TomTom app for iPhone, app on your iPhone or iPod Touch, app Reference Manual

TomTom app

Getting started1.

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Get­ting
started

Updating your app

If you have an old version of the TomTom app on your iPhone or iPod touch, you need to
update to the latest version of the app before continuing to read this guide.

To download and update your iPhone or iPod touch with the latest version of the TomTom
app, go to the Apple App Store.

GPS reception

The iPod touch and some models of the iPhone do not include a GPS receiver. To use
these devices for navigation, you need to use them with a GPS accessory device such as
the TomTom car kit.

The TomTom car kit contains a GPS receiver and has a speaker for playing navigation
instructions. The iPhone version also has a microphone for making hands-free calls.

We recommend using the TomTom car kit with the iPhone and the iPod touch. For more
information, go to iphone.tomtom.com.

When you first start the TomTom app, it may need a few minutes to find your GPS position
and show your current location on the map.

To make sure you have good GPS reception, you should use your device outdoors. L arge
objects such as tall buildings can sometimes interfere with reception.

Important: TomTom app cannot give you route instructions until it has GPS reception.

If your device has no GPS reception, TomTom app uses positioning information from WiFi
networks or mobile phone towers. This information is used for route planning and to
determine your approximate location.

TomTom

Tap this button on your iPhone to start the TomTom app.

The language used for buttons and menus in the TomTom app is the
same as the language you selected in the iPhone settings.

Planning a route2.

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Plan­ning a

route Important: In the interest of safety and to reduce distractions while you are driving, you

should always plan a route before you start driving.

To plan a route with your TomTom app, do the following:

1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu.

2. Tap Navigate To...

3. Tap Address.

Tip: The first time you plan a route, you are asked to select a country, state or region. Your

selection is saved and used for all future routes until you change this setting.

You can change this setting by tapping the flag before you select a city.

4. Start to type the name of the town where you want to go.

As you type, the names of the towns that match what you have typed are shown. When
your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the town to set the destination.

5. Start to type the name of the street.

Just as for place names, the names of the streets that match what you have typed are
shown. When your destination appears in the list, tap the name of the street to set the
destination.

Tip: The keyboard automatically hides when you scroll the search results. This allows you

to see more results on the screen.

6. Enter the house number and then tap Select.

You can also select the point where two streets meet by tapping Crossing.

The route is calculated.

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By default, the fastest route is planned. You can change this setting in the Route
Planning settings menu.

If IQ Routes is avaiIable on your map, this information is used to plan the best possible
route taking into account the real average speeds measured on the roads.

7. When the new route is shown, tap Done.

The TomTom app starts to guide you to your destination using spoken instructions and
on-screen directions.

Route summary

After you plan a route, a summary of the route is shown.

The route summary shows an overview of your route on the map and the estimated travel
time including delays caused by busy roads. If you have a TomTom Traffic subscription,
the estimated travel time includes delays due to traffic incidents on your route.

You can view the route summary at any time by tapping the right-hand side of the status
bar at the bottom of the Driving View.

Sharing your route

After planning a route, you can share a summary of your route with friends and colleagues
via email.

To share your route, make sure your device is set-up to send emails and then do the
following:

1. Tap Route Options in the Main menu.

2. Tap Share my route.

3. Enter an email address for everyone you want to see the route.

4. Tap Send.

A summary of your route is sent via email. The email contains browser links which allow
recipients to view the starting point and destination of your route using the TomTom app,
iPhone Maps application or an Internet browser.

Other destination options

When you tap Navigate To..., you can set your destination in the following ways:

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Finding alternative routes

Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route,
without changing your destination.

Home

Tap this button to plan a route to your Home location.

To set your Home location, tap Home in the Settings menu.

Favourite

Tap this button to select a Favourite as your destination.

To add Favourite locations, tap Manage Favourites in the Main menu
and tap Add Favourite.

Address

Tap this button to enter an address as your destination.

Navigate to

photo

Tap this button to select a photo from your iPhone gallery and use it
as your destination.

Note: Only photos that contain location data can be used. This
feature can be enabled in the iPhone Camera application.

Recent

Destination

Tap this button to select your destination from a list of places you
have recently used as destinations.

Local Search

Tap this button to run an Internet search of the local area and use the
location of one of the search results as your destination.

Point of Interest

Tap this button to navigate to a Point of Interest (POI).

Contact

Tap this button to plan a route to the address of a contact in your
address book.

Postcode

Tap this button to enter a postcode as your destination.

Note: Information about postcodes is only available for addresses in
the U.K. and the Netherlands.

Point on Map

Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using
the Map Browser.

Coordinates

Tap this button to enter the map coordinates of a location on the map
as your destination.

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Here are some reasons why you might want to find an alternative route:

• You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.

• You want to travel via a particular location to pick someone up, stop for lunch or fill up
with petrol.

• You want to avoid a difficult junction or a busy narrow street.

Then select one of the following options:

Find Alternative

To change your route, tap Find Alternative... in the Route Options
menu.

You can open the route options as follows:

•Tap Route Options in the Main menu.

Tip: Route Options is only available when you have planned a route.

•Tap Options on the Route Summary screen after you plan a route.

• Tap the right hand section of the status bar in the Driving View to

open the Route Summary screen, then tap Options.

Minimise Delays

Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic
information.

This button is only available if you have a subscription to TomTom
Traffic.

Calculate

Alternative

Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the current route.

The TomTom app looks for another route from your current location
to your destination.

If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap
Recalculate Original.

Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination,
the new route uses totally different roads to reach your destination.
This is an easy way of calculating a totally different route.

Recalculate

Original

Tap this button to return to the original route. This ignores any
previous instructions you have given to avoid roadblocks or travel
via a particular location.

Avoid

Roadblock

Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.
You then have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to
avoid.

Choose from the different options available. The TomTom app
recalculates your route avoiding the section of the route for the
distance you selected.

Don’t forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to
turn off the road you are on very soon.

If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap Recalculate Original to return
to your original route.

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Planning a route in advance

You can use the TomTom app to plan a route in advance by selecting your starting point
and your destination.

Here are some reasons why you might want to plan a route in advance:

• Find out how long a journey is going to take before you start.

You can also compare journey times for the same route at different times of the day or
on different days of the week. The TomTom app uses IQ Routes when planning a route.
IQ Routes calculates routes based on the real average speeds measured on roads.

• Check the route of a journey you are planning.

• Check a route for someone who is coming to visit you and share the route with them.

To plan a route in advance, do the following:

1. Tap the screen to open the Main menu.

2. Tap Advanced Planning.

3. Select the starting point for your journey in the same way that you would select your
destination.

4. Set the destination for your journey.

5. Choose the type of route that should be planned.

• Fastest Route - the route which takes the least time.

• Eco Route - the most fuel-efficient route.

• Shortest Route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not

be the quickest route, especially if the shortest route is through a town or city.

• Avoid Motorways - a route which avoids motorways.

• Walking Route - a route designed for making the journey on foot.

• Bicycle Route - a route designed for making the journey on a bicycle.

• Limited Speed - a route for a vehicle which can only be driven at a limited speed. You

have to specify the maximum speed.

Travel Via...

Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular
location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. When you do this,
a marker is shown on the map for the location you choose to travel
via.

You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you
choose a destination. This means you can select from all the same
options that are offered when you choose a destination, for example,
Address, Favourite, Point of Interest and Point on Map.

The TomTom app will calculate a new route to your destination that
passes the location you chose. Unlike your final destination, the
TomTom app does not inform you when you pass by this location.

Avoid Part of

Route

Tap this button to avoid a part of the route. Use this button if you see
that your route includes a road or junction you don’t like, or which is
well-known for traffic problems.

You then choose the road you want to avoid from a list of the roads
on your route.

Advanced Planning

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6. If IQ Ro utes is suppo rted by you r map, you can choose when you will make the journey
you are planning. You can set the date and time in 5 minute intervals.

The TomTom app uses IQ Routes to work out the best possible route at that time, using
the real average speeds measured on roads. In this way you can compare how long a
journey takes at different times of day, or on different days of the week.

7. The TomTom app plans the route between the two locations you selected.

Setting a reminder

You can use the TomTom app to set a reminder for a route that you have planned in
advance. The reminder is added to your iPhone calendar and set to alert you a short time
before you need to depart. The reminder contains a link which opens the TomTom app
and automatically plans the route.

To set a reminder, do the following:

1. Select Options in the Route Summary view.

2. Tap Add to Calendar.

3. Add any additional notes you want to save in the reminder.

4. Tap Save.

The reminder is saved in your iPhone calendar.

Driving View3.

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Driving
View

Driving View

1. Music button.

2. Your current position.

3. The remaining distance of your journey and your
current speed. If known, the speed limit is also
shown.

4. Navigation instruction for the road ahead.

Tap this area to open the volume control and to
repeat the previous instruction.

5. The remaining journey time and the estimated
arrival time.

Tap this area to open the Route Summary screen.

6. Traffic button.

Tap this button to buy a traffic subscription or to
open the traffic sidebar.

The following items are only available if you have
a traffic subscription:

7. Information about the traffic incident that this box
points to on the traffic sidebar.

8. Traffic sidebar.

Moving around in the Driving View

When you plan a new route, you are shown the Driving View together with detailed
information about your current location.

Tap the centre of the screen at any time to open the Main menu.

Zoom by tapping the screen twice with one finger to zoom in, or tap once with two fingers
at the same time to zoom out.

You can also zoom in and out by placing your fingers on the screen and pinching them
together and stretching them apart.

Setting the volume

Tap the left-hand side of the status bar in the Driving View to see the volume control.

Move the slider from left to right to increase the volume for both music and voices at the
same time.

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Playing music

Tap the music button to play or pause music.

You can tap play/pause, next and previous to control the music track that is currently
playing.

The buttons disappear on their own after a few seconds or you can tap the musical note
again to make the buttons disappear yourself.

Driving View options

Tap these buttons in the Main menu to change the Driving View:

Map

Day Colours / Night Colours

Tap Day Colours to select a day colour scheme consisting of bright colours.

Tap Night Colours to select a night colour scheme consisting of darker colours.

Auto-Switch automatically changes between day and night colours depending on the
time of day.

Tap Car Symbol to select the car symbol that shows your current location in the Driving
View.

2D Map North Up

When this setting is on, the 2D map is fixed in place with north at the top of the screen.
When this setting is off, the 2D map moves so that your current direction is always at the
top of the screen.

Show Current Street

Mute Sound

Tap this button to mute all sounds from the TomTom app.

If the sound is muted, this button changes to Enable Sound. Tap the
button again to switch sound back on.

When the sound is muted, the mute sound indicator is shown in the
bottom left corner of the Driving View.

Night Colours

Tap this button to use night colours on the menus and maps. If night
colours are being used, this button changes to Day Colours. Ta p t h e
button again to switch back to day colours.

2D Map

Tap this button to use a 2D map in the Driving View.

If the 2D map is being used, this button changes to 3D Map. Tap the
button again to use the 3D map.

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When this setting is on, the current street name or number is shown in the Driving View,
just below your position on the map.

Streets on Map

When this setting is on, street names are shown on the map.

POIs on Map

When this setting is on, POIs are shown on the map.

POI Types

Select which POIs are shown on the map.

Auto-Zoom

Auto-Zoom automatically adjusts the area of the map and level of detail shown in the
Driving View. Switch off Auto-zoom to manually control the use of zoom in the Driving
View.

Advanced Lane Guidance4.

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Ad­vanced
Lane
Guid­ance

Advanced Lane Guidance

Your TomTom app helps you prepare for motorway exits and junctions by showing you
which lane you should be in.

Note: Advanced Lane Guidance is not available for all junctions or in all countries. To find
out if Advanced Lane Guidance is available in your country, go to iphone.tomtom.com.

For some exits and junctions, an image shows the lane you should be in. To turn the
images off, switch Lane images to off in the Advanced Settings menu.

For other exits and junctions, your TomTom app shows the lane you should take in the
status bar.

Route options5.

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Route
options

Finding alternative routes

Once you have planned a route, you may want to change something about the route,
without changing your destination.

Here are some reasons why you might want to find an alternative route:

• You can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.

• You want to travel via a particular location to pick someone up, stop for lunch or fill up
with petrol.

• You want to avoid a difficult junction or a busy narrow street.

Route

Options

You can find out more information about your route, or change the
route using the route options.

You can open the route options as follows:

•Tap Route Options in the Main menu.

Tip: Route Options is only available when you have planned a route.

•Tap Options on the Route Summary screen after you plan a route.

• Tap the right hand section of the status bar in the Driving View to

open the Route Summary screen, then tap Options.

Find Alternative

To change your route, tap Find Alternative... in the Route Options
menu.

You can open the route options as follows:

•Tap Route Options in the Main menu.

Tip: Route Options is only available when you have planned a route.

•Tap Options on the Route Summary screen after you plan a route.

• Tap the right hand section of the status bar in the Driving View to

open the Route Summary screen, then tap Options.

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Then select one of the following options:

Minimise Delays

Tap this button to re-plan your route based on the latest traffic
information.

This button is only available if you have a subscription to TomTom
Traffic.

Calculate

Alternative

Tap this button to calculate an alternative to the current route.

The TomTom app looks for another route from your current location
to your destination.

If you decide you would prefer to use the original route after all, tap
Recalculate Original.

Apart from the roads near your position and near your destination,
the new route uses totally different roads to reach your destination.
This is an easy way of calculating a totally different route.

Recalculate

Original

Tap this button to return to the original route. This ignores any
previous instructions you have given to avoid roadblocks or travel
via a particular location.

Avoid

Roadblock

Tap this button if you can see a roadblock or a line of traffic ahead.
You then have to choose how much of the route ahead you want to
avoid.

Choose from the different options available. The TomTom app
recalculates your route avoiding the section of the route for the
distance you selected.

Don’t forget that once a new route is calculated, you may have to
turn off the road you are on very soon.

If the roadblock suddenly clears, tap Recalculate Original to return
to your original route.

Travel Via...

Tap this button to change your route so that it passes a particular
location, perhaps to pick someone up on the way. When you do this,
a marker is shown on the map for the location you choose to travel
via.

You choose the location you want to pass in the same way as you
choose a destination. This means you can select from all the same
options that are offered when you choose a destination, for example,
Address, Favourite, Point of Interest and Point on Map.

The TomTom app will calculate a new route to your destination that
passes the location you chose. Unlike your final destination, the
TomTom app does not inform you when you pass by this location.

Avoid Part of

Route

Tap this button to avoid a part of the route. Use this button if you see
that your route includes a road or junction you don’t like, or which is
well-known for traffic problems.

You then choose the road you want to avoid from a list of the roads
on your route.