Rider 550 - not using MyDrive IOS - use Personal Hotspot w/o Bluetooth?

SonicBoom
SonicBoom Registered Users Posts: 8
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Went to use 550 in car but had all the issues with mydrive/IOS - so I understand in the meantime use Personal Hotspot for Traffice Data - do I need Bluetooth connection as well (not via MyDrive app)? Hope that makes sense!

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  • RoadRider
    RoadRider Registered Users Posts: 750
    Revered Pioneer
    No BlueTooth, Just use the WiFi Hotspot.

    Remove BT connection on Rider and iPhone for more stable WiFi.
  • Cyborg1963
    Cyborg1963 Registered Users Posts: 15
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    SonicBoom wrote: »
    Went to use 550 in car but had all the issues with mydrive/IOS - so I understand in the meantime use Personal Hotspot for Traffice Data - do I need Bluetooth connection as well (not via MyDrive app)? Hope that makes sense!

    Read in this discussion, at the bottom of page 11 I posted a temporary solution

    https://discussions.tomtom.com/en/discussion/1117563/bluetooth-connectivity-issues-for-wi-fi-devices-and-ios-13/p11
  • ST1300_PanEuropean
    ST1300_PanEuropean Registered Users Posts: 82
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    Below is is a screen-shot of Cyborg1963's workaround for the Bluetooth and iPhone problem, in case you have difficulty finding his original post. The screen-shot comes from the thread Rider 550 & iPhone XS Bluetooth Connectivity Problem, it's the 13th post from the start of the discussion.

    I tried Cyborg's fix and it worked for me. But, it seems that today TomTom has released an updated version of the MyDrive app for the iPhone (see this discussion: New version 2.1.3), hopefully that new version of the app will solve the Bluetooth connectivity problem and eliminate the need for the workaround.

    Cyborg, thanks a lot for sharing that fix, it was very kind of you to write it up for us.

    Michael

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