HI there, I have a tomtom GPS receiver and would like it to be used with my iPad via Bluetooth, when I put it on to be discovered, the iPad does not pair with the tomtom GPS receiver. Can anyone tell me if they have done this and if so, which program do I have to download, so that my iPad can use the GPS receiver for map navigation.
THank you,
Manikurian.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3013785?start=0&tstart=0
Note, if you have a 3G or higher iPad with more than WiFi, there is a limited built-in GPS tied to the Google Maps App, which can also be used with any other Location Services aware application
Which pad do you have. The pad 2 has bt. 2.1 specs, and is designed to work with speakers, headphones and keyboards. The pad 3 has bt 4.0. I have not heard a report one way or the other on what devices it now works with, but a starting place for you would be to see what bt profile the Tom Tom uses. If the pad is not seeing it, I think that is a bad sign.
The 3/4 g pad has built in gps, while the wifi only does not. If you have a g pad, you really don't need the external device.
The thread a Brody pointed to is one on many threads on external gps devices. there are not a lot of success stories of folks suing them.
Lastly, take a trip over to the Tom Tom website, and look in their support section. I would bet that others have asked the same question, and the answer may be sitting there for you.
Unles there is an app available that will use the TomTom BT GPS you are out of luck. As you found out, the iPad does not natively support the TomTom GPS accessory.
Dear Brody,
Mine is an ipad2 64 GB with sim and I have a Tomtom wireless satilite GPS receiver MK11 but I don't have a program that will pair them both together. When I tried to put it on (discoverable) the iPad does not detect it.
I have a Samsung Galaxy SIi ,I found a program on the net which allowed my Samsung to pair with the tomtom GPS receiver. Looks like Apples policy is Communist and Android products are Democritic , Apple will need to more friendly with other products ???? Cheers, manikurian.
Manlkurian
Politics aside, if you have a pad w a sim, you have the model with the gps built in. You do not need the external Tom Tom device, unless you are using some real specific application that a regular gps signal will not support.
I'm not the one you should be telling. http://www.apple.com/feedback/ is a better place to go. I for one am happy with the GPS functions of the 3G. Plus the Samsung has its own weaknesses that show its corporate foolishness. And before you start calling Apple's policy Communist, realize communism is less corporate like than current democracies in the world. True communism is socialist in its tendencies. Capitalism when allowed to fund all of the election activities is more fascist than democracies like ancient Greece. So the intent of what you said is actually backwards. Be careful what you say, you may not realize that it isn't quite representative of what you desire. The real differences for corporation/democracy/communism are outside the purview of this forum, and we aren't really supposed to discuss Apple's policy here. That's why there is a good feedback link above. And you should also contact TomTom and let them know they are losing out on a big market of iPad users out there.
Can I use a tomtom gps with ipad
