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Local search
Tap this button to use Local Search with Google to search for shops and
businesses in and around your current location.
You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your
destination, near any other destination or in a city.
For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current
location, enter 'swimming pool' and choose the best search result.
Note
: Only available on LIVE devices. You can either search using
Google or using TomTom Places. You can set which search provider to
use in the
Advanced settings
.
Local search
Tap this button to use Local Search with TomTom Places to search for
shops and businesses in and around your current location.
You can choose to search for shops and businesses near you, near your
destination, near any other destination or in a city.
For example, if you are looking for a swimming pool near your current
location, enter 'swimming pool' and choose the best search result.
Note
: Only available on LIVE devices. You can either search using
Google or using TomTom Places. You can set which search provider to
use in the
Advanced settings
.
Using POIs to plan a route
When you plan a route, you can use a POI for the destination.
The following example shows how to plan a route to a car park in a city:
1.
Tap
Navigate to
or
Drive to
in the Main menu.
2.
Tap
Point of Interest
.
3.
Tap
POI in city
.
Tip
: The last POI you viewed on your TomTom Connect is also shown in the menu.
4.
Enter the name of the town or city and select it when it is shown in the list.
5.
Tap the arrow button to expand the list of POI categories.
Tip
: If you already know the name of the POI you want to use, you can tap
Search by name
to
enter the name and select this location.
6.
Scroll down the list and tap
Car park
.
7.
The car park closest to your destination is shown at the top of the list.
8.
The following list explains the distances shown next to each POI. How the distance is measured
varies depending on how you initially searched for the POI:
POI near you - distance from your current location
POI in city - distance from the city centre
POI near Home - distance from your Home location
POI along route - distance from your current location
POI near destination - distance from your destination
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