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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.
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