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Re: Google finally adds Latitude to iPhone, but as a toothless web app

Steve Solomon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:03:53 -0000

Ummm, the whole point of Latitude is to see where ur friends are b/c the GPS keeps track of them automatically.

And NO the iPhone can not multitask. Opening a streaming media link doesn't actually rely on the web browser to play the media, so "Goodman Holiday's" example isn't quit the same. How about running Google maps, while listening to streaming music, with the web browser running in the background?

Google Latitude won't update automatically (unless someone makes it keep refreshing every few secs)

Re: Google finally adds Latitude to iPhone, but as a toothless web app

David Kartowirijo — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:35:19 -0000

Failed on the iPhone for now.

Re: Google finally adds Latitude to iPhone, but as a toothless web app

tropicalismo360 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:23:28 -0000

Has anyone tried Find My Friend? (app store)

Re: Google finally adds Latitude to iPhone, but as a toothless web app

Goodman Holiday — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:13:38 -0000

Er.. but native apps like Safari DO run in the background on the iPhone. That's why with OS 3.0 you can stream an internet radio station in Safari and it'll keep playing in Safari even after you exit the app. Try opening http://66.224.103.98:11930/listen.pls in Safari and it'll begin playing in the browser, and continue when you exit.

As to whether Google Lattitude will be able to continuously update automatically from Safari, I have no idea.

Re: Google finally adds Latitude to iPhone, but as a toothless web app

belugalove — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:08:55 -0000

I am not sure what your point is here: are you concerned primarily about privacy concerns or do feel that someones social live might suffer due to not being able to track their friends at any given moment on an iPhone?

As far as I know the iPhone can multitask, so if google put out an app you could still track your friends and listen to your favorite tunes, so what is the point you are making precisely?

Re: Google finally adds Latitude to iPhone, but as a toothless web app

steph12345 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:01:17 -0000

That is so cool.. www.SocialLifeWorld.com