TomTom release FREE iPhone navigation update

ttrevor · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:48 pm Post subject:

Has anyone found out how you delete the recent destinations, cant see any option to do this.
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mikealder · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject:

ttrevor · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

OK thanks Mike, thats abit of a work up having to put all your favorites back in again.
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mikealder · Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

If your iPhone is JB then you can add a custom POI file to the device and use that in lue of Favourites negating the need to re-enter all the favourites, this is yet another reason why we need the option to import custom POI data to the app on the iPhone without having to resort to JailBreaking the phone - Mike

FastLaneJB · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 01, 2004 Posts: 17

SHC · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:

In the quest to only have to carry one device I have the TomTom App and the TomTom Car Kit. This latest version is good and is my favorite iPhone navigation App. One thing stops me ditching my Go 740 - Speed Camera warnings. The TomTom app does a pretty good job with the camera's in it's database - the problem is the database is rubbish. It's not even as up to date as my old GO 530 from a year ago!
My reply from TomTom support was "Live services" are not yet available on the iPhone.
As we all know, the Pocket GPS database is far and away the best - any news on an App for that?

nashmills · Regular Visitor Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 131

SHC · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject:

Just checked the email - the exact quote is:

"Unfortunately services such as premium voices, Traffic, Safety Camera subscriptions and Points of Interest are currently not available for the TomTom App for iPhone"

So I guess it depends on the interpreation of "currently". I suspect now that Apple allow "in app" purchases it will happen. Weather Pro already uses in app purchase to unlock premium content. I don't think TomTom will miss another source of revenue.

I'd still prefer a Pocket GPS solution though.

ben_e71 · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

so the only thing that should stop me ebaying my 740 for this then is the speed cameras I guess which doing 18K miles a yr a real lifesavers...

SHC · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject:

I'm currently using a 740 too. I have a years subscription to Live services but won't renew. When I've needed traffic it's let me down. The camera database is poor compared to this sites. But at least I can put the Pocket GPS database on the 740. I'm trying POI Warner for the iPhone at the moment which seems quite good.

FastLaneJB · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 01, 2004 Posts: 17

What TomTom really need to do is come up with a TomTom Home application for the desktop that works with the iPhone. It obviously doesn't need to do nearly as much as the normal TomTom Home does but it could let you add POI files for instance.

How I see this working is you'd load the TomTom application on the iPhone and then go to a connect screen. Assuming it's on the same network using WiFi the computer will then see the iPhone TomTom and can add POI's to the device.

That would work fine, other things like Map updates, buying voices and other stuff can all be done directly on the iPhone so it wouldn't need this.

Or an even easier way for TomTom to implement would be to register a URL handler on the iPhone (They already have tomtom://) so you then go to a website like this one who could have a URL formatted like tomtompoi://www.pocketgpsworld.com/iPhone/SpeedCam.ov2

Clicking on this in Mobile Safari on the iPhone would then fire up the TomTom app, passes on the URL and it downloads the POI into TomTom, simple and probably wouldn't take them much code at all.

I actually like this second idea the best as you'd be able to add POI's without needing a desktop and I'm sure the URL format would catch on as all you'd need is an extra link for iPhone users to click on. Even if a site didn't have the link in the format needed, you'd only need to copy the URL, paste it into Mobile Safari and then change the http:// to tomtompoi:// and it would work.

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