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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:21 am Post subject: TomTom for Android lands in Google Play store |
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It's been a very long time coming but the wait is finally over. TomTom for Android has launched and is now available in the Google Play app store.
TomTom for Android has similar features to its iOS counterpart but the user interface has been re-jigged with a different map view info pane layout. 2D/3D map views, voice guidance, multi-stop and eco routes are all present,
HD traffic is available as an extra cost option and lifetime map updates are included in the app purchase price.
Western Europe comes in at £39.99, a £10 saving over its iOS equivalent but you'll need a hefty 2.7GB of free space before you can install it.
Source: TomTom at Google Play
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IanS100 Frequent Visitor
Joined: May 05, 2008 Posts: 870 Location: Southport
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, it isn't compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S111, probably the best selling Android phone on the market - what a massive c0ck-up by TomTom _________________ Galaxy Note 4 / TomTom GO : CamerAlert : CoPilot |
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madgee Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 14
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Neither is it compatible with HTC One S and X amongst others.
Please let this be a technical issue with Google Play and not some mad limited release! |
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peterc10 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Aug 21, 2005 Posts: 1761 Location: Kent, England
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Well it is not available on my HTC Sensation running Android 2.3. And neither is it available on my Asus pad running Android 4.1. So just what is it compatible with, given that it appears to not be the most popular or the latest version of Android? And all this despite the link saying that it is compatible with Android 2.2 and up.
Yet another TT problem? A saying about breweries comes immediately to mind. _________________ Peter
HTC Sensation
Sygic GPS for Europe (No more TT "support"!)
Copilot for USA
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15311 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Showing as not compatible with my Motorola Atrix 4G (MB860) too |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Compatible with both my Galaxy SII (running JB) and ZTE Blade on 2.3. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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madgee Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:25 am Post subject: |
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If TomTom doesn't make this relaease for my HTC One S then, after many loyal years, I am switching to Sygic on Android.
The Sygic app uses Tomtom's maps and more importantly, has just implemented HD Traffic.
So it may well be bye bye Tomtom, you need a massive reality check.
http://www.sygic.com/en/android |
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technik Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 18, 2004 Posts: 789 Location: Midlands UK
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Available for my Samsung Galaxy S2, but not my Asus TF101 tablet. _________________ GO 620, Tomtom Android EU,
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baldbazza Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 19, 2004 Posts: 15
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:47 am Post subject: |
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madgee wrote: | If TomTom doesn't make this relaease for my HTC One S then, after many loyal years, I am switching to Sygic on Android. |
Make sure you test Sygic out thoroughly! I for one will be switching back from Sygic to TomTom because I'm fed up with Sygic's idiosyncratic routing algorithms trying to take me down a narrow country lane when there's a perfectly good dual carriageway next door (North Wales), or through a narrow 20mph zone village centre with speed humps when the bypass is free-flowing (Hampshire), or the wrong way up several one-way streets (Birmingham).
Sygic is very pretty but I can't remember using it for a journey when it hasn't screwed up somewhere on the way. |
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samsul Occasional Visitor
Joined: 03/01/2003 16:49:26 Posts: 53 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Does not support Galaxy Note. It looks like only supports 1 or 2 phones. Well done Tomtom. |
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rowanmoor Lifetime Member
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IanS100 Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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By the looks of it, if you have a high end phone released in the last 12 months you're stuffed, ironically this is the very market I would've expected TomTom to be targeting _________________ Galaxy Note 4 / TomTom GO : CamerAlert : CoPilot |
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dhn Frequent Visitor
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Forrest Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Not compatable with Samsung Galaxy Nexus, any chance of someone contacting Tomtom and finding out their plans for this product, it's obvious there is a market for it. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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dhn wrote: | No, it also officially supports 800x480. |
Which falls under the 'up to 854 x 480'? _________________ Darren Griffin |
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