TomTom Navigation App For Iphone Reference Guide

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Tip : If you already own a TomTom navigation device, then we recommend that you open a new 
TomTom account for your iOS device using a different email address.  
For more information on MyTomTom accounts, go to tomtom.com/mytomtom. 
Your purchase is completed in the iOS App Store. If payment is successful, Speed Cameras starts 
within a few minutes on your  TomTom app.  
 
Checking your Speed Cameras subscription  
You can check the status of your subscription at any time, by tapping TomTom...

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About danger zones  
Since 3rd January 2012, it has been illegal to receive warnings about the position of fixed or mobile 
speed cameras when you are driving in France. To be compliant with this change in French law, 
speed camera locations are no longer reported but instead areas of danger  are indicated as danger 
zones and risk zones.  
A danger zone is a zone specified by French law. A risk zone is a temporary danger zone reported by 
users. TomTom Danger Zones warns you about both danger...

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Danger zone warning  
When you receive a warning, an alert symbol appears in the top left corner of the Driving View, and 
a small symbol appears on your driving route. The alert symbol is displayed as you travel through 
the zone.  
 
Only one alert symbol is used to warn about danger zones:  
Alert symbol  
 Route symbol  Description  
  
 The length of a danger zone may be 300 m, 2000 
m or 4000 m depending on the type of road. If 
several cameras are close to each other, the 
warning can be...

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Report a risk zone  
Note: You can only report a risk zone if you have t he Danger Zones Service. 
Note : All temporary zones that are reported appear as Risk Zones  when you are driving.  
If you enter a temporary risk zone and do not receive a warning you can report it by tapping the 
Risk Zone report button in the Driving View. Your report is sent to TomTom and, once validated, 
shared with all TomTom Danger Zones subscribers. You can tap th e Cancel  button within 5 seconds 
to cancel the...

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When you have 7 days or less before your subscription expires, the TomTom app shows a message to 
warn you that your subscription  is approaching the renewal date. This message is repeated when 
you have one day left on your subscription.  
After your subscription has expired the Danger Zones service is deleted from the TomTom app.  
The colour of the danger zone symbol in the Driving View  indicates whether your Danger Zones 
service is connected to the TomTom server
.   
Renewing your Danger...

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About search using Places  
The Places  feature lets you search for shops and businesses and plan a route  to the store or office 
location.   
 
Places lets you search using TomTom Places, Facebook or Foursquare.  
When you use Places for the first time you are asked to allow your information to be sent to 
TomTom. If you do not agree to send your information you c annot use the Places feature.  
Note: To search using Facebook or Foursquare you must be logged in to your account.  
Places has...

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Note : Places requires a WiFi network or a wireless data connection (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS or CDMA). 
Your mobile operator may charge you for using a wireless data connection. Using Places when 
travelling abroad may cost you more t han when you use the service at home.  
  
Using Places to search 
To use local search to plan a route, do the following:  
In this example, you search for a restaurant near to your current location.  
1.   Tap the screen to open the Main menu, then tap Navigate to . 
2....

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About Sharing and Checking In  
You can share information about your journey using Email, Facebook, Foursquare, iMessage SMS text 
messages or Twitter, and you can check in to a lo cation to let your friends know where you are. 
Note: To use Twitter your iOS device must have iOS 5 or higher.  
Before you can share your information using Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter you must first set-up 
those apps in the iOS device Settings app. Before you can share your information using Email you 
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What you can share  
You can use the following options to share locations with your friends:   
My Location 
 
My Location   
 
Tap this button to share your current location.
 
 
Home 
 
Home   
 
Tap this button to share your home location.
 
 
Favourite 
 
Favourite   
 
Tap this button to select a 
Favourite to share or to edit your Favourites.  
 
Address 
 
Address   
 
Tap this button to enter an address to share. To share a postcode, tap the 
Postcode
 button at the top of the screen to...

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Places  
 
Places   
 
Tap this button to open the Places menu. Places lets you search 
using 
TomTom Places, Facebook or Foursquare, then share the location of one 
of the search results.  
 
Events 
 
Events   
 
Tap this button to share an event saved in your Calendar app or on your 
Facebook Events page.
 
The  Events  menu has the following options:  
 
Calendar 
 
Tap this button to share an event saved in your Calendar app.   
 
Facebook 
 
Tap this button to share an event saved on your...