Can anyone tell me if it's possible to keep your information such as recent destinations when updating APK and maps?
Are their any files that can be saved and copied into the new install any help would be much appreciated.

How can anyone tell you what files should be saved when no one knows what program you are talking about?

Sorry about the missing details I thought I had posted in a Tomtom Android only forum and they wouldn't be needed.
the program is Tomtom 1.4 APK UK & iRELAND MAP 950.6492 hope this helps.

Well, the android subforum is about all android navigation. Maybe the admin should have made some sub-sub forums for TomTom/Primo/Sygic/... but so far, nothing yet. In the future maybe?
About TomTom for Android, someone else surely will help you.

Try this :-

Found this tool on another forum & hopefully I have made an easy enough guide for you to follow.


1. Download TT-Android-BackUp-Restore.rar (5,46 MB)

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http://www.filefactory.com/file/5py0om2t5u73/TT-Android-BackUp-Restore.zip

2. Extract TT-Android-BackUp-Restore.zip to PC


3. Enable USB Debugging in phone (Settings - Developer options - Tab USB debugging ).

To get this to work on my Galaxy S4 & on my Tab 3 - go to 'Settings' - 'More' - 'About Device' - scroll down to - 'Build Number' & tap on Build Number @ 7 times, or until you see a message saying 'Developer mode has been enabled'. Now go back & select - 'More' - Under Developer options, tap

'USB Debugging' - & then tap - OK.


4. Connect your device to PC by USB.


5. Run BackUp-Restore.bat file from the extracted folder on your PC. Accept it on phone when asked.

If you are using a different map to the ukireland map you will first have to edit the BackUp-Restore.bat file.

Edit line 3 to your own package, this copy is set to - com.tomtom.ukireland

To edit the BackUp-Restore.bat file - Right mouse click on it and the select EDIT option.

The first 3 lines are as currently as follows (second line is blank) :-

@echo off

SET AREA=ukireland



so just change ukireland to the same name as on your 'com.tomtom.*********' folder

@echo off

SET AREA=*********


You might have to run this tool a couple of times.
After using it you should have a folder named '~TTdata' inside the folder named 'TT-Android-BackUp-Restore'. Inside the ~TTdata folder will be a file named 'TTdata' (.AB file). I used it to successfully copy my Settings & Favourites from my S4 to my Tab3.

Thanks to pietu for this tool.

Thanks for the reply Russ will give it a go when I have a bit of time.

When you are satisfied with the last version of your program (1.3.x or 1.4) then ONLY copy the map-part. NOT (run) the APK ! So copy the new map in directory tomtom/com.tomtom.xxxxxx where xxxxxx is your mapname.
If you have enough space on your SC, you first can rename the old com.tomtom.xxxxxx directory in com.tomtom.xxxxxxold. SHOULD something go wrong, you always can go back by renaming it to the original name again. This works with me and it's very easy to do ofcourse. Good luck !!