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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 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.

Edit privacy setting Manage how your location is shared with all your friends. Select one

of the following options:

Detect your location. Let Latitude automatically detect and

update your location as you move around. The update frequency is

determined by several factors, such as your phone’s battery charge

level and how recently your location has changed.

Note You must have My location sources enabled. To learn how to

enable My location sources, refer to “Using Google Maps” in

this chapter.

Set your location. Manually select a location on the map.

Hide your location. Hide your location from all your friends. They

will not be able to see your location on their maps. You can also

hide your location only to certain individuals.

Turn off Latitude. Disable Latitude and stop sharing. Your friends

cannot see your location. You can always join Latitude again.

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