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Or tap Add via email address > enter one or more email addresses, separated by “ , >Add
friends >when asked to confirm, Yes.
Or tap to add a friend from suggested friends’ list >Yes.
If your friends are current Latitude users, they will appear at the top of your Google Contacts lists
with a Latitude icon. Current users will receive email request and a request within Latitude.
If your friends aren’t using Latitude, theyll receive a location request email, but they must sign into
Latitude with a supported Google account before they can accept your request. If you invite a friend
who is not using a Google ID, you or your friends will need to re-send any location requests once
they have signed into Latitude with a supported Google account.
Responding to an invitation
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Latitude.
2. Tap New sharing request.
Tap Accept and share back to share locations between you and your friend.
Tap Accept, but hide my location to see the friend’s location, and hide your location.
Tap Don’t accept to reject the request.
Viewing friends locations and managing friends
You can view your friends’ locations on a map or in a list.
When you open Latitude, you are shown list of your Latitude friends with location summaries.
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
While using Map mode, tap the friend’s photo. Your friend’s name appears in a balloon. Tap the
balloon.
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 profile:
Tap to view the friend’s location on the map.
Tap to get directions to the friend’s location.
Tap to view the friend’s location in street view.
Tap the friend’s photo to open Quick contact where you can view contact details, send an email,
and more.
Tap Sharing options to change sharing options for the friend.
Share best available
location
Share your precise location information.