[UPDATES] GMM Google Maps Mobile 3002 [UPDATED 2-16-09]

Locate your friends in real time with Google Latitude

Google Maps v3.0.0.2


Way back in November 2007, we location-enabled all of our Google Maps for mobile clients to bring location awareness to the masses and improve the local search experience. Using My Location, millions of you have been able to easily find yourselves on a map at the touch of a button. But what about finding other people? Lots of you have been requesting to see where your friends are on a map, too. Well now you can with Google Latitude.




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. Check out the video below to see Latitude in action.







We've gone to great lengths to put this on as many smartphone devices as possible from day one so that most of the people you know will be able to use Latitude right away. There are two primary ways to use Latitude right now:

1. On your mobile phone: visit google.com/latitude from your phone's mobile browser to download Google Maps for mobile with Latitude. We currently support most of the popular smartphone platforms: Android, Blackberry, Symbian S60, and Windows Mobile, and we are hoping to see Latitude on the iPhone soon. It will be available through Google Mobile App, and you'll just need to download or update the app from the App store to find Latitude in the Apps tab.
2. On your computer: go to

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   http://google.com/latitude

   from your browser and add the Latitude gadget to your iGoogle homepage. What's neat is that if you've installed Google Gears or if you're using Google Chrome, you can choose to automatically share your location from your laptop or desktop computer -- no smartphone required!

Latitude gives you control over how much or little location information you want to share, and with whom. And of course Latitude is 100% opt-in. Learn more about using Latitude and its privacy features in our Help Center or check out our privacy video.

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention - it is available in 27 countries and 42 languages. See in which part of the world your friends are now!

NO AVAILABLE CHANGE LOG OR NOTICEABLE CHANGES IN UPDATED VERSIONS. MOST LIKELY JUST BUG FIXES.

[Mike20PR]

nice release bro, looking good on my pro

[drdrewdown]

this is really effin sweet.. props to google! i'm luvin this. super easy way to find out where you friends are & meet up with them.. this will be great for the summer when we out riding!

[staciedaisy]

this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

i wish the chat worked on our phones tho :( damn google phone, has to be soo much cooler! lol

[Garonfilms]

thanks sir excellent drop

[crazaytalent]

“ Originally Posted by staciedaisy ”

this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

i wish the chat worked on our phones tho :( damn google phone, has to be soo much cooler! lol

why dont you just use palringo? It can logg you onto google chat and any other of the main IM/chat clients...

Nice release Scott!

[littledaisy]

to find your friends...do they have to have this app too??? if anybody could fill me in on how this works that would be great! thanks in advance :)

[wcked]

this is a neat feature you can track your friends or family if they are lost going to a barbecue or party.Or tracking your love ones to see if they cheaten on you hahahahahaha let me stop..

[crazaytalent]

LMAO... This is great... I just saw them do a story about this (app and google just releasing it today) on channel 7 eyewitness news... I've aleady had it on my phone for hrs...Lol.. We here at Wckediden are so far ahead of the curve....lol

Gotta luv it!

[littledaisy]

“ Originally Posted by crazaytalent ”

LMAO... This is great... I just saw them do a story about this (app and google just releasing it today) on channel 7 eyewitness news... I've aleady had it on my phone for hrs...Lol.. We here at Wckediden are so far ahead of the curve....lol

Gotta luv it!

Zay..can you help me out here...i was just wondering if my friends have to have this app too so that i can see them on my device...i just need a quick rundown on how this works... please and thank you!! :)

[scott8813]

“ Originally Posted by littledaisy ”

Zay..can you help me out here...i was just wondering if my friends have to have this app too so that i can see them on my device...i just need a quick rundown on how this works... please and thank you!! :)

My Location




Hope that this helps!!!!!!!!!!!!

[littledaisy]

awesome thanks! i guess i wont be able to stalk my friends since they are too cheap to get a data plan and dont wanna be charged for being connected to google maps... but anywho its an awesome app :) thanks a lot for the info!!!

[crazaytalent]

“ Originally Posted by littledaisy ”

Zay..can you help me out here...i was just wondering if my friends have to have this app too so that i can see them on my device...i just need a quick rundown on how this works... please and thank you!! :)

Lol... oops geuss I missed that one... Scott got you tho... thnaks!

[scott8813]

two new updated versions added!!!!

[drdrewdown]

updated to new version, seems to be working fine.. anyone have any idea what the changes were in these updates?

[scott8813]

besides what i believe just to be some bug fixes i have noticed the latitude interface to be cleaner and user friendly