Sharing Locations with Friends
The Google Maps app enables you to see the location of your Google+ friends on a map or as a list. You can set up Google+ to share your location with individual friends or circles of friends.
Where Can I Learn More About Google+?
If you want to learn how to use the Google+ social networking site beyond the specific application discussed in this section, refer to Chapter 14, “Using Apps for Learning, Creating, and Sharing,” in My Samsung Galaxy Tab A.
1. Tap the Google icon on the Home screen.
2. Tap Google+ within the Google window.
Why Don’t I See the Screen in Step 3?
If you don’t see the screen shown in step 3, that means you’ve already set up Google+. In this case, after you tap the Google+ icon, you see your news feed on the Google+ screen.
3. Swipe up and down the screen to view categories with other Google profiles and topics you may want to follow. If you want to follow all profiles or topics in a category, tap the Follow button.
4. When you’re done reviewing or following topics or categories, tap Next.
5. Tap Home just below the orange menu bar.
6. Tap Locations.
7. Tap the Menu icon at the right side of the menu bar and then tap Location Settings.
8. Tap Choose People to Share With in the Pinpoint Location tile if you want to share your exact location with others.
9. Alternatively, tap Change in the City Location tile if you only want to share your city. This example uses the city location.
10. Swipe up and down in the screen to view the circles and individual friends with whom you want to share your location information.
11. Select a circle or friend by tapping the check box to the right of the circle or friend name.
12. The circles and friends you added appear above the Circles list.
13. Tap Done when you’ve made all your selections.
14. The City Location tile reflects the sharing changes you made.
15. Return to the map page in Google+ by tapping the Back icon.
16. View other Google+ users who are sharing their contact information by tapping the Contact icon.
17. In the Sharing Location with You window, tap the Google+ user in the list. The user’s current location appears underneath the name; to the right of the user’s name, you see how long ago the person checked in at that location.
18. The person’s photo appears above the person’s current location in the map.
19. The person’s name and information as well as when the person last checked in at that location appears at the bottom of the screen.
20. See another contact who is sharing his or her location by tapping the left or right arrow button.
21. The person’s current location appears on the map and more information about the person appears at the bottom of the screen.
22. Tap the left or right arrow button to view more contacts sharing their locations on the map.
