Google have released Google Latitude, an update to their Mobile Maps app which adds the ability to share your location with other users, track friends’ movements and trigger calls, emails and IM conversations with them directly from Latitude’s user interface. Available for Android devices now, G1 users in the US will be receiving Maps v3.0 in a system update soon.
Since using GPS in this way can be a contentious issue, Google have given Latitude users the ability to restrict location information on a contact-by-contact basis; alternatively it will let you enter a false position manually. Results are shown either on a map or in a list, from which individual people can be contacted without having to exit Latitude and go into your phonebook. Right now, the app works in 27 countries; there’s also an iGoogle plugin available for desktop use.
Since not everybody uses a T-Mobile G1, Latitude is also available for most Windows Mobile 5.0 and above devices, most Symbian S60 handsets, and most color BlackBerry smartphones. Versions for the iPhone, iPod touch and many Sony Ericsson handsets will apparently be available soon.
[via TechCrunch]














And i think this is going to be a cool, look what my phone can do kinda thing...lol
Sort your journalistic standards out. There are countries in the world beyond the borders of the U.S.A, Canada, Mexico and "Iraquistan".
Sort your journalistic standards out. There are countries in the world beyond the borders of the U.S.A, Canada, Mexico and "Iraquistan".
Open mouth. Insert foot.
Open mouth. Insert foot.
Sort your journalistic standards out. There are countries in the world beyond the borders of the U.S.A, Canada, Mexico and "Iraquistan".
Also I believe you want the author to sort out "your" journalistic standards not his own. Meh
Now that is annoying.
Kinda weird IMO that Google has released this ahead of support for the G1--"real soon now."
As for adopting it, another Brit comes to my mind and brings a little pause: WWOD (What Would Orwell Do?).
Oh, what the heck... I accept.
Now that is annoying.
Anyone projected time period for this OTA update?
Anyone projected time period for this OTA update?
Anyone projected time period for this OTA update?
welcome to AC.
Is this true?
Is this true?
That would not be good, I dont have the update yet :-( so cant mess around to confirm this or not I am afraid.
I don't want to see all those friend icons all the time... It seems i'll have to turn Latitude off completely to do this.
Hit me back.
TT
Hit me back.
TT
That's how I got Latitude on my UK G1.
That's how I got Latitude on my UK G1.
Is there anything else useful ROOT can do for me in the practical side of things not too fussed about boot screens, wall papers etc but if there is another major advantage then I am keen to know.
Thanks
TT
Your joking, lol I Rooted last night. I dont fully understand what I have done but the phone is working and I have lattitude, lol. Now I need to work out how to get everything moved to the SD card, I will pick one of the 100's of threads on here telling you how to do it.
If people can confirm the activation of lattitude in the UK though that would be awesome as I would probably un Root if thats possible, lol.
TT
Because I have Latitude back on my phone now as well...
Because I have Latitude back on my phone now as well...
Because I hadn't used my Maps application for a while either...
Seems like it only lasted while there was network problems...
Because I hadn't used my Maps application for a while either...
I checked mine before I rooted Wednesday night and it wasn't there then, so looks like for 24hrs UK users could get it, rooting is way easier than I thought and adding Lattitude via the app on the market is easy, the other stuff seems way complicated though like moving Cache's etc so I might not attempt that. :-(
TT
When you pressed 'Menu' on the maps app there was an option for "Join Latitute"; after the the privicy policy you could add friends and show your location.
But like I said, it's gone for the time being.
UK G1 user BTW.
Seeing as I have no friends with a G1...so I'd have nobody to use it with...
Seeing as I have no friends with a G1...so I'd have nobody to use it with...
I didn't know you could do that.. O.o
Still...can't be bothered to root my G1...
As I said...it's not that important..
LINK >>>> http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/200...-location.html