User guide
Viewing friends’ locations and managing friends
You can view your friends’ locations on a map or in a list.
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When you open Latitude, you are shown list of your Latitude friends with location summaries.
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When you open Maps, your friends’ locations are shown. Each friend is represented by a photo and arrow indicating
their approximate location. If a friend has chosen to share only city-level location details the friend’s photo is shown in
the friend’s city center location.
Viewing friends’ profile
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While using Map mode, tap the friend’s photo. Your friend’s name appears in a balloon. Tap the balloon.
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From the Latitude friend’s list, tap a friend.
Managing friends’ communication and privacy options
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Latitude.
2. From a friend’s prole,
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Tap
to view the friend’s location on the map.
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Tap
to get directions to the friend’s location.
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Tap
to view the friend’s location in street view.
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Tap the friend’s photo to open Quick contact where you can view contact details, send an email, and more.
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Tap
Sharing options to change sharing options for the friend.
Share best available location Share your precise location information.
Share only city level location Share only your city location, not a street-level location. Your friend will see your picture in the
middle of your current city.
Hide from this friend Stop sharing your location with this friend.
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Tap Remove this friend to remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations.
Privacy settings
Only the last location sent to Latitude is stored by Google. If you turn o Latitude or are hiding, no location is stored.
To change your privacy settings:
1. From the Home screen, tap
Apps > Latitude.
2. Press
Menu > Settings.
Location reporting Detect your location Let Latitude detect and update your location as you move.
The update frequency is determined by several factors, including your phone’s
battery level and how recently your location has been updated.
Set your location Choose from several methods and set your location manually.
Do not detect your
location
Hide your location from all your friends.
Location History settings Enable location history Store your past locations and visualize them on the Latitude website.
Account settings Sign out of Latitude Disable Latitude and stop sharing your location and status. You can always join
Latitude again.
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