Tracklogs of Events/Veranstaltungen in App

[Con Hennekens]

@Tom-Johann, tracklogs are not "owned" by an event. What you want still requires at least the organizer of an event to upload or share his own tracklog to the event. I understand your wish, but doubt if there is a lot of interest in it. But hey, all improvements are welcome!

Since this suggestion is largely dependent on the web-platform, maybe it is better placed in that category.

[Jörgen]

Ok, then the owner or initiator of the event should provide these tracklogs from his account. Anyway, may be a good idea, but do we need it? I am out now.

[Tom Johann]

I am little bit confused that I am not able to describe what I mean.

I just initiated my first event. I invited people, and copied some routes to the event.
All participant can access this event and watch all routes via WebSite AND App.
This is perfect.

On the event I recorded tracklogs every day and copied these tracklogs also to the event.
The participants can view the tracklogs of the event via WebSite but NOT in the App.
Therefore my suggestion is to also see tracklogs of events under the “Tracklogs” menu in the App to avoid that participants have to use the WebSite.

I know that there is a possibility through the “Route Lab” menu in the App. But this is quite complicated for the participants and it would be much easier if participants can see the tracklogs of Events in the “Tracklogs” menu.

So my question is: Why does the mobile App provides a functionality to view routes of an event BUT NOT a functionality to view TRACKLOGS of an event?

I am also involved into Software Development in my job and I think this is not a big task since the whole functionality should be already there. MyRouteApp just has to use it in the App.

[Jörgen]

Ok, now it is clear and understandable. You should said this from the beginning.

[Con Hennekens]

@Tom-Johann said in Tracklogs of Events/Veranstaltungen in App:

On the event I recorded tracklogs every day and copied these tracklogs also to the event.

Okay, so now I understand that associating your tracklog to an event is already possible? Hmm, didn't know that, sorry for the confusion about that. In that case coding an extra tab in the tracklog menu should not be very difficult indeed.

[Tom Johann]

@Corjan Meijerink / MyRoute-app Developer Team:
Did my proposal make it into the developers' backlog?

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I just initiated my first event. I invited people, and copied some routes to the event.
All participant can access this event and watch all routes via WebSite AND App.
This is perfect.

SUGGESTION:
On the event I recorded tracklogs every day and copied these tracklogs also to the event.
The participants can view the tracklogs of the event via WebSite but NOT in the App.
Therefore my SUGGESTION is to also see tracklogs of events under the “Tracklogs” menu in the App to avoid that participants have to use the WebSite.

I know that there is a possibility through the “Route Lab” menu in the App. But this is quite complicated for the participants and the rendering is quite bad on an iPhone.
It would be much easier if participants can see the tracklogs of Events in the “Tracklogs” menu.

So my question is: Why does the mobile App provides a functionality to view routes of an event BUT NOT a functionality to view TRACKLOGS of an event?

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Tom-Johann Okey, now I actually understand it.

Groups never have tracklogs.

Within events, the organiser(s) can manually add tracklogs to them. The old "MyRoute-app Navigation" app used to add tracklogs automatically to events if you drove a route from that event

So long story short, this is quite an unused feature and therefore not properly migrated to the new app in all honesty.
I therefore also not know in what timespan this feature will be added, if at all again.

I do however understand the wish to have it!
I'll make sure we'll discuss it internally.

[Tom Johann]

@Corjan-Meijerink, I don't know why, but I have the impression that I am not really able to tell what I mean!

I am NOT talking about Groups.
I am NOT talking about automatic adding tracklogs to events.

I know that organisers can add tracklogs manually to events. This is absolutely fine.
When I do this, all participants can watch these tracklogs including photos.

BUT: They have to use the WebSite or Route Lab which is quite complicated for the participants of envent.
The organiser can see his tracklogs also in the App under "Tracklogs" under his "own" Tab.

So my SUGGESTION is that participants of events can see the Tracklogs of events also in the App under "Tracklogs" under a NEW Tab "Events"
Same feature already exists in the App for Routes!
The possibility of showing Tracklog in the App (only own Tracklogs) is also alrady existing in the App.

The only missing part is to include the "Events" Tab under Tracklogs!
I think Tracklogs with pictures especially make sense for participants of events. Therefore I think this feature wourld be really usefull.

Hope I could explain what I mean

Many thanks.
Tom

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Tom-Johann No I totally understand what you mean

The reason it's not there - is because it's very underused. Myself, and others, were even under the impression that events did not have tracklogs.

So yes, I understand the request.
But no, not sure when

[Tom Johann]

@Corjan-Meijerink,
oh I see, you doubt that tracklogs in events generally make sense.
My view: tracklogs ONLY make sense in events because:

• watching own tracklogs might be a bit booring
• watching tracklogs of friends might be a bit uninteresting especially if there are many tracklogs

So I think the only reason why it makes sense, is to see the nice tours you had with your friends, which should be coverd in the events you participated.

And hey, btw. you did implement this function but just on the WebSide!

Nevertheless, many thanks for you quick feedback

[Tom Johann]

By the way.. I think the functionality on the WebSite is very good:

[Tom Johann]

..and also the App-Version is quite nice:

I am only missing the part to see it for my Events in the App

[Corjan Meijerink]

Thanks!