Maps – Samsung SGH-S959ZKATFN User Manual

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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

.

6.

To view the map, press

Map view.

Latitude Options

From the map display, press

to display the following

options:

• Search: allows you to search for a place of interest.

• Directions: displays navigation directions to a location from a

starting point.

• Clear Map: allows you to remove all markings and layers from the

map.

• More: provides access to additional features such as: Map, Places,

Navigation, Check in, Latitude, Location history, and My Places.

• Settings: allows you to select the following additional options:

Cache Settings: allows you to set options to pre-fetch map tiles when

not using Wi-Fi and to clear the cache that holds the map tiles.

Location reporting: allows you to configure the location reporting

parameters.

Labs: this is a testing ground for experimental features that aren’t

ready for primetime. They may change, break or disappear at any time.

Click on a Lab to enable or disable it.

Terms, Privacy & Notices: displays the Terms and Conditions,

Privacy Policy, o r Legal Notices information. Select the desired

information from the pop-up menu.

About: displays general information about Google maps such as

Version, Platform, Locale, Total data sent, Total data received, Free

memory, etc.

• Help: displays the Google Mobile Help web page where you can

receive help on Google Maps.

Maps

Depending on your location, you can view basic, custom, and
satellite maps and local business information, including
locations, contact information, and driving directions. You can
also post public messages about a location and track your
friends.

Important! Before using Google Maps you must have an active

data (3G) connection. The Maps application does not
cover every country or city.

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