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•List view
To show a list of your friends, touch the Menu button →
 
Latitude. To see a friend’s profile and communicate with them, 
touch the friend’s name from the list.
To connect with your friends
Touch a friend’s name in map view or list view to open the friend’s 
profile. In the profile screen, you can send messages to your friend and 
configure privacy options.
1Switch to street view of the friend’s location.
2Get directions to the friend’s location.
3See a friend’s location on the map.
4 Sharing options:
•Share best available location: Share street-level location with your 
friend.
•Share only city level location: Share only the city or the approximate 
area you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can see your 
photo icon in the middle of the city you are in.
•Hide from this friend: Stop location sharing with this friend. Your 
friend cannot see your photo icon on the map.
5 Remove this friend: Remove this friend from your list and end all location 
sharing.
6Touch the thumbnail to open the pop-up menu. Depending on available 
settings, you may use Messaging and Gmail services to send a message 
to your friend.
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To control what to share and change your public profile
1In Maps, touch the Menu button → Latitude.
2Touch your name on the list of friends to open your public profile 
window.
3Set the following options to your preferences.
Change your photoChange the picture that your friends see on the 
map or in their list of friends.
You can take a picture using the Camera 
application, or select a picture stored in Gallery.
Send location to othersSend the address of your current location using 
Twitter, Facebook, Bluetooth, text messaging, or 
e-mail.
Edit privacy settingsManage how your location is shared with your 
friends:
•Turn off Latitude: Disable Latitude and end 
location sharing.
•Detect your location: Latitude automatically 
detects and updates your current location.
NOTE: To let Latitude report your location, you 
must enable My location sources. For more 
information, see "To enable location source" on 
page 83.
•Set your location: Select a location from the 
map, contact addresses or nearby places, or 
type an address.
•Hide your location. All of your friends will not 
be able to see your location on their maps.
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Places
Touch the Launcher button → Places .
Places automatically detects your current location and offers guide to 
nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, hotels, attractions, ATMs, gas 
stations, and more.
1Touch to select a category.
2From the list of places, touch the desired place to view more 
details. For more information on using the controls on this screen, 
see "To view the details of a place" on page 85.
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Navigation
 NOTE: Google Maps Navigation is only available for use in the United 
States at this time.
 
WARNING: It is your sole responsibility to use this application in a safe 
and responsible manner. You must obey local traffic laws, posted road 
signs, and safety regulations. Do not operate the device while driving.
Touch the Launcher button → Navigation .
Google Maps Navigation is an Internet-connected GPS satellite 
navigation system with voice guidance. Navigation provides the 
following features:
Feature Description
Searching in plain language Type the name or address of the place, the 
business, or the organization you want to 
find.
Searching by voice Name your destination using Google Search 
by voice (English only).
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Traffic view Traffic view provides live traffic data and 
displays up-to-date traffic conditions on the 
screen. Press the Menu button 
→ 
Layers
→ Traffic to turn on Traffic view.
Searching along route Search for any kind of business along your 
route. Press the Menu button 
→ Layers to 
access popular types of places. Feature Description
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Satellite View Satellite view allows you to view your route 
overlaid on 3D satellite views with Google's 
high-resolution aerial imagery. Press the 
Menu button 
→ Layers→ Satellite to turn 
on Satellite view.
Street View Street view helps visualize turns with Street 
View imagery. Navigation automatically 
switches to Street View as you approach 
your destination.
Car dock mode Place your device in a car dock to access 
Navigation and Voice Search easily.
Navigation shortcut •Speak Destination: Say your destination 
using Google voice search.
•Type Destination: Type your destination.
•Contacts: Select a destination from the 
location of your contacts.
•Starred Places: Select a desalination from 
the list of Starred Places. Feature Description
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Walking navigation Get voice-guided navigation for walking 
directions. Your device vibrates for turn 
notifications. Feature Description
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News and Weather
Touch the Launcher button → News and Weather .
Weather
The Weather service automatically detects your current location and 
shows the local weather information.
If your current location is temporarily unavailable, you need to set your 
location manually as follows.
1Touch the Menu button → Settings→ Weather settings.
2Clear the Use my location check box.
3To u c h  Set location.
4Enter a city or postal code.
5Touch  . The weather location will be updated to the location 
you manually set.
1•Current weather.
• Touch this area to view temperatures, wind speed, and humidity data 
within the next 24 hours.
2Weather forecast for the next 6 days.
3Touch the The Weather Channel icon to start the browser and visit The 
Weather Channel website to find more weather information.
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News
Flick pages horizontally to view news topics, such as To p  S t o r i e s, U.S., 
Sports, and Entertainment. Touch the news headline you are 
interested in to view the full content.
To add/remove news topics
You can manage the news topics to be displayed on your device as 
follows.
1Touch the Menu button → Settings→ News settings.
2To u c h  Select news topics.
• Select the check boxes next to the news topics you want to 
display on the device.
• Clear the check boxes next to the unwanted news topics.
To configure news and weather refresh settings
1Touch the Menu button → Settings→ Refresh settings.
2To refresh news and weather automatically, select the Auto-
refresh check box.
3To u c h  Refresh interval to adjust the refresh interval. Faster refresh 
intervals increase data usage and consume more battery power.
 NOTE: To refresh news and weather manually, touch the Menu button 
→ Refresh.
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Yo uTu b e
YouTube is an Internet video streaming service that allows you to view 
videos uploaded by YouTube members.
 NOTE: Browsing and watching videos does not require you to sign in to 
a YouTube account. However, to use full YouTube features, such as 
commenting on videos, adding videos to your favorites, or uploading 
videos, you must create and sign in to a YouTube account.
To  o p e n  Yo uTu b e
Touch the Launcher button → Yo uTu b e .
To search for a video by typing
1Touch the icon   on the top right of the YouTube screen, or 
touch the Menu button → Search to open the search bar.
2Type the video name or keyword into the search box using the 
on-screen keyboard. The search results that fully or partially 
match the text being typed appear below the search box. You 
can:
aScroll the search results and touch the desired result.
bTouch   on the keyboard or the search icon   on 
the search box to search for results that match the entered 
text, and then touch a desired search result.
3The videos that match the selected result are listed.
4Touch the video to start playing the video.
 NOTE: You can touch All time (or the current time filter setting) at the 
top of the search results screen. From the Time filter pop-up menu, 
select a time frame you want to filter the search results. The videos that 
match the selected time frame will be listed.
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