Google 'Latitude' Location Tracking Coming to iPhone
Latitude is a new feature of Google Maps for mobile, as well as an iGoogle gadget, that allows you to share your location with your friends and to see their approximate locations, if they choose to share them with you. You can use your Google account to sign in and easily invite friends to Latitude from your existing list of contacts or by entering their email addresses. Google Talk is integrated with Latitude, so you and your friends can update your status messages and profile photos on the go and see what everyone is up to. You can also call, SMS, IM, or email each other within the app.
Google addresses privacy concerns in a FAQ and notes that the entire service is opt-in. While launching initially on BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian S60, Google hopes to release an iPhone version soon.This video shows how the service works:
Google is not the first to attempt this sort of service. Startup company Loopt provides a very similar service and was featured at WWDC as one of the first Apps for the iPhone [App Store Link].
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It's OPTIONAL.
A really BAD option, hahaha. But handy to find where my friends are at the bar when they get lost....
In particular, when I'm in a large area (park, zoo, shopping district, hiking trail, campus, parking lot) with friends and we split up. With Latitude we could find each other again when we want to, without making a big production out of choosing a time and place and calling all parties.
Instead of the classic pop-in lines "I was in the neighborhood" or "I saw your light was on," now it'll be "Latitude told me you'd be here." There will be no escape now!
And you could use Latitude, but still SAY the old excuses. "I was in your tree and saw you were done with your shower." "I was on your roof and heard you get off the phone." Etc.
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