Comments on: Google Sneaks Check-in Point System and Leaderboard Into Latitude

By: Mrsimps71

Mrsimps71 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:27:00 +0000

We use it all the time.

By: jdrch

jdrch — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:23:00 +0000

I use it only so a friend of mine can see where I am at all times as an inside joke.

By: knoeta

knoeta — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:34:00 +0000

I like to use it when we are travelling in our Trek motorhome. Recently we drove from San Diego to Key West. Our seven and eight year old grandkids were able to follow our progress across the country.

By: Kamesen

Kamesen — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:25:00 +0000

Cascade!! How is Pater?? I could be convinced to ship up some limited Bruery stuff…

By: Alan Wolfe

Alan Wolfe — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:21:00 +0000

I use it so my wife can keep tabs on me when I am traveling. Saves having to call just to let her know I have arrived, or eating, or at the track…..

By: b00ky

b00ky — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:45:00 +0000

Thanks. I can’t say that it gets used daily, but I like knowing that it is available. The other thing I notice is that between people having it on Android and also on iOS you tend to see that a lot of people’s locations go ‘stale”. I think that sometimes updates to the app inadvertently log people out of Latitude or maybe some people just use it manually which makes it kind of pointless. I like that I can share my location with exclusive groups and that it isn’t public to the world.

The location history is kind of cool as well. There are some interesting statistics on that page and it is kind of crazy to see where you have been in the last week or month.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:44:00 +0000

A buddy of mine found his stolen phone because latitude was still running.

By: Gasai Yuno

Gasai Yuno — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:36:00 +0000

You make a great point here.

My uncle and aunt use Latitude and this really, really helps with driving safety. My aunt doesn’t have to call her husband while he’s driving to ask where the hell is he and why is he late, she can just check the map.

By: Gasai Yuno

Gasai Yuno — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:34:00 +0000

I use Latitude. It’s pretty useful knowing where your friends are.

I wish we had this back when I was in the uni. No one would’ve spammed everyone with “where the hell did Pettanko go, her phone isn’t reachable” when I went to a concert or something like that…

By: b00ky

b00ky — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:33:00 +0000

To add to what some others have already mentioned… My friends and I (and my Wife) do use it, but much more casually. I very rarely actually check-in, but we use it all the time when we are all traveling to visit each. It is very convenient for knowing when someone might be arriving without having to call/text them. For my wife and I, it is nice to be able to know where each other are – especially if one of us ever had an accident or something. Definitely not a required app or tool, but we all seem to enjoy using it.

I think my friends and I do tend to check-in more often now that we use G+ because that just seems to make more sense when there is a post or picture to go along with it.

As for battery drain… I would say it doesn’t drain my battery much, but I have always used it since my D1, then D2 and now my Gnex. Either way, I just charge my phone in the car or at my desk and I rarely worry about that.

By: Gasai Yuno

Gasai Yuno — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Kyon gets VIP treatment, his face is intact!

By: ss472

ss472 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0000

I checkin all the time, I use the service as a history to myself of places I have been.

By: ss472

ss472 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:53:00 +0000

You would rob your friends house??
Nice friend

By: Jason Frasier

Jason Frasier — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:48:00 +0000

My wife and I use latitude all the time. In fact it came in handy recently when she and the kids were in a car accident and I used it to help find where she was to come and get them. Never anticipated needing to use it for that but was glad to have it at that moment.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:35:00 +0000

I’m with you. I can understand checking in to somewhere unique, but I saw a friend “Check In” to the Florida Turnpike while driving home from Disney World. WTF? Who cares if you’re on the Turnpike.