Do you want to monitor your loved ones’ whereabouts? Like you want to track your teenager’s usual hang-outs CIA style? Google Latitude is a free mobile app that can serve as your tracker. Stay updated about the location of your friends and family through your mobile phone or tablet.
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Google Latitude is downloadable for most Windows, Nokia S60 and BlackBerry handsets. The iPhone version will be joining the league soon. For the meantime, you can go to google.com/latitude on your browser to know if the app is available for your mobile device.
Here are some tips about location tracking using Google Latitude:
- Make sure that only family members and close friends will be part of your Google Latitude network for safety.
- Google Latitude identifies your present location via nearby cell phone towers. You can also manually set your exact location on your phone.
- Google Latitude is a byte-hungry application so if you have a limited plan, it surely is not recommended to you. It also eats up a huge percentage of your battery life so keep in mind to budget your phone’s power wisely.
- You can manually update your location through an iGoogle Gadget in your laptop if you’re in an area without wireless access points near you.
- It doesn’t work inside an airplane so if you want your friends and family to know about your flight, you can just set your status in Google Latitude prior to your boarding.