HTC Hero User Manual - Page 162

Controlling what you share, To change your public profile

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162 Google Apps Options Share only city level location Remove Description Share only the city you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in. To share more precise location again, tap Best available location. Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations with him or her altogether. Controlling what you share You have control over how and when you can be found by your friends. Only the last location sent to Latitude is stored with your Google Account. If you turn off Latitude or are hiding, no location is stored. To change your public profile 1. In Google Maps, press MENU, tap Latitude, and then tap your contact details balloon. 2. Set the following options to your preferences. Options Description Show on map See your location on a map. Change your status Change the status message, which is shared across other Google products and features, such as Google Talk and Gmail/Google Mail. After you tap Change your status, type your new status in the dialog box, and then tap OK. Change your photo Change the picture, which is also shared across other Google products and features. After you tap Change your photo, you can either take a picture of yourself with the phone or select a picture from Albums. Refer to "Using Camera and Camcorder" and "Using Albums" in Chapter 7 for more details.

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16± Google Apps
Options
Description
Share only city level
location
Share only the city you are in, not the street-level location. Your
friend can see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are
in. To share more precise location again, tap
Best available
location
.
Remove
Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations with
him or her altogether.
Controlling what you share
You have control over how and when you can be found by your friends. Only the
last location sent to Latitude is stored with your Google Account. If you turn off
Latitude or are hiding, no location is stored.
To change your public profile
1.
In Google Maps, press MENU, tap
Latitude
, and then tap your contact details
balloon.
2.
Set the following options to your preferences.
Options
Description
Show on map
See your location on a map.
Change your status
Change the status message, which is shared across other Google
products and features, such as Google Talk and Gmail/Google Mail.
After you tap
Change your status
, type your new status in the dialog
box, and then tap
OK
.
Change your photo
Change the picture, which is also shared across other Google
products and features.
After you tap
Change your photo
, you can either take a picture of
yourself with the phone or select a picture from Albums. Refer to
“Using Camera and Camcorder” and “Using Albums” in Chapter 7 for
more details.