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Searching for Local Places
The
Local
app helps you find all kinds of businesses and
attractions around you.
1. Touch
in the home screen and select
Local
.
2. Wait while you are being located. Your location, when found,
is shown at the top.
3. Select a category and the information for that type of place
near you will be displayed. You can also touch
to
search for a place (See
Maps, Navigation, Local, and
Latitude
– Searching for a Location
).
NOTE:
Touch the
Menu Key >
Add a search
to add new
place categories.
4. Touch a result to check out details and reviews about it. You
can also see the place on
Maps
, get directions, give that
place a call, add your rating and review, and more.
Sharing Location
Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others’
locations on maps and share status messages with each other.
Touch
in the home screen and select
Latitude
to start
location reporting and sharing. For first time use, touch the
Menu Key > Location settings
and check
Report from this
device
and
Enable location sharing
. You can then do the
following operations.