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The folks at ALK Technologies never stop, I’m beginning to doubt if they even sleep to be honest.  They just had their second update to CoPilot approved and is available now in the App Store.  This new update brings with it some big new features and one that is not so big but was on my personal wish list when I was working on my review.

First up we have the stock iPhone keyboard.  This has been the #1 requested feature for users and was one of the things I mentioned in the review because for me, the iPhone keyboard is the best soft keyboard I have ever used and when combined with the autocorrect feature of iPhone OS, it has even bested my previous device, the AT&T Tilt.

Next, and this is a big one…….Text to Speech voice directions!  Instead of “Turn left just ahead” you will hear “Turn left on Spring Street”.   Current users will need to read on past the break to read how to enable TTS on your iPhone app however this does not apply to new users as of this writing.

We also get more map updates and along with that a new button that will check for MapSure updates.  These are monthly maintenance updates and quarterly full map upgrades.  These are, and always will be, free for CoPilot Live 8 users.  Users can expect to receive these updates as noted for the life of the app and for 6 months afterwards.  For example, if CoPilot Live 9 is released as a new app in January 2010, CoPilot Live 8 will get updates through the end of June 2010.

There are also some other various fixes such as improved GPS performance, improved walking mode, and better address book integration.

Also, I’d like to send out a congrats to the folks over at ALK for making the What’s Hot section of the App Store!  It seems to me like they are a hard working group of people and really deserve the recognition!

1. Go to iPhone Settings
2. Select “CoPilot NA”
3. Change “License Reset” to “ON” (leave the other settings “OFF”
4. Exit Settings
5. Start CoPilot Live on your iPhone
6. Enter your CoPilot ID and Password
7. Follow the instructions on-screen to Activate
8. You can switch on TTS in CoPilot by going to Menu > Settings > Language & Voice > Select a Voice.  The Voices with a star (*) next to them are the TTS Voices.

These instructions are courtesy of Mary over at ALK who has been nothing short of amazing in answering all my questions and keeping me up to date with news regarding this GPS app.