Add own POI's to TomTom Go Navigation on iOS
Booga275
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Is this already possible? I know with the previous version (TTgo Mobile) it was not possible. Is it possible now on the "apple carplay-ready"-version?
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PrivateerUK
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Hi @dahauss,
POIViewer is a POI Manager app, it can import .ov2, .csv, .GPX, and KML/KMZ files. POIViewer can create new POI categories as well as modify existing POI categories by adding/deleting/modifying individual POIs.Does this app just read poi files and then navigate you to them?
POIViewer can search for a POI from one or more POI categories (you can select which categories to search from). POIViewer can find the nearest POI to your current location or to another POI.
Launch POIViewer and once you've found the POI that you want, you can either display it (map or satellite view) in POIViewer or get POIViewer to launch TomTom GO Navigation with that POI as your destination.
The only downside (and this is minor) is that because TomTom GO Navigation doesn't support URL Scheme, POIViewer can't pass on the name of the POI so that it appears in recent destinations. If you have the original TomTom SatNav iOS app (which does have URL Scheme support) you'll see how that works.
Until TomTom adds full custom POI support to TomTom GO Navigation, POI will be an essential addon.
POIViewer works with most other iOS SatNav apps, so you can use the same POIs with TomTom, Waze, Google Maps, CoPilot, Navigon, Sygic, etc).
Finally, POIViewer costs £3.99 but it is worth it. I have no connection with POIViewer or its author except for being a very satisfied customer.
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No change I am afraid. Still not possible on the IOS App.
Doug
Have you tried the third party app called POIViewer by FrenchKiss Development? It is a POI managing app and you can search for your own POIs (.ov2, .csv, etc) in it, then use it to launch TomTom GO Navigation to navigate to that POI.
For me, POIViewer makes TomTOm Go Mobile/NAvigation useable.
Regards,
Not yet... I am going to look at it... thanks!
POIViewer is a POI Manager app, it can import .ov2, .csv, .GPX, and KML/KMZ files. POIViewer can create new POI categories as well as modify existing POI categories by adding/deleting/modifying individual POIs.
POIViewer can search for a POI from one or more POI categories (you can select which categories to search from). POIViewer can find the nearest POI to your current location or to another POI.
Launch POIViewer and once you've found the POI that you want, you can either display it (map or satellite view) in POIViewer or get POIViewer to launch TomTom GO Navigation with that POI as your destination.
The only downside (and this is minor) is that because TomTom GO Navigation doesn't support URL Scheme, POIViewer can't pass on the name of the POI so that it appears in recent destinations. If you have the original TomTom SatNav iOS app (which does have URL Scheme support) you'll see how that works.
Until TomTom adds full custom POI support to TomTom GO Navigation, POI will be an essential addon.
POIViewer works with most other iOS SatNav apps, so you can use the same POIs with TomTom, Waze, Google Maps, CoPilot, Navigon, Sygic, etc).
Finally, POIViewer costs £3.99 but it is worth it. I have no connection with POIViewer or its author except for being a very satisfied customer.
Regards,
Glad that POIViewer worked for you.
All we need to do now is get TomTom to add URL Scheme support to TomTom GO Navigation iOS app so that the POI's name appears in the recent destination list.
Mind you, full custom POI support on TomTom GO Navigation iOS app (including showing POIs on screen) would also be useful!
Regards,