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--- en:help:1.4:landmarks:sharing [2014/07/02 11:41] – created alpinequest
+++ en:help:1.4:landmarks:sharing [2014/07/02 17:19] – alpinequest
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 <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:1.4|AlpineQuest 1.4]] > [[en:help:1.4:landmarks|Landmarks]]</sub>
 ====== Sharing locations ======
-Proximity alerts allow you to be automatically warned by the application if you go close enough from a location.
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   * Click on the displayed waypoint {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display its pop-up menu;
-  * Click on the waypoint name {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to display all available actions;
+  * Click on the waypoint's name {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to display all available actions;
-  * Click on the ''"**Share...**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} menu item.
+  * Click the ''"**Share...**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} menu item.
 {{ :en:help:1.4:landmarks:sharing-1.jpg?nolink }}
-Once you've chosen to share the location, the system will display you a list of installed external applications that can share things to other users, like e-mails, GMail, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
+Once you've chosen to share the location, the system will display a list of installed applications that can share things to other users, like e-mails, GMail, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
-For example, you can choose to share the location by text message (SMS). In this case, select the ''"**Messages**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} menu item. The Message application will be opened.
+For example, you can choose to share the location by text message (SMS). In this case, select the ''"**Messages**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} menu item. The Message application will be started.
-  * Enter the name of the person you want to share the location to {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}, or select him from the contact chooser {{:icon_08.png?nolink}};
-  * Optionally, you can personalize the message to send {{:icon_09.png?nolink}};
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The Message application is not the same on all devices, the following steps are only given as an example and may vary on your device.
+  * Enter the name of the person {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} you want to share the location to, or select him from the contact chooser {{:icon_08.png?nolink}};
+  * Optionally, personalize the text message to send {{:icon_09.png?nolink}};
   * Click on the ''"**Send**"'' {{:icon_10.png?nolink}} button.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} When personalizing the message to send, be sure to leave the ''"[GPS ...]"'' part intact to correctly share the location, and the shared name between quotes.
 {{ :en:help:1.4:landmarks:sharing-2.jpg?nolink }}
+===== How to display locations received from others? =====
+When receiving locations shared by other users using text messages, the application ''"**SMS Location Receiver**"'' can warn you and let you display the location in one click.
+If this other application is installed and you receive a location by text message, a notification sound is played and an icon is displayed in the Android status bar.
+  * Click on the Android status bar to display the notification;
+  * Click on the notification {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to start the application and display the location on the map {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}}You can also manually start the ''"**SMS Location Receiver**"'' application to display all locations previously received {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} and display them again. Click on the ''"**Delete**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} icon of a location to delete it.
+{{ :en:help:1.4:landmarks:sharing-3.jpg?nolink }}