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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, they’ll 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.