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6.
Press ➔ ➔
Latitude
.
Your location is displayed on the map, accurate to 30
meters.
Sharing your Location with Friends
1. From the Latitude map screen, tap to display your
Latitude friends. At first, only your name is displayed.
2. Press
➔
Add friends
.
3. Tap
Select from Contacts
or
Add via email address
.
4. Tap a contact or enter an email address and tap
Add
friends
.
5. At the
Send sharing requests
prompt, tap
Yes
.
Your friend will receive an email or text message with your
location marked on a map. They will also receive
instructions on how to view your location from the web or
use Latitude on their phone provided it is available. Once
they acknowledge your request, their location will display
on your phone. They can share their location from their
computer or phone. For more information, go to
http://
www.google.com/latitude
.
6. To view the map, press
➔
See map
.
Latitude Options
ᮣ
From the map display, press to display the following
options:
•Search
: allows you to search for a place of interest.
• Directions
: displays navigation directions to a location from a
starting point.
• My Places
: allows you to see locations you have marked as a
favorite such as restaurants, museums, parks, and so forth. Press
and hold on a location and when the screen displays with the
address, tap the star in the upper-right corner. It will be listed in your
Starred Places.
• Clear Map
: allows you to remove all markings and layers from the
map.
• Latitude
: lets you and your friends share locations and status
messages with each other. It also lets you send instant messages
and emails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’
locations.
•More
: allows you to select the following additional options:
–
Labs
: this is a testing ground for experimental features that aren’t ready
for primetime. They may change, break or disappear at any time. Click
on a Lab to enable or disable it.
–
Cache Settings
: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map tiles when
not using WiFi and to clear the cache that holds the map tiles.