[Google] Google Latitude Now Comes To the iPhone

Google Latitude, the application which uses Google maps to find your nearby friends and displays them on a map is now also available on the iPhone. Unfortunately, its not available as an iPhone app rather a web application.

To try Google Latitude, type google.com/latitude into your iPhone’s browser. And if you miss the experience of launching the app directly from your home screen, you can add a bookmark to the home screen by opening Latitude in Safari and tapping the + icon > Add to Home Screen > Add.

In a blogpost, Google says

Unfortunately, since there is no mechanism for applications to run in the background on iPhone (which applies to browser-based web apps as well), we’re not able to provide continuous background location updates in the same way that we can for Latitude users on Android, Blackberry, Symbian and Window Mobile. Nevertheless, your location is updated every time you fire up the app and then continuously updated while the app is running in the foreground. And, of course, you can check in on where your friends are, so we think there’s plenty of fun to be had with Latitude.

The Google Latitude web app currently supports iPhone/iPod Touch OS 3.0 or above. For now, it’s available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and we hope to bring it to more countries soon.

Image: Google Latitude for the iPhone

If you are running your iPod Touch or iPhone on a previous OS version, you can now upgrade to the iPhone 3.0 OS ( Read: [iPod Touch and iPhone] Apple iPhone OS 3.0 is now available for download and upgrade)

Also Read: Google Latitude Privacy Tips

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