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  • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

    Hey everyone! πŸ‘‹

    The update you have been anxiously waiting for is finally in the pipeline to be processed. You can expect access to the new Beta version before the weekend. Given the CarPlay integration, we expect a slightly longer review period by Apple.

    There are a lot of cool features and changes to the app.
    Let's get started! πŸŽ‰

    Round trips
    If any of you ever tried to create a roundtrip with the app, you know how much time it can take. A very painstaking and user unfriendly process. From launching the app to having a new roundtrip is now only 2 clicks. Want to navigate it? Just another 2 extra clicks πŸ˜‰

    roundtrip.png

    Open the menu, click "round trip" and away you go.
    You can adjust the distance, heading and curvature of the route. Easy as that!
    If you really want to get into details, you can even avoid specific sections 😏 Talking about avoidance, let's move on to the next big change!

    Avoid options
    When generating a route, we allowed you to select the curvature of the route but that was all! We now implemented all avoid options as they are available on the routeplanner (website)!

    avoid.png

    When selecting the fastest route, the only available avoid options are:

    • Highways
    • Ferries
    • Tolls

    This because those options are also available within HERE. Nice detail: we save your preference for these 3 options so that we can automatically choose the avoid settings like you did the last time πŸ’ͺ
    When switching to another curvature setting (not the fastest), we have defined certain presets of avoid options. You are free to alter them. For these curvature options the following extra avoid options are available:

    • Cities
    • Main roads
    • Residential areas

    When starting the navigation with the fastest routing options, you will use the default navigation from HERE where you can (again) set (different) avoid options. If you start navigation from any curvy (not fastest) routing setting, you will start the HERE track navigation! πŸŽ‰

    track_navigation.png

    For track navigation, no avoid options are available.

    When you create a route in the online routeplanner and set different avoid options, these are now honoured by the app! 😏 You can choose to turn them on / off before starting the navigation but this won't effect the route as saved online in the routeplanner.
    It doesn't even matter if the route has been made in HERE / TomTom or OSM! πŸŽ‰ The app will respect your settings as long as it knows what is means. For example: the OSM avoid cities option for routes won't work in the app when starting that route. If the avoid option exists for the HERE map in the routeplanner, the app knows what to do with it.

    Layout improvements
    A bit of a continuous detail but none the less important! We have again improved the new menu to make sure the user experience keeps improving.

    layout_v2.png

    We also split the Navigation settings menu into multiple screens to give it a cleaner look.

    settings.png

    Offline maps
    The biggest issue was that it was unclear what regions were downloaded.

    offline_maps.png

    We fixed this by adding a little check mark in front of the downloaded regions. When deleting a region we now ask you to confirm this. Further improvements to the general stability / download progress insights will be tackled in another update.

    Favorites
    People were quite sad they couldn't save their current location as favorite while navigating. This has now been added to the menu!

    favorite.png

    Besides that, we now also ask you to confirm the removal of a favorite. The ability to change the name of favorites from within the app will be added later.

    Satellite maps
    For those who want to know more about the terrain they are driving through, we added a new map layer: satellite maps πŸŽ‰

    satellite.png

    Especially for the (occasional) offroad rider we expect this to be a nice addition.

    Note: these maps are not downloaded offline with the "offline maps". You will always need internet for these maps and data usage will be higher given the higher level of detail

    Fixed camera mode
    A cool new camera mode has been added! Tap the compass to cycle between the default dynamic zooming mode or the fixed camera mode. The dynamic mode is exactly how you know it, the fixed mode keeps north up and uses a fixed zoom level. For now you cannot change the zoom but that will be added! πŸ™‚

    Minor changes

    • Navigation menu can now be closed by tapping on the map
    • Long pressing the compass focusses the entire route

    Bluetooth controller updates

    • Zoom in now possible with '='
    • Zooming in or out will keep the camera following your location using the described fixed camera behavior.

    CarPlayπŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰
    There it is ladies & gentlemen! The first version of CarPlay.
    Thanks a lot to Joost for being the sole person responsible for developing this project. The foundation is amazing and we will be able to add a lot of cool new CarPlay features in the upcoming updates.

    render_routing.png

    Crucial about this first Beta release of CarPlay is that all features need to be started using your phone. Do you want to navigatie a route / to a favorite location / a roundtour etc.. just do this on your phone while CarPlay is connected. Once you click "Start" (like you would normally start the navigation) - it will also start in CarPlay πŸ˜‰

    When opening your route overview in HERE, you can also select an alternative route from CarPlay! Starting the actual Navigation will show the instructions etc in CarPlay.

    render_main.png

    Within CarPlay you can fit the route to the screen and pan around like you would want to πŸ™‚

    render_pan_fit.png

    You can also use the app in CarPlay dashboard view! πŸŽ‰ This is something the current "MRA Navigation" app doesn't support at all.

    render_dashboard.png

    From the dashboard view some extra features are already available! You can quickly load your last route and start / cancel the navigation of a route.

    Now it is very important that all testers understand that this early Beta of CarPlay. This means that a lot of features are still missing. Please don't waste your own time by suggesting that navigating to a favorite location or showing a route list is a crucial feature. We know! πŸ˜ƒ

    Lastly there are some important issues with regards to CarPlay that we already know about (these will be addressed in a future update):

    • MyRoute-app Mobile needs to be launched or in the background before connecting CarPlay
    • Start CarPlay while on the home screen (the one shown when launching the app πŸ˜‰)
    • CarPlay is only in English
    • Maneuvers & voice instructions can be slightly delayed (as compared to your phone) and sometimes show an incorrect (read: previous) maneuver
    • Lane instructions are missing
    • Maneuver icons for the next maneuver can be too small

    We are very curious about your feedback! Hope you all enjoy this massive update πŸŽ‰

    Best from us at MRA! ❀

    Bart De Medtsundefined Offline
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    Bart De Medts
    wrote on last edited by
    #3

    @Corjan-Meijerink great work! πŸ‘πŸ»

    On my motorcycle, I use a DMD-T665 navigation phone paired with a SilverFox controller. In my car, I use wireless CarPlay with my iPhone 15 Pro.

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    • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

      Hey everyone! πŸ‘‹

      The update you have been anxiously waiting for is finally in the pipeline to be processed. You can expect access to the new Beta version before the weekend. Given the CarPlay integration, we expect a slightly longer review period by Apple.

      There are a lot of cool features and changes to the app.
      Let's get started! πŸŽ‰

      Round trips
      If any of you ever tried to create a roundtrip with the app, you know how much time it can take. A very painstaking and user unfriendly process. From launching the app to having a new roundtrip is now only 2 clicks. Want to navigate it? Just another 2 extra clicks πŸ˜‰

      roundtrip.png

      Open the menu, click "round trip" and away you go.
      You can adjust the distance, heading and curvature of the route. Easy as that!
      If you really want to get into details, you can even avoid specific sections 😏 Talking about avoidance, let's move on to the next big change!

      Avoid options
      When generating a route, we allowed you to select the curvature of the route but that was all! We now implemented all avoid options as they are available on the routeplanner (website)!

      avoid.png

      When selecting the fastest route, the only available avoid options are:

      • Highways
      • Ferries
      • Tolls

      This because those options are also available within HERE. Nice detail: we save your preference for these 3 options so that we can automatically choose the avoid settings like you did the last time πŸ’ͺ
      When switching to another curvature setting (not the fastest), we have defined certain presets of avoid options. You are free to alter them. For these curvature options the following extra avoid options are available:

      • Cities
      • Main roads
      • Residential areas

      When starting the navigation with the fastest routing options, you will use the default navigation from HERE where you can (again) set (different) avoid options. If you start navigation from any curvy (not fastest) routing setting, you will start the HERE track navigation! πŸŽ‰

      track_navigation.png

      For track navigation, no avoid options are available.

      When you create a route in the online routeplanner and set different avoid options, these are now honoured by the app! 😏 You can choose to turn them on / off before starting the navigation but this won't effect the route as saved online in the routeplanner.
      It doesn't even matter if the route has been made in HERE / TomTom or OSM! πŸŽ‰ The app will respect your settings as long as it knows what is means. For example: the OSM avoid cities option for routes won't work in the app when starting that route. If the avoid option exists for the HERE map in the routeplanner, the app knows what to do with it.

      Layout improvements
      A bit of a continuous detail but none the less important! We have again improved the new menu to make sure the user experience keeps improving.

      layout_v2.png

      We also split the Navigation settings menu into multiple screens to give it a cleaner look.

      settings.png

      Offline maps
      The biggest issue was that it was unclear what regions were downloaded.

      offline_maps.png

      We fixed this by adding a little check mark in front of the downloaded regions. When deleting a region we now ask you to confirm this. Further improvements to the general stability / download progress insights will be tackled in another update.

      Favorites
      People were quite sad they couldn't save their current location as favorite while navigating. This has now been added to the menu!

      favorite.png

      Besides that, we now also ask you to confirm the removal of a favorite. The ability to change the name of favorites from within the app will be added later.

      Satellite maps
      For those who want to know more about the terrain they are driving through, we added a new map layer: satellite maps πŸŽ‰

      satellite.png

      Especially for the (occasional) offroad rider we expect this to be a nice addition.

      Note: these maps are not downloaded offline with the "offline maps". You will always need internet for these maps and data usage will be higher given the higher level of detail

      Fixed camera mode
      A cool new camera mode has been added! Tap the compass to cycle between the default dynamic zooming mode or the fixed camera mode. The dynamic mode is exactly how you know it, the fixed mode keeps north up and uses a fixed zoom level. For now you cannot change the zoom but that will be added! πŸ™‚

      Minor changes

      • Navigation menu can now be closed by tapping on the map
      • Long pressing the compass focusses the entire route

      Bluetooth controller updates

      • Zoom in now possible with '='
      • Zooming in or out will keep the camera following your location using the described fixed camera behavior.

      CarPlayπŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰
      There it is ladies & gentlemen! The first version of CarPlay.
      Thanks a lot to Joost for being the sole person responsible for developing this project. The foundation is amazing and we will be able to add a lot of cool new CarPlay features in the upcoming updates.

      render_routing.png

      Crucial about this first Beta release of CarPlay is that all features need to be started using your phone. Do you want to navigatie a route / to a favorite location / a roundtour etc.. just do this on your phone while CarPlay is connected. Once you click "Start" (like you would normally start the navigation) - it will also start in CarPlay πŸ˜‰

      When opening your route overview in HERE, you can also select an alternative route from CarPlay! Starting the actual Navigation will show the instructions etc in CarPlay.

      render_main.png

      Within CarPlay you can fit the route to the screen and pan around like you would want to πŸ™‚

      render_pan_fit.png

      You can also use the app in CarPlay dashboard view! πŸŽ‰ This is something the current "MRA Navigation" app doesn't support at all.

      render_dashboard.png

      From the dashboard view some extra features are already available! You can quickly load your last route and start / cancel the navigation of a route.

      Now it is very important that all testers understand that this early Beta of CarPlay. This means that a lot of features are still missing. Please don't waste your own time by suggesting that navigating to a favorite location or showing a route list is a crucial feature. We know! πŸ˜ƒ

      Lastly there are some important issues with regards to CarPlay that we already know about (these will be addressed in a future update):

      • MyRoute-app Mobile needs to be launched or in the background before connecting CarPlay
      • Start CarPlay while on the home screen (the one shown when launching the app πŸ˜‰)
      • CarPlay is only in English
      • Maneuvers & voice instructions can be slightly delayed (as compared to your phone) and sometimes show an incorrect (read: previous) maneuver
      • Lane instructions are missing
      • Maneuver icons for the next maneuver can be too small

      We are very curious about your feedback! Hope you all enjoy this massive update πŸŽ‰

      Best from us at MRA! ❀

      Dae 0undefined Offline
      Dae 0undefined Offline
      Dae 0
      wrote on last edited by
      #4

      @Corjan-Meijerink

      Well done Corjan. Looking forward to getting this version installed.

      Quick question on how CarPlay works. I open the app on my phone, I then start my bike so CarPlay starts. I then find my route on my phone and hit start navigating. CarPlay then starts showing navigation instructions. What happens when I stop for fuel mid route (or I stall the bike) which restarts my CarPlay display?

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      • Dae 0undefined Dae 0

        @Corjan-Meijerink

        Well done Corjan. Looking forward to getting this version installed.

        Quick question on how CarPlay works. I open the app on my phone, I then start my bike so CarPlay starts. I then find my route on my phone and hit start navigating. CarPlay then starts showing navigation instructions. What happens when I stop for fuel mid route (or I stall the bike) which restarts my CarPlay display?

        Corjan Meijerinkundefined Offline
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        Corjan Meijerink
        administrator
        wrote on last edited by
        #5

        @Dae-0 I’m pretty sure you would need to restart the navigation on your phone πŸ™‚

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        • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

          Hey everyone! πŸ‘‹

          The update you have been anxiously waiting for is finally in the pipeline to be processed. You can expect access to the new Beta version before the weekend. Given the CarPlay integration, we expect a slightly longer review period by Apple.

          There are a lot of cool features and changes to the app.
          Let's get started! πŸŽ‰

          Round trips
          If any of you ever tried to create a roundtrip with the app, you know how much time it can take. A very painstaking and user unfriendly process. From launching the app to having a new roundtrip is now only 2 clicks. Want to navigate it? Just another 2 extra clicks πŸ˜‰

          roundtrip.png

          Open the menu, click "round trip" and away you go.
          You can adjust the distance, heading and curvature of the route. Easy as that!
          If you really want to get into details, you can even avoid specific sections 😏 Talking about avoidance, let's move on to the next big change!

          Avoid options
          When generating a route, we allowed you to select the curvature of the route but that was all! We now implemented all avoid options as they are available on the routeplanner (website)!

          avoid.png

          When selecting the fastest route, the only available avoid options are:

          • Highways
          • Ferries
          • Tolls

          This because those options are also available within HERE. Nice detail: we save your preference for these 3 options so that we can automatically choose the avoid settings like you did the last time πŸ’ͺ
          When switching to another curvature setting (not the fastest), we have defined certain presets of avoid options. You are free to alter them. For these curvature options the following extra avoid options are available:

          • Cities
          • Main roads
          • Residential areas

          When starting the navigation with the fastest routing options, you will use the default navigation from HERE where you can (again) set (different) avoid options. If you start navigation from any curvy (not fastest) routing setting, you will start the HERE track navigation! πŸŽ‰

          track_navigation.png

          For track navigation, no avoid options are available.

          When you create a route in the online routeplanner and set different avoid options, these are now honoured by the app! 😏 You can choose to turn them on / off before starting the navigation but this won't effect the route as saved online in the routeplanner.
          It doesn't even matter if the route has been made in HERE / TomTom or OSM! πŸŽ‰ The app will respect your settings as long as it knows what is means. For example: the OSM avoid cities option for routes won't work in the app when starting that route. If the avoid option exists for the HERE map in the routeplanner, the app knows what to do with it.

          Layout improvements
          A bit of a continuous detail but none the less important! We have again improved the new menu to make sure the user experience keeps improving.

          layout_v2.png

          We also split the Navigation settings menu into multiple screens to give it a cleaner look.

          settings.png

          Offline maps
          The biggest issue was that it was unclear what regions were downloaded.

          offline_maps.png

          We fixed this by adding a little check mark in front of the downloaded regions. When deleting a region we now ask you to confirm this. Further improvements to the general stability / download progress insights will be tackled in another update.

          Favorites
          People were quite sad they couldn't save their current location as favorite while navigating. This has now been added to the menu!

          favorite.png

          Besides that, we now also ask you to confirm the removal of a favorite. The ability to change the name of favorites from within the app will be added later.

          Satellite maps
          For those who want to know more about the terrain they are driving through, we added a new map layer: satellite maps πŸŽ‰

          satellite.png

          Especially for the (occasional) offroad rider we expect this to be a nice addition.

          Note: these maps are not downloaded offline with the "offline maps". You will always need internet for these maps and data usage will be higher given the higher level of detail

          Fixed camera mode
          A cool new camera mode has been added! Tap the compass to cycle between the default dynamic zooming mode or the fixed camera mode. The dynamic mode is exactly how you know it, the fixed mode keeps north up and uses a fixed zoom level. For now you cannot change the zoom but that will be added! πŸ™‚

          Minor changes

          • Navigation menu can now be closed by tapping on the map
          • Long pressing the compass focusses the entire route

          Bluetooth controller updates

          • Zoom in now possible with '='
          • Zooming in or out will keep the camera following your location using the described fixed camera behavior.

          CarPlayπŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰
          There it is ladies & gentlemen! The first version of CarPlay.
          Thanks a lot to Joost for being the sole person responsible for developing this project. The foundation is amazing and we will be able to add a lot of cool new CarPlay features in the upcoming updates.

          render_routing.png

          Crucial about this first Beta release of CarPlay is that all features need to be started using your phone. Do you want to navigatie a route / to a favorite location / a roundtour etc.. just do this on your phone while CarPlay is connected. Once you click "Start" (like you would normally start the navigation) - it will also start in CarPlay πŸ˜‰

          When opening your route overview in HERE, you can also select an alternative route from CarPlay! Starting the actual Navigation will show the instructions etc in CarPlay.

          render_main.png

          Within CarPlay you can fit the route to the screen and pan around like you would want to πŸ™‚

          render_pan_fit.png

          You can also use the app in CarPlay dashboard view! πŸŽ‰ This is something the current "MRA Navigation" app doesn't support at all.

          render_dashboard.png

          From the dashboard view some extra features are already available! You can quickly load your last route and start / cancel the navigation of a route.

          Now it is very important that all testers understand that this early Beta of CarPlay. This means that a lot of features are still missing. Please don't waste your own time by suggesting that navigating to a favorite location or showing a route list is a crucial feature. We know! πŸ˜ƒ

          Lastly there are some important issues with regards to CarPlay that we already know about (these will be addressed in a future update):

          • MyRoute-app Mobile needs to be launched or in the background before connecting CarPlay
          • Start CarPlay while on the home screen (the one shown when launching the app πŸ˜‰)
          • CarPlay is only in English
          • Maneuvers & voice instructions can be slightly delayed (as compared to your phone) and sometimes show an incorrect (read: previous) maneuver
          • Lane instructions are missing
          • Maneuver icons for the next maneuver can be too small

          We are very curious about your feedback! Hope you all enjoy this massive update πŸŽ‰

          Best from us at MRA! ❀

          Ronniundefined Offline
          Ronniundefined Offline
          Ronni
          wrote on last edited by
          #6

          What can i say ?

          @Corjan-Meijerink said in New Beta! (v3.2.10) CarPlay, roundtrips and much more:

          Round trips πŸ‘
          Avoid options πŸ‘
          Layout improvements πŸ‘
          Offline maps πŸ‘
          Favorites πŸ‘
          Satellite maps πŸ‘
          Fixed camera mode πŸ‘
          Minor changes πŸ‘
          Bluetooth controller updates πŸ‘
          CarPlay πŸ‘

          UNBELIAVABLE!!!

          Damn good work!!!

          Thx
          Ronni

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          • StanisΕ‚awundefined Offline
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            StanisΕ‚aw
            wrote on last edited by
            #7

            Thank you for the news, especially the new "avoid" options seem exciting! Perhaps it will be possible to get something similar to Tomtom's "ecological" route, which is my favourite.

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              Edwin_M
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              #8

              Can't wait to get access to test πŸ˜„

              Samsung S24+ Android, Carpuride W702 , KTM 1290 Super Adventure & Wielrenfietsen

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              • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                Hey everyone! πŸ‘‹

                The update you have been anxiously waiting for is finally in the pipeline to be processed. You can expect access to the new Beta version before the weekend. Given the CarPlay integration, we expect a slightly longer review period by Apple.

                There are a lot of cool features and changes to the app.
                Let's get started! πŸŽ‰

                Round trips
                If any of you ever tried to create a roundtrip with the app, you know how much time it can take. A very painstaking and user unfriendly process. From launching the app to having a new roundtrip is now only 2 clicks. Want to navigate it? Just another 2 extra clicks πŸ˜‰

                roundtrip.png

                Open the menu, click "round trip" and away you go.
                You can adjust the distance, heading and curvature of the route. Easy as that!
                If you really want to get into details, you can even avoid specific sections 😏 Talking about avoidance, let's move on to the next big change!

                Avoid options
                When generating a route, we allowed you to select the curvature of the route but that was all! We now implemented all avoid options as they are available on the routeplanner (website)!

                avoid.png

                When selecting the fastest route, the only available avoid options are:

                • Highways
                • Ferries
                • Tolls

                This because those options are also available within HERE. Nice detail: we save your preference for these 3 options so that we can automatically choose the avoid settings like you did the last time πŸ’ͺ
                When switching to another curvature setting (not the fastest), we have defined certain presets of avoid options. You are free to alter them. For these curvature options the following extra avoid options are available:

                • Cities
                • Main roads
                • Residential areas

                When starting the navigation with the fastest routing options, you will use the default navigation from HERE where you can (again) set (different) avoid options. If you start navigation from any curvy (not fastest) routing setting, you will start the HERE track navigation! πŸŽ‰

                track_navigation.png

                For track navigation, no avoid options are available.

                When you create a route in the online routeplanner and set different avoid options, these are now honoured by the app! 😏 You can choose to turn them on / off before starting the navigation but this won't effect the route as saved online in the routeplanner.
                It doesn't even matter if the route has been made in HERE / TomTom or OSM! πŸŽ‰ The app will respect your settings as long as it knows what is means. For example: the OSM avoid cities option for routes won't work in the app when starting that route. If the avoid option exists for the HERE map in the routeplanner, the app knows what to do with it.

                Layout improvements
                A bit of a continuous detail but none the less important! We have again improved the new menu to make sure the user experience keeps improving.

                layout_v2.png

                We also split the Navigation settings menu into multiple screens to give it a cleaner look.

                settings.png

                Offline maps
                The biggest issue was that it was unclear what regions were downloaded.

                offline_maps.png

                We fixed this by adding a little check mark in front of the downloaded regions. When deleting a region we now ask you to confirm this. Further improvements to the general stability / download progress insights will be tackled in another update.

                Favorites
                People were quite sad they couldn't save their current location as favorite while navigating. This has now been added to the menu!

                favorite.png

                Besides that, we now also ask you to confirm the removal of a favorite. The ability to change the name of favorites from within the app will be added later.

                Satellite maps
                For those who want to know more about the terrain they are driving through, we added a new map layer: satellite maps πŸŽ‰

                satellite.png

                Especially for the (occasional) offroad rider we expect this to be a nice addition.

                Note: these maps are not downloaded offline with the "offline maps". You will always need internet for these maps and data usage will be higher given the higher level of detail

                Fixed camera mode
                A cool new camera mode has been added! Tap the compass to cycle between the default dynamic zooming mode or the fixed camera mode. The dynamic mode is exactly how you know it, the fixed mode keeps north up and uses a fixed zoom level. For now you cannot change the zoom but that will be added! πŸ™‚

                Minor changes

                • Navigation menu can now be closed by tapping on the map
                • Long pressing the compass focusses the entire route

                Bluetooth controller updates

                • Zoom in now possible with '='
                • Zooming in or out will keep the camera following your location using the described fixed camera behavior.

                CarPlayπŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰
                There it is ladies & gentlemen! The first version of CarPlay.
                Thanks a lot to Joost for being the sole person responsible for developing this project. The foundation is amazing and we will be able to add a lot of cool new CarPlay features in the upcoming updates.

                render_routing.png

                Crucial about this first Beta release of CarPlay is that all features need to be started using your phone. Do you want to navigatie a route / to a favorite location / a roundtour etc.. just do this on your phone while CarPlay is connected. Once you click "Start" (like you would normally start the navigation) - it will also start in CarPlay πŸ˜‰

                When opening your route overview in HERE, you can also select an alternative route from CarPlay! Starting the actual Navigation will show the instructions etc in CarPlay.

                render_main.png

                Within CarPlay you can fit the route to the screen and pan around like you would want to πŸ™‚

                render_pan_fit.png

                You can also use the app in CarPlay dashboard view! πŸŽ‰ This is something the current "MRA Navigation" app doesn't support at all.

                render_dashboard.png

                From the dashboard view some extra features are already available! You can quickly load your last route and start / cancel the navigation of a route.

                Now it is very important that all testers understand that this early Beta of CarPlay. This means that a lot of features are still missing. Please don't waste your own time by suggesting that navigating to a favorite location or showing a route list is a crucial feature. We know! πŸ˜ƒ

                Lastly there are some important issues with regards to CarPlay that we already know about (these will be addressed in a future update):

                • MyRoute-app Mobile needs to be launched or in the background before connecting CarPlay
                • Start CarPlay while on the home screen (the one shown when launching the app πŸ˜‰)
                • CarPlay is only in English
                • Maneuvers & voice instructions can be slightly delayed (as compared to your phone) and sometimes show an incorrect (read: previous) maneuver
                • Lane instructions are missing
                • Maneuver icons for the next maneuver can be too small

                We are very curious about your feedback! Hope you all enjoy this massive update πŸŽ‰

                Best from us at MRA! ❀

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                @Corjan-Meijerink

                Great Work!!! I can't wait to test all new features added.

                Thank's a lot and keep pushing!!!

                Lluis Arasanz
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                  @Corjan-Meijerink

                  Great Work!!! I can't wait to test all new features added.

                  Thank's a lot and keep pushing!!!

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                  Patience is a great virtue πŸ˜…

                  On my motorcycle, I use a DMD-T665 navigation phone paired with a SilverFox controller. In my car, I use wireless CarPlay with my iPhone 15 Pro.

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                  • Bart De Medtsundefined Bart De Medts

                    Patience is a great virtue πŸ˜…

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                    @Bart-DM I know 😊

                    Lluis Arasanz
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                      It wouldn’t feel special without a little waiting right? πŸ˜‰

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                      • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                        It wouldn’t feel special without a little waiting right? πŸ˜‰

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                        @Corjan-Meijerink

                        Yes... I can wait, but... very nervous to check all new things!

                        Great team doing "Next". I see that you love what you do.

                        Keep pushing!

                        Lluis Arasanz
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                        • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                          It wouldn’t feel special without a little waiting right? πŸ˜‰

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                          @Corjan-Meijerink πŸ€“

                          On my motorcycle, I use a DMD-T665 navigation phone paired with a SilverFox controller. In my car, I use wireless CarPlay with my iPhone 15 Pro.

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                            It wouldn’t feel special without a little waiting right? πŸ˜‰

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                            @Corjan-Meijerink saying the speedometer is missing in CarPlay is such an example of wasting time I assume? 🐷

                            On my motorcycle, I use a DMD-T665 navigation phone paired with a SilverFox controller. In my car, I use wireless CarPlay with my iPhone 15 Pro.

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                            • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                              Hey everyone! πŸ‘‹

                              The update you have been anxiously waiting for is finally in the pipeline to be processed. You can expect access to the new Beta version before the weekend. Given the CarPlay integration, we expect a slightly longer review period by Apple.

                              There are a lot of cool features and changes to the app.
                              Let's get started! πŸŽ‰

                              Round trips
                              If any of you ever tried to create a roundtrip with the app, you know how much time it can take. A very painstaking and user unfriendly process. From launching the app to having a new roundtrip is now only 2 clicks. Want to navigate it? Just another 2 extra clicks πŸ˜‰

                              roundtrip.png

                              Open the menu, click "round trip" and away you go.
                              You can adjust the distance, heading and curvature of the route. Easy as that!
                              If you really want to get into details, you can even avoid specific sections 😏 Talking about avoidance, let's move on to the next big change!

                              Avoid options
                              When generating a route, we allowed you to select the curvature of the route but that was all! We now implemented all avoid options as they are available on the routeplanner (website)!

                              avoid.png

                              When selecting the fastest route, the only available avoid options are:

                              • Highways
                              • Ferries
                              • Tolls

                              This because those options are also available within HERE. Nice detail: we save your preference for these 3 options so that we can automatically choose the avoid settings like you did the last time πŸ’ͺ
                              When switching to another curvature setting (not the fastest), we have defined certain presets of avoid options. You are free to alter them. For these curvature options the following extra avoid options are available:

                              • Cities
                              • Main roads
                              • Residential areas

                              When starting the navigation with the fastest routing options, you will use the default navigation from HERE where you can (again) set (different) avoid options. If you start navigation from any curvy (not fastest) routing setting, you will start the HERE track navigation! πŸŽ‰

                              track_navigation.png

                              For track navigation, no avoid options are available.

                              When you create a route in the online routeplanner and set different avoid options, these are now honoured by the app! 😏 You can choose to turn them on / off before starting the navigation but this won't effect the route as saved online in the routeplanner.
                              It doesn't even matter if the route has been made in HERE / TomTom or OSM! πŸŽ‰ The app will respect your settings as long as it knows what is means. For example: the OSM avoid cities option for routes won't work in the app when starting that route. If the avoid option exists for the HERE map in the routeplanner, the app knows what to do with it.

                              Layout improvements
                              A bit of a continuous detail but none the less important! We have again improved the new menu to make sure the user experience keeps improving.

                              layout_v2.png

                              We also split the Navigation settings menu into multiple screens to give it a cleaner look.

                              settings.png

                              Offline maps
                              The biggest issue was that it was unclear what regions were downloaded.

                              offline_maps.png

                              We fixed this by adding a little check mark in front of the downloaded regions. When deleting a region we now ask you to confirm this. Further improvements to the general stability / download progress insights will be tackled in another update.

                              Favorites
                              People were quite sad they couldn't save their current location as favorite while navigating. This has now been added to the menu!

                              favorite.png

                              Besides that, we now also ask you to confirm the removal of a favorite. The ability to change the name of favorites from within the app will be added later.

                              Satellite maps
                              For those who want to know more about the terrain they are driving through, we added a new map layer: satellite maps πŸŽ‰

                              satellite.png

                              Especially for the (occasional) offroad rider we expect this to be a nice addition.

                              Note: these maps are not downloaded offline with the "offline maps". You will always need internet for these maps and data usage will be higher given the higher level of detail

                              Fixed camera mode
                              A cool new camera mode has been added! Tap the compass to cycle between the default dynamic zooming mode or the fixed camera mode. The dynamic mode is exactly how you know it, the fixed mode keeps north up and uses a fixed zoom level. For now you cannot change the zoom but that will be added! πŸ™‚

                              Minor changes

                              • Navigation menu can now be closed by tapping on the map
                              • Long pressing the compass focusses the entire route

                              Bluetooth controller updates

                              • Zoom in now possible with '='
                              • Zooming in or out will keep the camera following your location using the described fixed camera behavior.

                              CarPlayπŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰
                              There it is ladies & gentlemen! The first version of CarPlay.
                              Thanks a lot to Joost for being the sole person responsible for developing this project. The foundation is amazing and we will be able to add a lot of cool new CarPlay features in the upcoming updates.

                              render_routing.png

                              Crucial about this first Beta release of CarPlay is that all features need to be started using your phone. Do you want to navigatie a route / to a favorite location / a roundtour etc.. just do this on your phone while CarPlay is connected. Once you click "Start" (like you would normally start the navigation) - it will also start in CarPlay πŸ˜‰

                              When opening your route overview in HERE, you can also select an alternative route from CarPlay! Starting the actual Navigation will show the instructions etc in CarPlay.

                              render_main.png

                              Within CarPlay you can fit the route to the screen and pan around like you would want to πŸ™‚

                              render_pan_fit.png

                              You can also use the app in CarPlay dashboard view! πŸŽ‰ This is something the current "MRA Navigation" app doesn't support at all.

                              render_dashboard.png

                              From the dashboard view some extra features are already available! You can quickly load your last route and start / cancel the navigation of a route.

                              Now it is very important that all testers understand that this early Beta of CarPlay. This means that a lot of features are still missing. Please don't waste your own time by suggesting that navigating to a favorite location or showing a route list is a crucial feature. We know! πŸ˜ƒ

                              Lastly there are some important issues with regards to CarPlay that we already know about (these will be addressed in a future update):

                              • MyRoute-app Mobile needs to be launched or in the background before connecting CarPlay
                              • Start CarPlay while on the home screen (the one shown when launching the app πŸ˜‰)
                              • CarPlay is only in English
                              • Maneuvers & voice instructions can be slightly delayed (as compared to your phone) and sometimes show an incorrect (read: previous) maneuver
                              • Lane instructions are missing
                              • Maneuver icons for the next maneuver can be too small

                              We are very curious about your feedback! Hope you all enjoy this massive update πŸŽ‰

                              Best from us at MRA! ❀

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                              Legendary work by the dev team. πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                              You don’t stop riding when you get old, you get old when you stop riding.

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                              • Bart De Medtsundefined Bart De Medts

                                @Corjan-Meijerink saying the speedometer is missing in CarPlay is such an example of wasting time I assume? 🐷

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                                @Bart-DM hahaha, smart thinking πŸ˜‰

                                We really are aware that a lot of stuff is missing. We could take another 1.5 weeks of adding that but then you’d all need to wait. Didn’t want to do that πŸ™‚

                                All the obvious things will be added for sure over the upcoming updates! Do however feel free to share suggestions. I’m just stating the above to prevent 100 suggestions about the same obvious missing features πŸ˜ƒ

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                                  Thanks all for the kind words from you as community. Especially thankful for the amazing work put in by Joost he really is the beating heart of CarPlay πŸ’“

                                  For all the Android people: we will now also start with Android Auto development, finally! πŸŽ‰ and expect that somewhere around (middle) May.

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                                    Thanks all for the kind words from you as community. Especially thankful for the amazing work put in by Joost he really is the beating heart of CarPlay πŸ’“

                                    For all the Android people: we will now also start with Android Auto development, finally! πŸŽ‰ and expect that somewhere around (middle) May.

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                                    @Corjan-Meijerink May? We got to wait until may!?

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                                      @Corjan-Meijerink May? We got to wait until may!?

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                                      @Tim-Thompson yes πŸ™‚ That really is only ~5 weeks away. We are moving mountains here and creating the best app you can imagine for route navigation. We also want to get this right! πŸ’ͺ

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                                      • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                                        @Tim-Thompson yes πŸ™‚ That really is only ~5 weeks away. We are moving mountains here and creating the best app you can imagine for route navigation. We also want to get this right! πŸ’ͺ

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                                        @Corjan-Meijerink said in New Beta! (v3.2.10) CarPlay, roundtrips and much more:

                                        @Tim-Thompson yes πŸ™‚ That really is only ~5 weeks away. We are moving mountains here and creating the best app you can imagine for route navigation. We also want to get this right! πŸ’ͺ

                                        Meant as humor. But please... continue to move mountains.

                                        πŸ™‚

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                                          v3.2.10 has not landed on my Android yet. Previous version was available immediate after the announcement.

                                          I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

                                          Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebar to the saddle.

                                          Streetpilot 2610 / Zumo 660 / Zumo 395 / CAT S52 + MRA app

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