Own a Hammerhead Karoo 2? With our latest integration, simply sync your device with your komoot account to enjoy crystal-clear navigation instructions on the Karoo 2's game-changing display. Easy to set up, it’s simply a matter of connecting your account. You’ll then be able to find and navigate your planned Tours at the tap of a button. Any Tours you record with your Karoo 2 will also be automatically synced back to your komoot account.
To find out more, head to www.komoot.com/hammerhead.
In an effort to help you keep your private Tours private, we’ve introduced a subtle yet important change. So that you no longer need to make Tours visible to anyone to share them with people not on komoot, we’ve made it possible to share direct links to private Tours. Just tap to share your Tour and enable ‘Visible to anyone with link’. We’ll then generate a unique URL to your Tour that you can copy and share with your friends. Anyone who clicks on this link can then see your Tour, whether they have a komoot account or not.
A feature that’s long been available on Android and web, we’ve made it possible to export your planned Tours as GPX files — all in one tap. Just go to the Tour you want to export and open the menu in the top right-hand corner to get started. Once downloaded, you can import your route into any GPS device or share it with your friends.
You can now search thousands of Tours across the UK in your Discover feed. Komoot’s smart technology finds routes and Highlights near you to create hiking, riding and running route suggestions based on what the community has been up to. You’ll find the Tour search at the top of your Discover feed, then choose your sport and filter it by duration or difficulty level. Adjust the route to your needs and away you go on an adventure inspired by the community.
So you can better share your favorite Highlights with your readers, visitors or customers, we’ve made it possible for you to embed Highlights on your own website. Previously only available for Tours or Collections, just click on ‘Share’ on the Highlight you want to embed and select ‘Embed’. You’ll then see the code you need to add to your website’s backend (e.g. WordPress), as well as a bunch of options that will let you define how it should look. Click here for more information.
Use a Samsung Galaxy Watch? If so, you’re now able to find and read all your personal and bookmarked Collections on your Samsung Galaxy Watch. Any Tours that those Collections contain can then be instantly navigated — all from your Samsung Galaxy Watch.
Additionally, to make it easier for you to find your favorite planned tours, we’ve also included new filtering options, such as sport, date or proximity.
We’ve included extra information in our support center if you’d like to find out more.
To give you more control of your profile and Tour visibility, we’ve added new privacy settings so you can decide how you share your outdoor life, and with whom.
Setting privacy zones around places like your home, work or family member’s house makes these locations private. All start and end points within the zone stay hidden.
Just like you can choose your friends in real life, komoot enables you to manage your followers by creating a close friends list of the people you know and like best. Share with them and they’ll be the only ones able to see and interact with your Tours and Collections. Plus you can now block followers too.
If you want maximum privacy for your komoot profile, you can make your whole account private. Only approved followers will see your profile, Tours and Collections, and be able to comment on your activities.
Review your account visibility
Want to keep your ride, hike or run to yourself, or only share it with your close friends? Now you can adjust the visibility of each Tour you plan or complete, or Collection you create.
Now you can keep your Tour private from your followers and invite your bestie to it. As part of the privacy overhaul, you can do both!
Use a Samsung Galaxy Watch to record your Tours? Well, we’ve added a brand-new ‘companion mode’ for your device, which allows you to better use your watch in sync with the komoot mobile app. With this new release, your watch will display komoot’s turn by turn navigation instructions after starting navigation on your phone. This allows you to see where you need to go at a glance while saving both your watch and phone battery. Need more info? Due to the two devices now working in sync, you can quickly take a look at your phone to benefit from the bigger map and the richer detail. Standalone mode, which allows you to navigate and track Tours without being connected to your phone, is still available on your watch.
To set up companion mode, simply enable Bluetooth on both your smartphone and your Galaxy Watch and connect in the komoot app under Settings > Bluetooth Connect > Samsung Galaxy Watch.
Based in the Netherlands? Komoot has just gotten even better for you. Due to all of the awesome Highlights you’ve shared in the country, we’ve rolled out our inspirational features all across the Netherlands. Previously only available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, this epic release means that you’ve now got access to a brand-new feed. Here, you can more easily see what adventures the people you follow have been on and keep up with your community. Additionally, you can now access komoot’s vault of recommended routes for road cycling, hiking, mountain biking, bike touring, gravel riding and running. Just search for the place you want to explore and see amazing routes you can enjoy right now. Tap on ‘Discover’ in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen now to get started, or head to komoot.nl/discover.
So you can start your adventurers the moment you step outside, we’ve improved our Tour search to allow you to find Tours that start at your current location. Just select your sport in the Tour search panel on the Discover feed and see the hikes, rides and runs that literally start on your doorstep. Looking to start at a different location? You can also search for specific addresses to find Tours that start there, or use the zoom buttons to switch between Tours starting at your selected location or around it. This update is currently only available to users in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and will be released in the Netherlands very soon.
