T-Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide
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May 19, 2009
Control what you share
You have control over how and when you can be found by your friends. Only the last location sent to
Latitude is stored with your Google Account. If you turn off Latitude or are hiding, no location is stored.
To change your public profile
1
in Maps, press
MENU
, touch
Latitude
, and then touch your contact details balloon.
2
Set the following options to your preferences.
Share only city level
location
Share only the city you are in, not the street-level location. Your friend can
see your photo icon in the middle of the city you are in.
To share more precise location again, touch
Best available location
.
Remove
Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations with him or her
altogether.
Show on map
See your location on a map.
Change your status
Change the status message, which is shared across other Google
products and features, such as Google Talk and Gmail.
After you touch
Change your status
, type your new status in the dialog
box, and then touch
OK
.
Change your photo
Change the picture, which is also shared across other Google products
and features.
After you touch
Change your photo
, you can either take a picture of
yourself with the phone or select a picture from Gallery. Refer to “Using
Camera and Camcorder” on page 84 and “Using Gallery” on page 86for
more details.
Edit privacy setting
Manage
how your location is shared with all your friends. Select one of the
following options:
•
Detect your location
. Let Latitude automatically detect and
update your location as you move around. The update frequency is
determined by several factors, such as your phone's battery charge
level and how recently your location has changed.
Note:
You must have
My location sources
enabled. To learn how to
enable My location sources, refer to “Using Maps” on page 76.
•
Set your location
. Manually select a location on the map.
•
Hide your location
. Hide your location from all your friends. They will
not be able to see your location on their maps. You can also hide
your location only to certain individuals. Refer to the next section for
more details.
•
Turn off Latitude
. Disable Latitude and stop sharing. Your friends can-
not see your location. You can always join Latitude again.
