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Sharing your Location with Friends
1. From the Latitude map screen, tap to display your
Latitude friends. At first, only your name is displayed.
2. Press , then touch
Add friends
.
3. Touch
Select from Contacts
or
Add via email address
.
4. Touch a Contact or enter an email address, then touch
Add friends
.
5. At the
Send sharing requests
prompt, touch
Yes
.
Your friend will receive an email or text message with your
location marked on a map. They will also receive instructions on
how to view your location from the web or use Latitude on their
phone or tablet provided it is available. Once they acknowledge
your request, their location will display on your phone. They can
share their location from their computer, phone, or tablet.
For more information, go to
http://www.google.com/latitude
.
Maps
Use Google Maps to find your current location, get directions, and
other location-based information.
Note:
You must enable location services to use Maps, and some features
require Standalone or Google location services. (For more information,
refer to “Location & security” on page 91.)
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From the
Applications
menu, touch
Maps
.
Navigating the Map
Zooming
•
Double-tap on the screen to zoom in.
•
Touch Zoom in or Zoom out.
Scrolling
•
Touch and drag on the screen to reposition the map in the display.
Touch and Touch and hold
•
Touch and hold
on an area of the map to display pop-up information
about the location.
•
Touch
a pop-up for these options:
–
Map
: Move the map’s focus to this location.
–
Directions
: Get driving, public transport, or walking directions.
–
Call
: Call the number provided in the location information.
–
Street view
: Get a street-level view of this location (if available).
–
What’s nearby?
: Display nearby points of interest.
–
Search nearby
: Enter search criteria to find nearby points of interest.
–
Share this place
: Send the location information via Messaging, Gmail,
Bluetooth, Email.
–
Report a problem with the map
: Send an error report to Google Maps.
Maps Options
1. Press to display the following options:
•Search
: allows you to search for a place of interest.