Thats a possibilty I hadnt considered.
Yes I can start Tomtom using Google assist, however when I say a postcode it opens and plans the route using Google maps.
Waze does not do this, once Waze is open and i say a postcode Google assist plans the route in Waze. This is because Waze has the voice control in the menu's that your turn on and it then places a mic pic into the map too. Its most confusing which Tomtom versions have what, but as this is a very important feature for ease of use and of course for legal reasons, I really would have though it would have been present in all Tomtom versions. But hey that's just my logic lol.
lol it turns out there's a mic icon in the search bar and if you tap it, it activates google assist and you are then able to speak your postcode or address which it then searches for. Sadly it doesnt just find what youve asked for, it finds many others too, so you then have to tap the one your looking for and then tap drive.
Its hardly completely hands free like Waze because you do have to keep interacting with it, where as in Waze you just speak and go, but it does work to a fashion anyway and makes life a bit easier, doing away with typing in addresses. It hardly keeps things legal though.
Tomtom does however have things that Waze doesn't such as clear route and find alternate and avoid roadblock. Its a shame one of them doesnt have all of these features.
Anyway for anyone wishing to try this as it is helpful, that's how you do it.
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