@artbone said in Why do we need an app?:
as soon as I typed the “N” in “thanks” the forum disappeared and I was on a different page.
@artbone said in Why do we need an app?:
When I try to plan a route on the app on my iPad, I can’t even give it a name because when I try to type certain letters the app will skip to another page. Very frustrating.
It were these sentences I was trying to help you out with in my earlier reply. Like @Rob-Verhoeff says, the MRA planner is an online service and won't work without a live internet connection. The planner function within the browser is nothing more than an embedded view to the (live) website.
@artbone said in Why do we need an app?:
I can’t open a route or track from the app unless I have an internet connection. If I have a route or app open, then I can navigate it without problems.
That is by design. If you want to navigate a route offline you first need to download it, to make it available for offline use. Much like you need to do with your offline XT. Your Garmin also does not automagically get its routes transferred, does it?
To do that, with a live internet connection (obviously) select a route and click the download arrow
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Then choose "Make available for offline use" (or something alike, it's the default from within the app) and click downloads. After this, you can start your route offline by going into your profile and choose "Downloads".
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There is a really handy option in the navigation-settings under Functional, that says something like "Store used routes and tracks for offline use"
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This really does all the previous completely automatically for me when I am preparing my trips.
@artbone said in Why do we need an app?:
So, what is the purpose of the app?
The app is mainly intended for tracking your rides, and since "Next" also for navigating your routes. What Tyre2Travel has to do with anything is beyond me.
I really don't mean to insult your intelligence, but all this is completely covered in the manual. And that is okay, me too am learning a lot more from trying things myself and reading the forum, where a lot of enthusiastic people are trying to help you without the need of any offensive replies.