Google Latitude, a cellular location-sharing app, has been authorized by Apple for the iPhone. Google was guaranteeing a model of Latitude for iPhone since it became accessible for Android almost two years back. Google said nine million Android smartphone users actively engage with Latitude, however some think that total was reached with some creative arithmetic.

Latitude location-sharing application from Google

Google Latitude is nice for many people who would like to let people know where they’re. When carrying your smartphone, your friends and family can track your each and every move. The application is something you can 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 easily without calling them to ask. Google claims 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 anyone who doesn’t want to share exact addresses. Signing out puts you under the radar.

Making Latitude authorized with Apple

Google Latitude was accessible for Android since February 2009. The issue was the Apple iOS couldn’t’ support multitasking. In order for background updating to occur, this was needed. The Google Latitude application was rejected by the Apple Application store at 1st. This was with the reasoning the iPhone’s native Maps application would work just fine. The just-approved Google Latitude for iPhone was re-engineered for iOS 4, which includes multitasking. You cannot use the application unless you’ve at least the iOS 4 operating system. An iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 is needed too.

Foursquare competitors with Google Latitude

Google made its announcement that Google Latitude would be accessible on the iPhone. It said that about nine million individuals were using the app actively already. You will find not almost that many for your location sharing app Foursquare. You will find twice as many users for Latitude. Google might be including the Maps application on each Android phone when saying there are nine million active users of Latitude, states TechCrunch. The Latitude users Google boasts might not be aware that they are using Latitude. It might be running in the background without the users knowing it’s giving away their each and every move.

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