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IfyourfriendsalreadyuseLatitude,theywillreceiveanemailrequestandanotificationonLatitude.
IftheyhavenotyetjoinedLatitude,theywillreceiveanemailrequestthattellsthemtosigninto
LatitudewiththeirGoogleAccount.
Accept an Invitation
Whenyougetasharingrequestfromafriend,youwillseea“…newsharingrequests”message.
Touchitandyoucan:
n Accept and share back:Youcanseeyourfriends’locations,andtheycanseeyours.
n Accept, but hide my location:Youcanseeyourfriends’locations,buttheycan’tseeyours.
n Don’t accept:Nolocationinformationissharedbetweenyouandyourfriends.
Youcanchangehowyourlocationissharedwitheachfriendatanytime.SeeConnectwithYour
Friendsfordetails.
Show Your Friends
Youcanshowyourfriendsusingthemapvieworthelistview.
MapView:
TouchMAP VIEWontheLatitudescreen.GoogleMaps™showsyourfriends’locations.Each
friendisrepresentedbyaphotoiconwithanarrowpointingathisorherapproximatelocation.Ifa
friendhasoptedtoenablecity-levelsharing,hisorhericonwillnothaveanarrowanditappearsin
themiddleofthecity.SeeConnectwithYourFriendsformoredetails.
Toseeyourfriend’sprofileandconnectwithhimorher,touchthephoto.Thiswilldisplayyour
friend’sname,andthentouchtheballoonrightabovehisorhericon.
ListView:
Toshowalistofyourfriends,inGoogleMaps,touchFRIENDS LIST.
Toseeafriend’sprofileandconnectwithhimorher,selectyourfriend’snamefromthelist.
Connect with Your Friends
Touchafriend’scontactdetailsballooninmapviewortouchafriendinlistviewtoopenthefriend’s
profile.Intheprofilescreen,youcancommunicatewithyourfriendandsetprivacyoptions.
n Map:Findafriend’slocationonthemap.
n Directions:Getdirectionstothefriend’slocation.
n Ping for check in:Sendthisfriendanotificationaskingthemtocheckin.
n Manage sharing:Selectfromthefollowing: