TomTom App For Android Reference Guide

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Drive there  
Tap this button to plan a route from your current location to the cursor 
position. 
 
Travel via...  
Tap this button to travel via the cursor position on the route that is currently 
planned. This option is only active if you have already planned a route. 
 
Add to favourites  
Tap this button to add the cursor position as a Favourite. You can choose to 
give the favourite a name or you can use the suggested name. 
 
Find POI nearby  
Tap this button to search for POIs near...

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About POIs 
Points of Interest or POIs are useful places on the map. 
Here are some examples: 
 Restaurants 
 Hotels 
 Museums 
 Parking garages 
 Petrol stations 
 
There are several places where you can use POIs in TomTom App: 
 Selecting a POI as your destination when planning a route. 
 Calling a POI from the map browser. 
 Selecting which POIs to show on the map.  
Driving to a POI 
You can select a POI as your destination or as a Travel via location. 
When calling a POI or driving...

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POI in city 
 
Tap this button to find a POI in a particular town or city. 
 
The following options are available when a route is already planned: 
 
POI along route 
 
Tap this button to find a POI along your planned route. 
 
POI near 
destination 
 
Tap this button to find a POI near your planned destination. 
5. If you selected POI in City, type the name of the town you want to visit and select the town when 
it appears in the list. 
6. Select the category of POI. 
Tap Search POI to...

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After you select a POI, detailed information such as the phone number and a short description is 
shown. 
8. Tap Done to confirm you want to plan a route to this POI. 
9. Tap Go! 
TomTom App starts to guide you to your destination using spoken instructions and on-screen di-
rections.  
Finding a POI on the map 
You can find a POI using the Map Browser then contact the POI or navigate to it. 
1. Tap the screen to show the Main menu. 
2. Tap View map.  
Make sure Points of Interest are selected...

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Showing POIs on the map 
POIs can be shown on the map in the Driving View and in the Map browser. 
To show POIs in the Driving View, do the following: 
1. Tap Settings in the Main menu. 
2. Tap Driving view. 
3. Tap Show point of interest. 
To show POIs on the map in the Map Browser, do the following: 
1. Tap View map in the Main menu. 
2. Tap the Details button. 
3. Tap Points of Interest (POIs) to show POIs on the map.  
Selecting which POIs to show on the map 
You can select the categories...

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About Favourites 
Favourites provide an easy way to select a location without the need to enter the address. They do not 
need to be favourite places, they can simply be seen as a collection of useful addresses.  
Creating a Favourite 
You can create a Favourite from one of the following locations in TomTom App: 
 From the Manage Favourites menu in the Settings menu. 
 From a location selected on the Map browser. 
1. To create a Favourite using the Manage Favourites menu, tap the Add button....

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Point of Interest 
 
Tap this button use a Point of Interest (POI) as a favourite. 
 
My current loca-
tion 
 
Tap this button to use your current location as a favourite. 
 
Point on map 
 
Tap this button to select a point on the map as a favourite using the 
Map browser. 
 
Contact 
 
Tap this button to select a person in your phone book contacts as a 
favourite. You can only use a contact when the contact has an address. 
 
Latitude Longitude 
 
Tap this button to enter the map...

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2. Tap Settings. 
3. Tap Manage favourites. 
4. Tap the Favourite you want to rename.  
The information screen opens. 
5. Tap Rename, then enter the new name for the Favourite. 
6. Tap Next. 
The Favourite is renamed.  
Deleting a Favourite 
Delete a Favourite as follows: 
1. Tap the screen to show the Main menu. 
2. Tap Settings. 
3. Tap Manage favourites. 
4. Tap the Favourite you want to delete.  
The information screen opens. 
5. Tap the Delete button. Tap Yes to confirm you want to delete...

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About TomTom Traffic 
TomTom Traffic is a unique TomTom service providing real-time traffic information. Using the latest 
traffic information in combination with IQ Routes, TomTom Traffic helps you plan the optimum route to 
your destination. 
Important: To use TomTom Traffic, you need a continuous data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS or 
CDMA). Your mobile operator may charge you for using a wireless data connection. 
 
TomTom App regularly receives information about the changing traffic...

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Using traffic information 
The traffic bar shows all the major traffic incidents as they occur on your route. Glowing dots show 
where the incidents are located on the route. 
 
 
 
The total delay caused by traffic incidents on your route is shown at the top 
of the traffic bar. 
The central section of the traffic bar shows individual traffic incidents in the 
order they occur on your route. 
The bottom of the traffic bar represents your current location. 
The distance to the first traffic...