Google Latitude, the big G’s friend finding service for automatic alerts when your mates are nearby, just got a whole lot smarter. It’s just launched two new features, that track where’ve you’ve been, and work out where you are most to tailor alerts.
The big new feature in Google Latitude is Location History, which simply keeps a record of where you’ve been, so you’ll be able to recall that amazing pub you found on a road trip. There’s even a Play function to watch those dots drop across the map in chronological order, and if you want, you can delete any part, or export it and upload on to Google Maps or Earth.
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It’s not mandatory of course, and has to be explicitly turned on in Google Latitude, but we reckon it could well be worth it, as it enables another clever new tool: intelligent alerts. Let Google Latitude monitor you for a week or so, and it’ll figure out where you are most (at home and in the office, say), then drop the instant alerts about other nearby Google Latitude users who routinely pass by there too. In other words, it won’t tell you your colleague who sits opposite you is sitting opposite you, which is convenient.
To switch on the new Google Latitude features, head on over to google.com/latitude/apps and give them all a bit tick. Don’t worry, the Google Latitude features are off by default, so it won’t be morphing into Skynet just yet.
Out Now | £free | Google
