TomTom App For Android Reference Guide

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Recalculate route 
 
Recalculate 
route 
 
 
Tap this button to recalculate the route using your existing route settings 
and Traffic. 
 
Avoid an incident or minimise delays 
You can avoid a traffic incident or minimise a delay by recalculating your route based on the latest 
traffic information. These features are only available if you have TomTom Traffic. 
Tap the Traffic area on the Driving View to show the Delay on route summary screen.  
To avoid a traffic incident tap Avoid. A route is...

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Settings 
To change the way TomTom App looks and behaves, tap Settings in the Main menu.  
Change home location 
 
Change home 
location 
 
 
Tap this button to set or change your home location. Select the address for 
your home location in the same way that you select a destination. 
Your home location can be somewhere you often visit, such as your office. 
This feature provides an easy way to navigate there by tapping the Home 
button in the Drive to menu. 
 
Manage Favourites 
 
Manage...

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 Warn when driving faster than allowed - Adjust this setting to warn you when you are driving 
above the speed limit. 
You can select a warning alert sound for each warning.  
Driving View 
 
Driving View 
 
 
Tap this button to set the information that is shown on the map in the Driving 
View. The following options are available: 
Show point of interest 
This setting lets you choose which POIs are shown on the map. Tap Next to choose to show POIs in 
2D and 3D driving views and maps. 
2D map...

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Distance units 
 
Distance units 
 
 
Tap this button to choose to use either Kilometres or Miles for all distances 
and speeds. 
 
Map colours 
 
Map colours 
 
 
Tap this button to change the map colours. 
Tap Change day colours to select a day colour scheme consisting of bright colours. 
Tap Change 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.  
Car symbol 
 
Car...

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 Unpaved roads 
You can set the following actions to be taken for each type of road: 
 Ask - when the route is planned, you have to select how to handle these roads when they occur 
on your route. 
 Always - the type of road is always avoided automatically. 
 Never - the type of road is never avoided automatically.  
Advanced settings 
 
Advanced settings 
 
 
Tap Advanced settings to adjust the following settings: 
Show lane guidance images 
Adjust this setting to switch lane images on and...

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TomTom Safety Cameras or Danger Zones updates the locations and speed limits of fixed cameras or 
danger zones, and provides live updates for mobile camera or risk zone locations. 
Information sharing 
Adjust this setting to switch Information sharing on and off. If you turn off information sharing you will 
have enhanced privacy but you will not be able to use services that require you to share your data. 
When you turn on Information sharing you must read and agree to the Legal notice to be...

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The Main menu 
When you start TomTom App without having earlier planned a route, the Main menu is shown. 
To open the Main menu from the Driving View, tap the screen. 
The following buttons are available in the Main menu: 
 
Drive to 
 
Tap this button to start planning a route. 
 
Change route 
 
Tap this button to change your route or clear your route. 
Note: This button is active only if a route is planned. 
 
View map 
 
Tap this button to browse the map in the same way as you might look at...

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Settings 
 
Tap this button to change how TomTom App behaves. 
 
Drive to menu 
When you tap Drive to in the Main menu, you can select your destination in the following ways: 
 
Home 
 
Tap this button to plan a route to your Home location. 
To set your Home location, tap Change home location in the Settings 
menu. 
 
Favourite 
 
Tap this button to select a favourite to drive to.  
To add a favourite, tap Manage favourites in the Settings menu. 
 
Address 
 
Tap this button to enter an...

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Point on map 
 
Tap this button to select a point on the map as your destination using the 
Map Browser. 
 
Contact 
 
Tap this button to select a person from your address book. You can only 
navigate to your contact when the contact has an address. 
 
Latitude Longitude 
 
Tap this button to enter the map coordinates of a location on the map as 
your destination. 
 
Return to Driving view 
Many menus and screens have a quick access button to return you to the Driving View without having 
to...

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Viewing a map 
Tap View map in the Main menu to open the map browser. Using the map viewer you can view the 
map in the same way as you might look at a traditional paper map. 
 
You can move around the map by using your finger to drag the map across the screen. 
Zoom in and out by pinching your fingers together and apart on the screen. You can also zoom in by 
tapping the screen twice with one finger. 
Tap Details to choose what to show on the map: 
 Traffic information - when you have Traffic...