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This is a shame; my wife and I occasionally use this to figure out when the other one will be home. It's much safer when she's driving for me to look her up on

This is a shame; my wife and I occasionally use this to figure out when the other one will be home. It's much safer when she's driving for me to look her up on Latitude than to call her all the time.

notatoad 13y ago
the feature still exists( it's been rolled into plus now.
- Narretz 13y ago
  ... which is exactly the problem some / many ? people have with Google these days. You are forced to use + for features that had been stand-alone.
  - pgrote 13y ago
    And Android. This is the second app I used extensively that will no longer be supported on IOS.
    - abrahamsen 13y ago
      It will be added to iOS according to the linked page. Not sure why they close Latitude before supporting their preferred alternative on all platforms.
- darklajid 13y ago
  Which is a different sort of thing, asks you to hand out a lot more data about yourself, is of questionable use and - cannot be used for quite a number of people I know, me included (I'm one of the 'Hey, don't use anything but your full name or we'll ban you' victims, with no way to use that product ever again without begging, neeling, bending over and first finding someone that resembles support anyway - if I would like to in the first place). So, the feature's gone.
- mratzloff 13y ago
  Two years from now we'll be griping that Google Maps is only available to Google+ users...
bmelton 13y ago
You might try Glympse. I think it supports the use case you're meeting right now with Latitude, but I don't have direct experience in pulling the info, though my friends sure love sending me there information. One of the neat things is it also sends velocity, and an ETA. So when I get a Glympse message from somebody, it usually says something like "Derrick is headed NE on Rte. 3 at 55 MPH", or something to that effect. http://glympse.com/what_is_glympse http://glympse.com/what_is_glympse
spinchange 13y ago
It's less than ideal that they've moved it, but you can continue to use location sharing from Google+. You need to enable it from account settings[1] and specify who can see your location (public, select circles, or individuals). I think in your circumstances this will be better than Glympse, because your use case is about safety and the ambient location awareness, which isn't what Glympse provides. You have to send someone a "Glympse" notification with your location that has a limited window. Speaking from experience, it is hard to send while driving. [1] https://www.google.com/settings/plus https://www.google.com/settings/plus

This is a shame; my wife and I occasionally use this to figure out when the other one will be home. It's much safer when she's driving for me to look her up on Latitude than to call her all the time.

notatoad 13y ago

the feature still exists( it's been rolled into plus now.

Narretz 13y ago
... which is exactly the problem some / many ? people have with Google these days. You are forced to use + for features that had been stand-alone.
- pgrote 13y ago
  And Android. This is the second app I used extensively that will no longer be supported on IOS.
  - abrahamsen 13y ago
    It will be added to iOS according to the linked page. Not sure why they close Latitude before supporting their preferred alternative on all platforms.
darklajid 13y ago
Which is a different sort of thing, asks you to hand out a lot more data about yourself, is of questionable use and - cannot be used for quite a number of people I know, me included (I'm one of the 'Hey, don't use anything but your full name or we'll ban you' victims, with no way to use that product ever again without begging, neeling, bending over and first finding someone that resembles support anyway - if I would like to in the first place). So, the feature's gone.
mratzloff 13y ago
Two years from now we'll be griping that Google Maps is only available to Google+ users...

bmelton 13y ago

You might try Glympse. I think it supports the use case you're meeting right now with Latitude, but I don't have direct experience in pulling the info, though my friends sure love sending me there information. One of the neat things is it also sends velocity, and an ETA. So when I get a Glympse message from somebody, it usually says something like "Derrick is headed NE on Rte. 3 at 55 MPH", or something to that effect. http://glympse.com/what_is_glympse http://glympse.com/what_is_glympse

spinchange 13y ago

It's less than ideal that they've moved it, but you can continue to use location sharing from Google+. You need to enable it from account settings[1] and specify who can see your location (public, select circles, or individuals). I think in your circumstances this will be better than Glympse, because your use case is about safety and the ambient location awareness, which isn't what Glympse provides. You have to send someone a "Glympse" notification with your location that has a limited window. Speaking from experience, it is hard to send while driving. [1] https://www.google.com/settings/plus https://www.google.com/settings/plus