Latitude – Samsung SGH-T879ZBBTMB User Manual

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Latitude

Google Latitude allows you and your friends share locations
and status messages with each other. It also lets you send
instant messages and emails, make phone calls, and get
directions to your friends’ locations.

Important! You must sign in to your Google account, enable

Wi-Fi, and enable the Location feature before you
can use this application. For more information,
refer to “Wi-Fi settings” on page 247.

Note: Although you do not have to enable location services in

order to use Latitude, it is recommended for best
accuracy.

1. From the Home screen, tap

(Applications)

(Latitude).

Important! For best results, it is recommended that you enable

all of your location services. For more information,
refer to “Location Services” on page 275.

2. Tap Wi-Fi Disabled - Click to enable connection to

navigate to the Wi-Fi Settings menu where you can

turn on Wi-Fi if it is not already enabled.

For more information, refer to “Wi-Fi” on page 236.

3. If prompted with the Improve My Location screen, tap

Settings to configure the necessary settings or Skip to

continue on without making a change.

4. Tap MAP VIEW to return to the main application.

Sharing your Location with Friends

1. Locate the map view, if not already displaying Latitude

icon at the top tight, tap the bottom-right arrow from

(Latitude) to display your Latitude

friends. At first, only your name is displayed.

2. From the bottom of the Latitude map screen, tap

FRIENDS LIST

(Add friends).

– or –

Tap

(Add friends).

3. Tap Select from Contacts or Add via email address.

4. Tap a contact or enter an email address, then tap

Add friends.

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