MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto
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I have Gold membership and use Android Auto in Honda car and on Honda motorcycle.
I use the route planner to plan routes and transfer to TomTom 550 on the motorcycle. I have not yet had confidence in the Navigation App. However today in my car I thought I'd give it a try. So I switched on Navigation but could not get it to actually navigate on the mobile or via Android Auto (AA). After several attempts I was about to give up. However I decided to give my mobile a restart. Then the MRA navigation worked and lo and behold all the direction icons worked perfectly including the roundabout icons! The navigation then worked perfectly, first time ever!!! I will now try it on the motorcycle, when I next lead a ride, but will have the route backed up on my TomTom Rider 550 just in case. I must admit I was pleasantly surprised at how good the navigation worked both on the mobile and the AA screen, although there were slight differences between the views. I had it set to track and will try it next time using way points.@OGRIII Thanks for sharing!
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I have Gold membership and use Android Auto in Honda car and on Honda motorcycle.
I use the route planner to plan routes and transfer to TomTom 550 on the motorcycle. I have not yet had confidence in the Navigation App. However today in my car I thought I'd give it a try. So I switched on Navigation but could not get it to actually navigate on the mobile or via Android Auto (AA). After several attempts I was about to give up. However I decided to give my mobile a restart. Then the MRA navigation worked and lo and behold all the direction icons worked perfectly including the roundabout icons! The navigation then worked perfectly, first time ever!!! I will now try it on the motorcycle, when I next lead a ride, but will have the route backed up on my TomTom Rider 550 just in case. I must admit I was pleasantly surprised at how good the navigation worked both on the mobile and the AA screen, although there were slight differences between the views. I had it set to track and will try it next time using way points.@OGRIII When I used MRA Navigation on AA in my rental car on Iceland last summer I had the same experience. Sometimes it got stuck (no GPS positioning), but after restarting the phone it started working again. At that time it was the only navigation app I used on my phone. Last month on the motorcycle I also used TT Go and Osmand. At that time restart of my phone was not sufficient anymore.
@Corjan-Meijerink The issue with the stuck GPS positioning is also tackled in the new version? And the issue with city names in Arabic on the map is HERE "functionality"?
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@OGRIII When I used MRA Navigation on AA in my rental car on Iceland last summer I had the same experience. Sometimes it got stuck (no GPS positioning), but after restarting the phone it started working again. At that time it was the only navigation app I used on my phone. Last month on the motorcycle I also used TT Go and Osmand. At that time restart of my phone was not sufficient anymore.
@Corjan-Meijerink The issue with the stuck GPS positioning is also tackled in the new version? And the issue with city names in Arabic on the map is HERE "functionality"?
@Léon-Hassing A lot has changed since summer regarding the Android Auto stability
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@Léon-Hassing A lot has changed since summer regarding the Android Auto stability
Used the App today to the Motorcycle Show in Birmingham, apart from a couple of meltdowns, it worked just fine ( to be fair Google maps threw a wobbly too ) The only thing that seems not to have been fixed it is the volume, when the directions are announced, when you have music playing on the phone, It's almost impossible to hear them. If there is no music, the app works just fine, and you can hear the directions perfectly.
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Today I tried MRA navigation again with the latest updates, because I wanted to see if there indeed were improvements in the 4.3.3 - 357 version. Unfortunately I have to say that this not the case. I created a route with 4 stops. At every stop I disconnected AA. After the first step MRA couldn't find the location anymore. Navigation was impossible and the app didn't respond anymore. After restart of MRA the app seemed working, but the map was positioned on a unknown location and didn't move when I was driving. So the test failed again and I had to use another nav-app to finish my trip. I hope MRA on AA will improve soon. Until then I will use my old Tom Tom, that almost never fails me.
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Today I tried MRA navigation again with the latest updates, because I wanted to see if there indeed were improvements in the 4.3.3 - 357 version. Unfortunately I have to say that this not the case. I created a route with 4 stops. At every stop I disconnected AA. After the first step MRA couldn't find the location anymore. Navigation was impossible and the app didn't respond anymore. After restart of MRA the app seemed working, but the map was positioned on a unknown location and didn't move when I was driving. So the test failed again and I had to use another nav-app to finish my trip. I hope MRA on AA will improve soon. Until then I will use my old Tom Tom, that almost never fails me.
@Léon-Hassing Maybe updating to the latest version, 372 will help
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Honda Silverwing GL 650
DMD2 T865X 8 inch Android tablet using MRA next for navigation
Garmin XT (almost in the cupboard)
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@Léon-Hassing Maybe updating to the latest version, 372 will help
@Marinus-van-Deudekom 372 is beta only. Don’t know if TS is a beta tester. Seems not because this is a non-beta topic.
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@Marinus-van-Deudekom 372 is beta only. Don’t know if TS is a beta tester. Seems not because this is a non-beta topic.
@Rob-Verhoeff said in MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto:
@Marinus-van-Deudekom 372 is beta only. Don’t know if TS is a beta tester. Seems not because this is a non-beta topic.
No. I'm not a beta tester.
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@Rob-Verhoeff said in MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto:
@Marinus-van-Deudekom 372 is beta only. Don’t know if TS is a beta tester. Seems not because this is a non-beta topic.
No. I'm not a beta tester.
@Léon-Hassing Ok with patience is the word
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I can only agree, hoped it twould be a good alternative for navigating with Garmin. I have 4 different Android Auto devices (Renault, Ford, Maxca and a Pioneer. On all systems the app is buggy. With the latest update, within 5 km the app froze (again), stopped the app on the phone, restarted the entertainment system in the car and within seconds after connecting the screen froze again. Other apps work just fine.
It's really difficult to see development put new stuff into an app which is just not stable. For me it was a point where i'm not trusting it anymore and switched to TomTom Go. It has limitations but, after installing it just works. No frozen screens, position is correct, etc. and no battery drain so the phone was not empty when arriving.
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I can only agree, hoped it twould be a good alternative for navigating with Garmin. I have 4 different Android Auto devices (Renault, Ford, Maxca and a Pioneer. On all systems the app is buggy. With the latest update, within 5 km the app froze (again), stopped the app on the phone, restarted the entertainment system in the car and within seconds after connecting the screen froze again. Other apps work just fine.
It's really difficult to see development put new stuff into an app which is just not stable. For me it was a point where i'm not trusting it anymore and switched to TomTom Go. It has limitations but, after installing it just works. No frozen screens, position is correct, etc. and no battery drain so the phone was not empty when arriving.
@Jan-50 hi Jan
Witch version do you use and witch phone.
Are you a Beta tester. In the Bèta version 375 is out and I don’t experiance any problemsHonda Goldwing GL1500,
Honda Silverwing GL 650
DMD2 T865X 8 inch Android tablet using MRA next for navigation
Garmin XT (almost in the cupboard)
Samsung S20FE mounted on a Quadlock and using Android Auto in my car -
Hi, last month I was on a 12 day trip in Morocco with my BMW with Chigee Aio 5 connected to my Pixel 8 and used Android Auto. I intended to use MRA for my navigation. I downloaded the maps and gpx files for offline use. After the first day I had to switch to another app. The issue was that MRA couldn't find the GPS location or even stopped working. And when it seemed to work the roads were straight although in real it was a very curvy road. Other issue was that on the map all cities were written in Arabic. I did restart my phone several times, but that didn't help. My other apps, osmand and TT Go worked flawless. It seems that MRA has issues connecting to the GPS when other apps also use it. All in all I was very disappointed in MRA on AA. How can I solve the issue with the GPS positioning and the other findings?
@Léon-Hassing
last AugustThis is a photo of me testing an earlier iteration of the App against my Garmin Zumo XT. The last two versions of the app. I'm now on 4.3.4 -375 have worked perfectly for me on my Africa Twin and VW ID3
However, I still think that using Android Auto or Apple Carplay could add levels of troubleshooting if you are having problems. The head unit, the connection (wired or Wifi) and the phone (particularly AA or CP settings) or competing apps (Bluetooth) could all lead to issues that may not be connected to the app that you are using.
The two that I have encountered over the past year and a half of experimenting with MRA and OSMand are. The data cable not streaming enough data. This was cured by purchasing a high data transfer up to 10 Gbps Amazon Basics cable (about £7) I think. My newest phone glitching when it became charged to 100% and was switching off Android Auto. This was a setting in Android 14 OS which flashed a message on screen that the phone had reached 100% and simultaneously switched off AA. That took some googling to work out and switch off in the Android settings.
Up to now I've continued to use my Garmin Zumo XT as my Primary navigation device. Now however, the latest version of the app is so good for me I think from now on I will use it for primary navigation with the Zumo as a backup. Not least because I can control the app with the Honda bar buttons which I can't do with the Zumo.
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@Jan-50 hi Jan
Witch version do you use and witch phone.
Are you a Beta tester. In the Bèta version 375 is out and I don’t experiance any problems@Marinus-van-Deudekom Thing is, i can provide a lot of information, but it shouldn't be that way.
Installing TomTom, Waze, ANWB -> They al just work. No problems with screen lockup, no problems with excessive battery drain, no routing problems, ok some times map information is incorrect but that's not the app function.
I have had a year of patience with all the problems, but by now had to stop too many times to stop applications, reset systems, connecting again ans still not working as it should. And with the latest public update, within minutes, again problems... Android Auto or Carplay are just not stable and development seems to only be busy with updates which are not usefulle if the app is not stable. It should first work with it's primary goal, just be able to drive a complete route without problems. A lot other functions are just not needed in a navigation app. Ok, if it's working, but it's just not stable.
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@Marinus-van-Deudekom Thing is, i can provide a lot of information, but it shouldn't be that way.
Installing TomTom, Waze, ANWB -> They al just work. No problems with screen lockup, no problems with excessive battery drain, no routing problems, ok some times map information is incorrect but that's not the app function.
I have had a year of patience with all the problems, but by now had to stop too many times to stop applications, reset systems, connecting again ans still not working as it should. And with the latest public update, within minutes, again problems... Android Auto or Carplay are just not stable and development seems to only be busy with updates which are not usefulle if the app is not stable. It should first work with it's primary goal, just be able to drive a complete route without problems. A lot other functions are just not needed in a navigation app. Ok, if it's working, but it's just not stable.
@Jan-50 I'm sorry to hear that you still got some problems. It seems that you're not in the Beta program so the public version is the one one witch you've got the problems.
the extra info that I requested was trying to help you out in determining what is the actuall problem on your side.
The app itself is stable and when I use it on the bike I don't have any problems at all. When in the car and therefore duplicating the phones screen with Android Auto since the last Beta version I don't have problems on Android Auto. As Corjan stated there is a problem with ASndroid 15. So maybe that's your's as well.
I'm still willing to help you out -
@Léon-Hassing
last AugustThis is a photo of me testing an earlier iteration of the App against my Garmin Zumo XT. The last two versions of the app. I'm now on 4.3.4 -375 have worked perfectly for me on my Africa Twin and VW ID3
However, I still think that using Android Auto or Apple Carplay could add levels of troubleshooting if you are having problems. The head unit, the connection (wired or Wifi) and the phone (particularly AA or CP settings) or competing apps (Bluetooth) could all lead to issues that may not be connected to the app that you are using.
The two that I have encountered over the past year and a half of experimenting with MRA and OSMand are. The data cable not streaming enough data. This was cured by purchasing a high data transfer up to 10 Gbps Amazon Basics cable (about £7) I think. My newest phone glitching when it became charged to 100% and was switching off Android Auto. This was a setting in Android 14 OS which flashed a message on screen that the phone had reached 100% and simultaneously switched off AA. That took some googling to work out and switch off in the Android settings.
Up to now I've continued to use my Garmin Zumo XT as my Primary navigation device. Now however, the latest version of the app is so good for me I think from now on I will use it for primary navigation with the Zumo as a backup. Not least because I can control the app with the Honda bar buttons which I can't do with the Zumo.
@Mzokk Thanks for this post. It's helps a lot to know someone else is already having success. I'm trying to do exactly the same as you, make the app my primary navigation and relegate my BMW sat nav to backup.
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Today I tested the new version of MRA next (4.3.4-377) with AA on my Chigee AIO-5 for BMW (with latest firmware) connected with Pixel 8 phone with android 15. I also read on this forum about zoom in on your phone for a better view of the directions on the map and clearing the cache when GPS was stuck.
The start of the test was promising. The zoom level was ok, the directions were given correctly. Nice. I planned some stops where I wanted to turn off the engine. After the first stop I started navigation, but the arrow was stuck at the position where I had stopped. After a km of driving the arrow was still on that location. I stopped for clearing the cache and restart MRA. All seemed OK since the arrow was now on the correct and current location. But it didn't move after I started to drive again. I tried it several times, but the behavior was the same. In the end I could still hear the directions and see them on the screen, but the arrow and map remained at the last location. So while the navigation gave the correct instructions the map and arrow didn't move. Also the track that I recorded was only correct at the beginning of the trip and had straight lines between the spots where I cleared the cache.
Conclusion for me: MRA on AA is still not working as I would expect. I hope these issues will be resolved before the new riding season starts, otherwise I think I will start using the TT GO Navigation. I also hope the developers can use my tests and fix this problem, because I definitely would like to use MRA on AA.
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Today I tested the new version of MRA next (4.3.4-377) with AA on my Chigee AIO-5 for BMW (with latest firmware) connected with Pixel 8 phone with android 15. I also read on this forum about zoom in on your phone for a better view of the directions on the map and clearing the cache when GPS was stuck.
The start of the test was promising. The zoom level was ok, the directions were given correctly. Nice. I planned some stops where I wanted to turn off the engine. After the first stop I started navigation, but the arrow was stuck at the position where I had stopped. After a km of driving the arrow was still on that location. I stopped for clearing the cache and restart MRA. All seemed OK since the arrow was now on the correct and current location. But it didn't move after I started to drive again. I tried it several times, but the behavior was the same. In the end I could still hear the directions and see them on the screen, but the arrow and map remained at the last location. So while the navigation gave the correct instructions the map and arrow didn't move. Also the track that I recorded was only correct at the beginning of the trip and had straight lines between the spots where I cleared the cache.
Conclusion for me: MRA on AA is still not working as I would expect. I hope these issues will be resolved before the new riding season starts, otherwise I think I will start using the TT GO Navigation. I also hope the developers can use my tests and fix this problem, because I definitely would like to use MRA on AA.
@Léon-Hassing said in MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto:
I'm also using MRA next (4.3.4-377) with a Motorola Edge Neo 40 (Android 14) and occasionally a Motorola G7 (Android 10). I use routes to navigate not tracks (I haven't tried route navigation yet. But I haven't had any issues recently using wired AA on a Honda Africa twin (executing a planned route) or wireless AA in a VW iD3 (mainly point to point navigation). This is a report on the software I posted on another forum on 16 Dec. 2024I carried out a test yesterday on 4.3.4-375. The route was only 85 miles with 3 via points and 24 waypoints in total including the Start and Finish. I plugged my phone into the USB port on my Africa Twin and used Android Auto. Selecting the route on the AA screen using the bar buttons, navigating the route itself, restarting the route after stopping for coffee (On AA) and automatically skipping waypoints on the way home all worked perfectly and the route stopped automatically after passing the finish waypoint. With the phone plugged into the bike for AA the charge went from 63% to 100% with no noticeable phone heating despite the phone being transported in a small padded camera bag. On the Honda you can flip between AA and the bike information screen, I flipped back and forward several times and this didn't trip the app. I haven't tested routing via a track yet. All in all, the app is massively improved from its first iteration 18 months ago and easily as usable as my Garmin Zumo XT. The Honda takes a while to sort itself out with screen booting and connecting to the phone, (obviously this is not an issue with the app.) So I've been connecting the phone and starting the Honda screen while putting on my Helmet and gloves. Very slick and impressive.
So it must be difficult for the developers when one set of hardware produces faultless results and another may not. I'm sure they would be interested in you raising a ticket to see where the issues might be.
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@Léon-Hassing said in MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto:
I'm also using MRA next (4.3.4-377) with a Motorola Edge Neo 40 (Android 14) and occasionally a Motorola G7 (Android 10). I use routes to navigate not tracks (I haven't tried route navigation yet. But I haven't had any issues recently using wired AA on a Honda Africa twin (executing a planned route) or wireless AA in a VW iD3 (mainly point to point navigation). This is a report on the software I posted on another forum on 16 Dec. 2024I carried out a test yesterday on 4.3.4-375. The route was only 85 miles with 3 via points and 24 waypoints in total including the Start and Finish. I plugged my phone into the USB port on my Africa Twin and used Android Auto. Selecting the route on the AA screen using the bar buttons, navigating the route itself, restarting the route after stopping for coffee (On AA) and automatically skipping waypoints on the way home all worked perfectly and the route stopped automatically after passing the finish waypoint. With the phone plugged into the bike for AA the charge went from 63% to 100% with no noticeable phone heating despite the phone being transported in a small padded camera bag. On the Honda you can flip between AA and the bike information screen, I flipped back and forward several times and this didn't trip the app. I haven't tested routing via a track yet. All in all, the app is massively improved from its first iteration 18 months ago and easily as usable as my Garmin Zumo XT. The Honda takes a while to sort itself out with screen booting and connecting to the phone, (obviously this is not an issue with the app.) So I've been connecting the phone and starting the Honda screen while putting on my Helmet and gloves. Very slick and impressive.
So it must be difficult for the developers when one set of hardware produces faultless results and another may not. I'm sure they would be interested in you raising a ticket to see where the issues might be.
@Mzokk said in MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto:
So it must be difficult for the developers when one set of hardware produces faultless results and another may not. I'm sure they would be interested in you raising a ticket to see where the issues might be.
@Mzokk Thank you for your reply. I have raised a ticket.
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Today I tested the new version of MRA next (4.3.4-377) with AA on my Chigee AIO-5 for BMW (with latest firmware) connected with Pixel 8 phone with android 15. I also read on this forum about zoom in on your phone for a better view of the directions on the map and clearing the cache when GPS was stuck.
The start of the test was promising. The zoom level was ok, the directions were given correctly. Nice. I planned some stops where I wanted to turn off the engine. After the first stop I started navigation, but the arrow was stuck at the position where I had stopped. After a km of driving the arrow was still on that location. I stopped for clearing the cache and restart MRA. All seemed OK since the arrow was now on the correct and current location. But it didn't move after I started to drive again. I tried it several times, but the behavior was the same. In the end I could still hear the directions and see them on the screen, but the arrow and map remained at the last location. So while the navigation gave the correct instructions the map and arrow didn't move. Also the track that I recorded was only correct at the beginning of the trip and had straight lines between the spots where I cleared the cache.
Conclusion for me: MRA on AA is still not working as I would expect. I hope these issues will be resolved before the new riding season starts, otherwise I think I will start using the TT GO Navigation. I also hope the developers can use my tests and fix this problem, because I definitely would like to use MRA on AA.
@Léon-Hassing this issue is resolved! Update is currently in beta expecting a public release of this fix next week
Long story short: hanging position indicator in Android Auto is fixed
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@Léon-Hassing this issue is resolved! Update is currently in beta expecting a public release of this fix next week
Long story short: hanging position indicator in Android Auto is fixed
@Corjan-Meijerink said in MRA next is very buggy on my Android Auto:
@Léon-Hassing this issue is resolved! Update is currently in beta expecting a public release of this fix next week
Long story short: hanging position indicator in Android Auto is fixed
Wow, very good news.
I can't wait 
