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Latitude, Places

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Google applications Latitude Finding Your Friends with Google LatitudeTM Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others' locations on maps and get directions to your friends' locations using Google Latitude. Your location is not shared automatically. It is by invitation only. You must join Latitude and then invite your friends to view your location or accept invitations from your friends. To join Latitude ]While viewing a map, press the Menu Key and touch Join Latitude. The first time you join Latitude, you're prompted to accept or reject the Google privacy policy. After you've joined Latitude, the Join Latitude item changes to Latitude. To open Latitude After you join Latitude, you can open it to find your friends and view their updates. ]While viewing a map, press the Menu Key and touch Latitude. To invite friends to share their locations After you join Latitude, you can start sharing your location with your friends. Only friends whom you have explicitly invited or accepted 52 can see your location. 1 Open Latitude, press the Menu Key and touch Add friends. 2 Touch Select from Contacts or Add via email address in the menu that opens. 3 Touch Add friends at the bottom of the screen. If your friends already use Latitude, they receive an email request and a notification on Latitude. If they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an email inviting them to sign in to Latitude with their Google Account. Places To find places Touch the Places icon while in Google Maps to find different venues, such as gas stations, coffee shops, bars, restaurants, etc. Once you select a category, you will see a list of closest matches, including their distance, compass bearing, description and even user reviews. You can customize your own location search categories, and even add the Places icon to your Home screen. n Tip While viewing a map, press the Menu Key and touch More for the following options: Labs, Cache Settings, Help, Terms, Privacy & Notices and About.

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Google applications
Latitude
Finding Your Friends with Google
Latitude
TM
Google Latitude lets you and your friends
view each others' locations on maps and get
directions to your friends' locations using
Google Latitude. Your location is not shared
automatically. It is by invitation only.
You must join Latitude and then invite your
friends to view your location or accept
invitations from your friends.
To join Latitude
]
While viewing a map, press the
Menu Key
and touch
Join Latitude
.
The first time you join Latitude, you're
prompted to accept or reject the Google
privacy policy. After you've joined Latitude,
the Join Latitude item changes to
Latitude
.
To open Latitude
After you join Latitude, you can open it to find
your friends and view their updates.
]
While viewing a map, press the
Menu Key
and touch
Latitude
.
To invite friends to share their
locations
After you join Latitude, you can start sharing
your location with your friends. Only friends
whom you have explicitly invited or accepted
can see your location.
Open Latitude, press the
1
Menu Key
and touch
Add friends
.
Touch
2
Select from Contacts
or
Add via
email address
in the menu that opens.
Touch
3
Add friends
at the bottom of the
screen. If your friends already use Latitude,
they receive an email request and a notification
on Latitude. If they have not yet joined
Latitude, they receive an email inviting them to
sign in to Latitude with their Google Account.
Places
To find places
Touch the
Places
icon while in Google Maps
to find different venues, such as gas stations,
coffee shops, bars, restaurants, etc.
Once you select a category, you will see a list
of closest matches, including their distance,
compass bearing, description and even user
reviews. You can customize your own location
search categories, and even add the Places
icon to your Home screen.
n
Tip
While viewing a map, press the
Menu Key
and touch
More
for the following options:
Labs, Cache Settings, Help, Terms,
Privacy & Notices
and
About
.