TomTom Go Mobile App User Manual

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About My Places 
My Places provides an easy way to select a location without the need to search for the location each 
time. You can use My Places to create a collection of useful addresses. 
The following items are always in My Places: 
 Home - Your home location can be your home address or somewhere you often visit, such as 
your office. This feature provides an easy way to navigate there. 
 Recent destinations - Select this button to select your destination from a list of locations you...

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Your home or work location is shown on the map.  
Changing your home location 
You can change your home location in the following ways. 
Changing your home location using My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Home. 
Your home location is shown on the map, with a pop-up menu. 
 
3. Select Edit Location. 
4. To select a new home location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
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Adding a location from My Places 
1. In the Main Menu, select My Places. 
2. Select Add a new place. 
3. To select a location, do one of the following: 
 Zoom in on the map at the location you want to select. Press and hold to select the loca-
tion, then select the add location symbol. 
 Search for a location. Select Show on Map, then select the add location symbol. 
 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
4. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
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5. Select Add to My Places. 
The name of the location appears in the edit screen. 
6. Edit the name of the location so you can easily recognise it. 
7. Select Done to save your location in the My Places list.  
Adding a location to My Places by marking 
To mark a location and temporarily add it to My Places, do the following: 
1. Make sure that your current location is the location you want to mark. 
2. Select the current location symbol or the speed panel in the guidance view to open the quick...

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Appearance 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance. 
 
On this screen, you can change these settings: 
 Display 
Select Display to change the appearance of the display. 
 Route bar 
Select Route bar to change the information you see in the route bar. 
 Guidance view 
Select Guidance view to change the information you see in the guidance view. 
 Automatic zoom 
Select Automatic Zoom to change how you view a junction as you drive. 
 Automatic map view switching 
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Route Bar 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Appearance.  
 
Select Arrival information to change the arrival information you see in the route bar. 
Select Route information to change the route information you see on the route bar. 
Show current time 
Select this setting to show the current time in the guidance view. When switched on, the current 
time is shown at the bottom of the route bar. 
Show wide route bar if possible 
The wide route bar is not shown by default. You can...

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 Show arrival information for 
Use this setting to control whether you want to see information about the destination or the 
next stop in the arrival information panel. 
Tip: To find out where the different panels are in the guidance view or map view, see Whats on 
the screen. 
 
Route Information 
You can choose to see any of the following in the route bar:  
 Parking 
Select this setting to see car parks and parking. 
 Petrol stations 
Select this setting to see petrol stations on your...

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 None 
None of the turns and junctions on your route are shown zoomed in.  
Voices 
Select Settings in the Main Menu, then select Voices.  
 
Choosing a voice 
Select Choose a voice to change the voice that gives spoken directions and other route instructions. 
A wide range of voices are available. There are computer voices which can read street names and 
other information directly from the map and there are recorded voices which have been recorded 
by actors. 
Note: Computer voices are not...

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Changing the map 
Select a map from the list of maps that you have downloaded to your device. The map view is 
displayed with the map. 
Note: Although you can store more than one map on your device, you can only use one map at a 
time for planning and navigation. 
Downloading a map 
Select Download a map to show the list of available maps. 
Select a map, then select Download to download the map. The map is stored on your device in the 
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When a faster route is available 
If a faster route found while you are driving, TomTom Traffic can replan your journey to use the 
faster route. Select from the following options: 
 Always take the fastest route 
 Ask me so I can choose 
 Dont ask me  
Always plan this type of route 
The types of route you can choose from are as follows:  
 Fastest route - the route which takes the least time.  
 Shortest route - the shortest distance between the locations you set. This may not be the...