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@Travellexxie I have no idea of how the Tread app will work with anyone else's X1 or X2 (or X3 for that matter). All that I can relate is what happened to me. Let me preface this by saying that this was MY experience, and others may have a perfectly good experience with the XT3 and data synching. It is perhaps caused by my refusal to turn over control of my data transfer to the XT3 to any app or cloud service (see my post here on how I transfer and why). The Tread app provides 3 key features. It provides: A data connection from your phone to the XT that enables the realtime traffic and weather reporting on the XT (a REALLY neat feature). A connection to whatever bluetooth headset that you have (a Cardo Edge in my case) already hooked up to your phone so you don't have to hook your headset up to both. (another REALLY neat feature). A data connection to explore.garmin.com that allows data transfer, including .gpx files, to and from explore.garmin.com (This wound up being a TERRIBLE "feature" for me as I'll describe below.) The Tread app's features 1 and 2 work GREAT and are very useful. Even though I didn't need or want the data / gpx file transfer feature as I use a USB cable, when I was originally setting up my XT3 one of the initial setup prompts was something like "Would you like to back your data up to explore.garmin.com" and I selected "Yes" as I figured what harm could having an online backup do? Wrong!! That was a REALLY BIG mistake for me! As I added new .gpx files manually via a USB cable connection, and then converted them into routes and tracks, the XT3 tried to synch them to the cloud. It was painfully slow, and every time I'd go online with my web browser and check my Garmin Explore account the files and collections were NEVER synched correctly or completely. So I figured "No big deal, I'll just go into the Tread app and / or XT3's settings and turn the synching feature off." NOPE! There is simply NO WAY to turn off the data synching feature once you've turned it on, either in the Tread app or in the XT3! I couldn't believe it (if anyone can prove me wrong I'll GLADLY admit my failure!!!). I searched all over the internet and found several suggestions for how to stop synching such as completely removing the app and its bluetooth settings, and even getting into the "hidden" developer's area of the XT3 and deleting the user database. I'm very computer literate, and I did all of these things multiple times to absolutely no avail. Perhaps they worked for the XT1 and / or the XT2, but I could not "unsynch" the XT3 - Tread - Garmin cloud data connection no matter what I tried. I FINALLY gave up and totally removed the Tread app (again), removed its bluetooth settings in my phone) again, AND did a total reset on the XT3 (Settings - Device - Reset). Then I reinstall the Tread app and started the XT3 back up, and when I got to the deceptive prompt about backing up to the cloud I said NO! After that everything worked perfectly and my XT3 no longer tries to synch with Garmin's cloud service. Obviously the setting to synch with Garmin's cloud service is in the XT3's hidden settings, and once you turn it on the only way that you can turn it off is to do a total reset. Not giving the user the ability to turn synching off is absolutely ridiculous and one of the most idiotic things that I've ever seen from Garmin (except for the TERRIBLE user interface on Basecamp). Sorry for such a long answer to a short question but if it helps even one person avoid the Garmin "backup to the cloud" trap it was worth it!

@Rob-Verhoeff I did not.....I was following the map as it was telling me.

Is dat punt een vormingspunt (druppel) of een viapunt (handje) Dat laatste wordt nl niet automatisch overgeslagen

Welcome to the forum. Have fun

I’ve just upvoted your post, that should help. If you only use the app, the only way to access the different planning maps and overlay maps is by using the Route lab option in the app, this is a portal to the website. The in-app route planner does not have the option to change planning maps or use overlay maps.

@Con-Hennekens said: Besides, the sattelite map does not strike me as preferable map to navigate on anyway, but that might be a matter of taste In my view, however, it is precisely this view (Wong) & Satellite that offers very detailed streets and locations; even if I want to zoom in or out because I might be looking for an alternative route, it’s easier to find with this view. With Garmin, for example, you could set a bold magenta colour. Why shouldn’t that also be possible in MRA?

Bluetooth inderdaad. Today All worked fine again.

Ik denk dat dat wel moet lukken, maar als je het echt zeker wilt weten kan je je licht eens opsteken op het bmwgsforum, genoeg mensen die je zo een panklaar antwoord kunnen geven.(of even de zoekfunctie gebruiken)

Het is niet dat ik niet weet hoe de app te gebruiken maar sinds de laatste update loopt die gewoon vast in mijn Android scherm en daarvoor eigenlijk nooit

@Bouke-Ent said: it would be strange that a developer would use 2 differant SDK's If you read again, you'll notice that that is not what I said i do not believe it is a design choice. i believe it is a good developer choice. Of course, it's the developer that decides what to design. So I see no difference.

@travellexxie : das ist die beste Lösung und entspricht fast einem klassischen Navi und funktioniert einwandfrei.!! Das Netz im Ausland wird zwar hoch gelobt aber es gibt doch viele Löcher im Netz gerade in den Bergen … also gut das MRA 100% Offline kann.

@Ian-Teasdale said: I have to agree that the font size of some elements is way too small. I use AA on a Honda NT1100 and with the new version, quickly glancing at the screen makes reading the speed and distance to next manoeuvre easy – no issues there. I also don’t face any difficulties with the distance to the subsequent manoeuvre but it seems others do. However, the distance to the next waypoint is too small. I have to lean forward quite a bit to read it which I think makes this unsafe. I like this new feature, but it’s current implementation is far from ideal. Similarly with the altitude. These are good and worthwhile features to have and we know about the issues with screen “real estate” and competing demands for clarity and more features, but having them when they can’t be read easily or safely strikes me as being an area for development. The exit number on the roundabout symbol is currently just too small to be of any use. [image: 1781009760560-screendump-2026-06-09-12_17_13.png] Yes, I agree with you there. The key information regarding the next turn needs to be easy and clear to read. To achieve this, the font size in that area needs to be increased. On a mobile phone, the distance to the next turn—and the roundabout exit number you mentioned—are far too small. I’m just concerned that the MyRoute team won’t make any changes based on the feedback of only a few users. The majority seems satisfied with the current setup; at least, that’s my impression based on previous comments from some users.

The Chigee never sends the signals to apps about the wonder wheel movement, so neither MRA nor any other app can react to you twisting the wheel. I’m not sure about Android Auto, but that’s how CarPlay works. It only communicates to the apps which buttons you’ve pressed/touched on the CarPlay screen itself. The Chigee uses the wheel to move the selection box to the button you want to “press”, then nudging the wheel “touches” the highlighted button. All MRA sees is that you “touched” that onscreen button. It never sees that you rotated the wheel.

I did some further play. Manually Start WP6 - End WP7 - ok Start WP7 - End WP8 - ok Start WP8 - End WP9 - ok Start WP9 - End WP10 - ok Start WP9 - End WP11 - Not ok, error It seems that the distance from the current location doesn't matter—only the length of the detour. The detour must therefore be longer than 30 km.

The road block was visible in the map, the route info said there was a route violation due to the road block and the app kept telling me about the roadblock. The thing it did not do was not plan a route through the roadblock or provide an alternative.

the logs: go to your avatar in the app, scroll down and press long on the version number