iPhone app + Dension Gateway 100

[burty]

Hi,

Anyone using this combination? Can you tell me what it will and won't do ie, and any issues I may have.

Do you know if the TomTom iPhone app will work through the Gateway 100 I have. If so, can I still listen to music while receiving nav instructions? do I still I have control over the music with steering controls, ie next track or would that give the TomTom app an instruction?

thanks


Matt

 

[mikealder]

You can play music while the nav app is in use, the iPhone doesn't have AVRCP support so you cant skip tracks using the steering wheel control, if you get a 3GS model though a long press (two seconds) on the call reject button on the Bluetooth kit should activate voice control where you can use your voice to skip tracks around on the music player while the nav is running.
If you make or accept a phone call the nav application will colse down, once the call is complete it will restart the nav app and navigate to your chosen destination.

I would also make sure you have a powered car cradle for the iPhone as the GPS related applications hammer the battery unless the phone is powered up from an external source - Mike

 

[burty]

thanks Mike,

I'm using the Gateway's dock connector not bluetooth for the audio, the dock connector works really well, and so I don't want to lose any functionality.

So therefore, will the TomTom give me voice commands over the music, and do I still have steering control over the music.

ta Matt

 

[mikealder]

You will, still have nav instructions over the music but how well it integrates with your cars controls is something you won't find out until you try it - Mike

 

[burty]

which is why I am posting the question in the forum, so I don't waste my money! Anyone else using this combination?