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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 or tablet provided it is available. Once they acknowledge
your request, their location will display on your phone. They can
share their location from their computer, phone, or tablet.
For more information, go to
http://www.google.com/latitude
.
Latitude Options
1. 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.
• Starred Places
: shows you locations you have marked as favorites,
such as restaurants, museums, parks, and so on.
• Clear Map
: after viewing or following directions, this option resets
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 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 prime time. They may change, break or disappear at any time. Click
on a Lab to enable or disable it.
–
Cache Settings
: Enable/disable Prefetch on mobile, or Clear the map
tile cache.
–
Help
: displays the Google Mobile Help web page where you can receive
help on Google Maps.
–
Terms, Privacy & Notices
: displays the Terms and Conditions, Privacy
Policy, o r Legal Notices information. Select the desired information from
the pop-up menu.
–
About
: displays general information about Google maps such as
Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received, Free
memory, etc.
2. Tap the following icons for the following additional options:
Places
: Uses Google Maps and your location to
help you find Restaurants, Coffee, Bars,
Attractions, ATMs, and Gas Stations, or Explore
Nearby. You can also add your own locations.
Layers
: Additional items that you can have
displayed on your map. They include:
•
Traffic
: Displays real-time traffic conditions
so you can plan the fastest route.