User's Manual

can’t see yours.
 Don’t accept: No location information is shared between you and your
friend.
To view your friends’ locations
You can view your friends’ locations on a map or in a list.
When you open Maps, your friends’ locations are shown. Each friend is
represented by their picture (from Contacts) with an arrow pointing to their
approximate location. If a friend has chosen to share city-level locations, their
picture does not have an arrow and appears in the middle of the city.
If your friends use Google Talk, their online status (Available, Busy, and so on)
is indicated by a circular icon below their pictures.
To see a friend’s profile and connect, touch the photo. Your friend’s name
appears in a balloon. Touch the balloon to open a screen with details about your
friend and many connection options.
When you open Latitude you see a list of your Latitude friends, with a summary
of their last known locations, status, and so on. Touch a friend in the list to open
a screen with details about the friend and many connection options.
To connect with and manage connections with your friends
Touch a friend’s contact details balloon in Map view or touch a friend in List view
to open the friend’s profile. In the Profile screen, you can communicate with your
friend and set privacy options.
 Show on map: Shows the friend’s location on the map.
 Chat using Google Talk: Opens a Google Talk chat window with that friend.
 Send email: Opens Gmail with a message addressed to the friend.
 Directions: Gets directions to the friend’s location.
 Hide from this friend Stop sharing your location with this friend in Latitude,
in a list or on a map. To share your location with this friend again, touch
Unhide from the friend.
 Share only city level location: Share only the city you are in, not your
street-level location. Your friend sees your picture in the middle of the city
you are in. To share more precise locations again, touch Best available
location.
 Remove: Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations
altogether.
To control what you share