HTC Desire Z User Guide - Page 193
Finding your friends with Google Latitude available by country, Show on map, More > Clear Map
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193 Maps and location 7. Tap Show on map to view the directions on the map. 8. Tap the arrow buttons on the map to follow the directions. When you're finished viewing or following the directions, press MENU and then tap More > Clear Map to reset the map. Your destination is automatically saved in the Google Maps history. Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) Google Latitude™ user location service lets you and your friends share locations and status messages with each other. It also lets you send text and email messages, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends' locations. Your location is not shared automatically. You must join Latitude, and then invite your friends to view your location or accept their invitations. Only friends that you have explicitly invited or accepted can see your location. Opening and joining Latitude 1. From the Home screen, tap > Maps. 2. While viewing a map, press MENU and then tap Join Latitude. 3. After you've joined Latitude and closed the application, you can do any of the following to open it from the Home screen: Tap > Latitude. Tap > Maps, press MENU, and then tap Latitude. Inviting friends to share their locations 1. From the Home screen, tap > Latitude. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Add friends. 3. Choose how to add friends: Select from Contacts Add via email address Select any number of friends from your Contacts. Enter one or more email addresses. 4. Tap Add friends. 5. When asked to confirm, tap Yes. 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 request that tells them to sign in to Latitude with their Google Account. Responding to an invitation When you get a sharing request from a friend, you can: Accept and share back Accept, but hide my location Don't accept You and your friend can see each other's locations. You can see your friend's location, but they can't see yours. No location information is shared between you and your friend.