Map customisation

In Navigator you can customise the map. Adjust the sizes of texts, roads and icons, choose which POI types to display on the map or change the map colours.

Updated: October 2023

Description

Map settings can be customised in Settings / Map customisation.

Settings - Map customisation (Navigator 7 for Android) Settings - Map customisation (Navigator 3.1 for iOS)
Pictures: Map customisation menus in Navigator for Android and for iOS

Another possibility, how to quickly adjust map scales (sizes of texts, POI icons and roads) and POI categories are Quick actions when viewing the map. Just long tap the map to open the Quick actions menu.

Quick actions of MapFactor Navigation map (Android version) Quick actions of MapFactor Navigation map (iOS version)
Pictures: Quick actions menus in Navigator for Android and for iOS

Map scale

Using the Map Scale menu you can adjust sizes of texts, roads and icons.

For example, if your priority is legible street names and POI are less important, you can enlarge the text size and reduce the size of icons.

Map scale settings in the Android version:
Map scale default setting in mapfactor GPS Navigation app Map scale default sizes in mapfactor GPS Navigation app for Android
Map scale customised setting in mapfactor GPS Navigation app for Android Map scale customised sizes in mapfactor GPS Navigation app for Android

Map scale setting in the iOS version:
Map scale default setting in mapfactor GPS Navigation app (iOS) Map scale default sizes in mapfactor GPS Navigation app for iOS

Points of Interest

You can also choose which POI types you want to see on the map. There are 7 categories, each including more than 10 POI types. You can choose to display only the types which you really want to see on the map. This way, the number of icons displayed diminishes, making the map clearer.

POI settings in Navigator 7 for Android:
POI-categories in mapfactor Navigator app A list with POI types (category Administration) for POI type selection

POI settings in Navigator 3.1 for iOS:
POI-categories in mapfactor Navigator app for iOS A list with POI types for selection

Truck restrictions icons

If you driving a large vehicle and use TomTom Truck maps for navigation in Navigator, you can have the truck restrictions icons shown directly on the map. For more details read Truck restriction icons on the map.

Map with truck restriction icons

Map colours

Furthermore, if you have some favourite colours, other than those, which are used in Navigator, you can adjust the map colours and colour scheme to suit your preferences better.

For this you can use the Colour Schemes Editor. There are several predefined schemes you can choose from, or you can create your own.

Colour schemes editor in mapfactor GPS Navigation app

You can set which colour scheme to use for day and night mode in the Map colours setting.

Map colours setting menu in mapfactor GPS Navigation app Map colours setting possibilities in mapfactor Navigator

In Night mode you can adjust when to switch between day and night mode.

Night mode setting in mapFactor Navigator.

In Other colours you choose colours of the navigation highlight, the alternative routes, the NMEA/GPX highlight or the colour of the GPS arrow.

Setting of other colours in mapfactor GPS Navigation Default route colours in mapfactor GPS Navigation
Setting of customised colours in mapfactor GPS Navigation Customised colours of routes in mapfactor GPS Navigation

Map colour settings in Navigator 3.1 for iOS:

Day / Night colour settings in Navigator 3.1 for iOS Route colour settings in mapfactor Navigator 3.1 for iOS

Go though these settings and make Navigator your own personal navigation.