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Only the last location sent to Latitude is stored with your Google Account. If you turn off Latitude or are hiding, no location is stored. To change your public profile 1. In Google Maps, press MENU, tap Latitude, and then tap your contact details balloon. 2. Set the following options to your preferences. Options Description Show on map See your location on a map. Change your photo Change the picture, which is also shared across other Google products and features. After you tap Change your photo, you can either take a picture of yourself with the phone or select a picture from Albums. Refer to “Using Camera and Camcorder” and “Using Albums” in Chapter 7 for more details. Edit privacy setting Manage how your location is shared with all your friends. Select one of the following options: Detect your location. Let Latitude automatically detect and update your location as you move around. The update frequency is determined by several factors, such as your phone’s battery charge level and how recently your location has changed. Note You must have My location sources enabled. To learn how to enable My location sources, refer to “Using Google Maps” in this chapter. Set your location. Manually select a location on the map. Hide your location. Hide your location from all your friends. They will not be able to see your location on their maps. You can also hide your location only to certain individuals. Turn off Latitude. Disable Latitude and stop sharing. Your friends cannot see your location. You can always join Latitude again. 8.6 Using YouTube YouTube is an online video streaming service that allows you to view videos that have been uploaded by YouTube members. Notes • You do not need a YouTube account to browse and view videos. However, to use all the features of YouTube (such as viewing “My account”), you must create a YouTube account from your computer and sign in to that account from your phone. • You must have an active data (3G/GPRS/EDGE) or Wi-Fi connection to access YouTube. To open YouTube Press HOME, then tap , and then tap YouTube. The YouTube screen appears with the videos grouped into categories, such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Most recent, and Top rated. Video categoryScroll your finger up to view more video categories and videos. Tap to search for videos To close YouTube While on the YouTube screen, press HOME or BACK to close YouTube. Watching videos On the YouTube screen, search a video or select a video from the available categories. Tap a video to play it. The screen automatically switches to landscape orientation when you play a video. 3. Tap the screen to display the playback controls. Tap to toggle between playing and pausing the video. Drag to the left or right to go backward or forward in the video. Progress barElapsed timeTotal playback timePress and hold to fast forward the video. Press and hold to rewind the video. 4. Press BACK to stop playback and return to the videos list. Searching for videos On the YouTube screen, press SEARCH. Enter a search keyword, and then press SEARCH again. The number of search results appears below the status bar. Scroll through the results and tap a video to watch it. To clear the search history 1. Press MENU and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Clear search history and then tap OK when prompted. Sharing videos You can share a video by sending its link to your contacts via email, text message, or tweet. Do one of the following: While viewing videos in a list, press and hold the video, and then tap Share on the options menu. While watching a video, press MENU and then tap Share. 2. Select how you want to send the video link to your contacts, and then follow screen prompts to proceed. For more information about composing and sending text and email messages, refer to Chapter 5. For more information about Peep (the Twitter client on your phone), refer to Chapter 9. 8.7 Using Android Market Android Market provides direct access to useful applications and fun games which you can download and install on your phone. Android Market also allows you to send feedback and comments about an application, or flag an application that you find objectionable or incompatible with your phone. Opening Android Market 1. Press HOME, then tap , and then tap Market. 2. When you open Android Market for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Tap Accept to continue. Getting help If you ever need help or have questions about Android Market, press MENU and tap Help. The Browser will take you to the Android Market Help webpage. Finding applications The Android Market home page provides several ways to find applications. It showcases applications and games in categorized listings, and a link to all your downloads. Tap Apps or Games on the Android Market screen to browse its contents, and then select a subcategory. Within each subcategory you can select to view items sorted by Top paid, Top free, or Just in. To search for applications in Android Market 1. Tap and then enter th...