Buddy symbols

Your TomTom device uses a blue running man by default to show the location of buddies in the Map Browser.

You can change the way buddies are shown in the Map Browser and in your device menus by changing the symbol used for each buddy. You can have different symbols for each of your existing buddies. You can change this symbol using HOME or you can create your own here: create.tomtom.com.

Tip: Your new symbol replaces your old symbol which is backed up automatically on your computer.

Note: This feature may not be supported on your device. Make sure you are using the latest version of the TomTom application.

Adding a buddy symbol

Ensure that your device is connected to your computer and then do the following:

1.Click Add Traffic, Voices, Safety Cameras etc in the main menu in HOME.
2.Click Images and symbols.
3.Click Buddy symbols.

You can then choose from buddy symbols available in the online shop and on your computer.

Tip: You can search for items (by name or description) using the Search box at the top of the page. To return to a complete list,  delete the text in the search field and click Search. Make sure you have selected All in the View list.

Click More info to get a description of the buddy symbol you are interested in.

4.Click Add to download and install a free buddy symbol or a shared buddy symbol to your device.

Once downloaded, you can rename the symbol in the skins folder on your device using file explorer.

Note: The filename for a buddy must match the name of the buddy on your device or the symbol will not be visible!

Note: Any characters other than a-z, 0-9 and hyphens need to be replaced with underscores ('_'). For example, if you have a buddy called jane@example.com it needs to be renamed to altbuddy_jane_example_com.bmp.