Google’s location-sharing application for smartphones, Latitude, has survived the Apple App acceptance process. Google has been promising a version of Latitude for iPhone since it became accessible for Android almost 2 years back. Google said nine million Android smartphone users actively engage with Latitude, however some think that total was reached with some creative arithmetic. Ideally the application will not cost lots of cash so consumers who would like to utilize it will not have to take out a cash til payday for it. Resource for this article – Google Latitude for iPhone finally approved by Apple App Store by MoneyBlogNewz.
Google’s Latitude location-sharing application
When you are carrying your smartphone, your friends and family can track you wherever you are with Google Latitude. The application is something you are able to get for free. Then, you can use Google Maps at any time to share your location. Fellow Google Latitude users can know who’s close enough to meet quickly without calling them to ask. Google says Google Latitude is 100 percent opt-in. Users can turn off Latitude’s background updating to conceal their location when they’re not using their smartphones. The city you are in could be what you go for instead. This would be for anybody who does not want to share exact addresses. You aren't being tracked anymore once you sign out.
Shifts to Latitude with Apple
Google Latitude was accessible for Android since February 2009. The multitasking needed to support background updating was not something the Apple iOS could support. Because of iPhone's native Maps application, the Apple Application Store originally rejected the Google Latitude application. Now, Google Latitude could be utilized on the iPhone as the iOS 4 can multitask. The app was also accepted by the Apple App Store. You cannot use the app unless you’ve at least the iOS 4 operating system. An iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 is needed too.
Has Google Latitude upstaged Foursquare?
Google made its announcement that Google Latitude would be accessible on the iPhone. It said that about 9 million people were using the app actively already. That’s about twice as many users as the popular location-sharing application Foursquare. Based on TechCrunch, Latitude is build into each and every Android phone with the Maps application. That is how Google can get away with saying you will find 9 million active users. Many users that Google talks about might not even know Latitude is being used. The background might just have the app running. Users might not even know their location is being tracked.
Citations
PC World
pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374245,00.asp
TechCrunch
techcrunch.com/2010/12/14/google-latitude/
Apple Insider
appleinsider.com/articles/10/12/13/22_months_after_announcement_google_latitude_app_comes_to_apples_iphone.html
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