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Latitude – Samsung GT-P6210 User Manual

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Latitude

With Google Latitude, you can see the location of all of your
friends on a map or on a list. You can also share or hide your
location.

You must first set up your tablet to use wireless networks to help
pinpoint your location. Also, Latitude works best when Wi-Fi is
enabled.

To enable Wi-Fi:

1.

From a Home screen, touch

Apps

Settings.

2.

Touch Location and security

Use wireless networks.

A green check mark

indicates the feature is enabled.

3.

Touch Wireless and networks

Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on.

4.

Touch Wireless and networks

Wi-Fi settings, if

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

page 106.

5.

Log on to your Google account.

To create a Google account or set up your Google account
on your device use Accounts and sync settings. For more
information, refer to “Accounts and Sync” on page 156.

Speak: Just speak a city, location, and so on, to display.

Compass: Set the map to always display north at the top
of the screen or to automatically rotate like a compass,
keeping north on the map facing north, and so on. Your
device may have to be calibrated the first time you use
this feature. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Places: Launch the Places app. For more information,
refer to “Places” on page 78.

Directions: Displays the Directions pop-up. Enter My
Location
and End point or touch the button to the right of
the fields to choose your current location, a contact’s
location, or to touch a point on the map. Touch the
automobile, bus, bicycle, or walking icon for the
appropriate directions. Then touch Go to display a list of
directions. Touch the Directions list and scroll up or
down. Touch an entry in the Directions list to show the
point mentioned on the map.

Layers: Enable or disable a map layer to display. Choose
from Traffic, Satellite, Terrain, Buzz, or Latitude. Touch
More Layers to choose from My Maps, Bicycling,
Wikipedia, or Transit Lines.