your friend‟s profile and connect with him or her, touch the photo. This will display your
friend‟s name, and then touch the balloon right above his or her icon.
List View:
To show a list of your friends, in Google Maps, press
FRIENDS LIST
.
To see a friend‟s profile and connect with him or her, select your friend‟s name from the list.
Connecting with Your Friends
Touch
a friend‟s contact details balloon in map view or touch a friend in list view to open the
friend‟s profile. In the profile screen, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy
options.
●
Map:
Find a friend‟s location on the map.
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Directions:
Get directions to the friend‟s location.
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Ping for check in:
Send this friend a notification asking them to check in.
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Manage sharing:
Select from the following:
Share best available location:
Share your precise location information.
Share only city level location:
Share only the city you are in, not the street-level
location. Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in. To
share more precise location again, touch
Share best available location
.
Hide from this friend:
Stop sharing your location with this friend, both in list view
and in map view.
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Remove this friend:
Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations with him or
her altogether.
Changing Location Settings
You have control over how and when you can be found by your friends. Only the last location
sent to Latitude is stored with your Google account. If you turn off Latitude or are hiding, no
location is stored.
To change your public profile:
1. Press
Home
, and touch
>
Latitude
.
