User guide

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 Starred: Get directions to the places you have starred in Google Maps.
Latitude
Google‟s Latitude service is a social tool for sharing your location information with selected
friends. Before using the application, you need to enable GPS (See Location Services).
1. Touch > > Latitude.
Note: Each time you launch the Maps application, your location will be determined by GPS or
the phone network and your Latitude status will be updated. You can also touch the
Maps icon in Maps application and touch Latitude to launch Latitude to see your status
as well as that of your selected friends.
2. In Latitude, choose from the options below:
 Touch to add new friends to share location.
 Touch to refresh friends‟ status.
 Touch MAP VIEW to see your friends on Maps.
 Touch > Show stale friends / Hide stale friends to show or hide friends
who haven‟t updated their location with you for a while.
 Touch > Location settings to configure location reporting, location sharing,
location history options, or sign out of Latitude (turn off Latitude service.)
Local
Local helps you find all kinds of businesses near you. Before using the application, you need to
enable GPS (See Location Services).
1. Touch > > Local. Wait while you are being located. Your location, when
found, is shown on the screen. You can also touch the address bar to enter an address
manually.
2. Select a business category and the information of that type of business near you will be
displayed.
Note: Touch > Add a search to add new business categories.
3. Touch a result you are interested in and check out the details and reviews about that
place. You can also see the place on Google Maps, find out how to get there, or give
that business a call, add your rating and review, and more.