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New update! (4.3.6) - offroad waypoints

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  • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

    Hi all! πŸ™‚

    It is time for a new update! πŸŽ‰
    This version is all about the support of offroad waypoints!

    Offroad waypoints

    Within the online MRA Routeplanner you can very conveniently mark some waypoints as "offroad". The main idea behind this is to skip a section of road that is unknown to the selected routing engine (HERE / TomTom / OSM). Ideal to avoid roads marked as closed (either seasonal or long term damaged) or things such as ferries.

    The app had no idea how to work with these "offroad" waypoints and just treated them as normal ones. Causing the route to be different than planned 😞

    As of now, the app does support the offroad waypoints! 😏

    offroad_planner.png

    In the planner you can edit any route you like and mark any waypoint as offroad! Just as in the website.

    offroad.png

    If you then choose to navigate a route with offroad waypoints, you will see straight lines on the offroad sections. Just as planned! πŸ˜ƒ

    These sections will be made extra clear with a nice dashed line.

    While navigating over an offroad section, some things are however different:

    • No visual instructions
    • No audio instructions
    • Possible loss of ETA information
    • Automatic recalculations disabled

    You don't need them anyway, as you're offroad.
    Android Auto / CarPlay do not support the disabling of some visual elements. This can result in a slightly suboptimal experience when on an offroad section.

    As offroad waypoints rely on track navigation under the hood, you do need to be online for an optimal experience. When offline, you will receive an appropriate warning πŸ˜‰

    By introducing this feature in the app, we now support all the crucial features that the website has πŸŽ‰

    Compass changes

    A lot of users were unaware what the selected camera mode was. Not entirely their fault as the icon remained the same and you did not receive any other confirmation.

    compass.png

    Now when tapping the compass, the icon will change based on the selected mode. Also, you will receive a short textual confirmation of the selected camera mode.

    Bluetooth controller changes

    • Support for Remotek firmware version 2.x
    • Fixed issue with BMW Carpe Iter controller

    Minor fixes

    • iPad export option
    • Manual day / night changes from CarPlay / Android Auto changed the base map style incorrectly
    • Missing pause icons
    • Not showing the same warning multiple times

    Minor changes

    • Added a loader in the in-app planner
    • Not including current location when calculating routes that are far away
    • Showing original route just before starting navigation (not only while navigating)
    • Open route from RouteXpert library or activity feed by tapping the image
    • Flow for starting routes created in a map other than HERE

    Android specific changes

    • Hide the notification bar and on screen navigation buttons when navigating
    • Support for more "intents" ensuring MyRoute-app is displayed more often as supported app to navigate with (such as with DMD2)

    What's next

    That's it for now!
    We are currently working on a complete rework of the home screen of the app 😏 Expecting a release of this somewhere in March.

    The idea behind this is to improve the visual appearance of the app, less clicks for the user, smoother transition to navigation and offline availability of the home screen maps too.

    Cheers,
    Corjan

    Erik Plaggenborgundefined Offline
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    Erik Plaggenborg
    wrote on last edited by
    #23

    @Corjan-Meijerink said in New update! (4.3.6) - offroad waypoints:

    Fixed issue with BMW Carpe Iter controller

    @Corjan-Meijerink Which issues exactly did you fix?

    Because there where a few. The extra bar-buttons didn"t react properly and trying to go trough the menu the [ENTER] by moving the wonderwheel to the right didn't work.

    Neverteless i still am impressed by al the updates and improvements you guys make.

    BMW R1250 GSA Ultimate Edition
    DMD T865 Nav Tab
    Enthousiast MRA/MRA Next gebruiker

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      wrote on last edited by
      #24

      @Corjan-Meijerink

      Manual day / night changes from CarPlay / Android Auto changed the base map style incorrectly

      Thank you for fixing this! It eliminates an annoying bug I encountered numerous times. And I can confirm this is no longer the case. 😊

      VOGE DS 900 X: AA with Carpuride W702 (via Samsung S22 Ultra)
      Royal Alloy TG 300 S: Mounted Samsung S22 Ultra
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      • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

        Hi all! πŸ™‚

        It is time for a new update! πŸŽ‰
        This version is all about the support of offroad waypoints!

        Offroad waypoints

        Within the online MRA Routeplanner you can very conveniently mark some waypoints as "offroad". The main idea behind this is to skip a section of road that is unknown to the selected routing engine (HERE / TomTom / OSM). Ideal to avoid roads marked as closed (either seasonal or long term damaged) or things such as ferries.

        The app had no idea how to work with these "offroad" waypoints and just treated them as normal ones. Causing the route to be different than planned 😞

        As of now, the app does support the offroad waypoints! 😏

        offroad_planner.png

        In the planner you can edit any route you like and mark any waypoint as offroad! Just as in the website.

        offroad.png

        If you then choose to navigate a route with offroad waypoints, you will see straight lines on the offroad sections. Just as planned! πŸ˜ƒ

        These sections will be made extra clear with a nice dashed line.

        While navigating over an offroad section, some things are however different:

        • No visual instructions
        • No audio instructions
        • Possible loss of ETA information
        • Automatic recalculations disabled

        You don't need them anyway, as you're offroad.
        Android Auto / CarPlay do not support the disabling of some visual elements. This can result in a slightly suboptimal experience when on an offroad section.

        As offroad waypoints rely on track navigation under the hood, you do need to be online for an optimal experience. When offline, you will receive an appropriate warning πŸ˜‰

        By introducing this feature in the app, we now support all the crucial features that the website has πŸŽ‰

        Compass changes

        A lot of users were unaware what the selected camera mode was. Not entirely their fault as the icon remained the same and you did not receive any other confirmation.

        compass.png

        Now when tapping the compass, the icon will change based on the selected mode. Also, you will receive a short textual confirmation of the selected camera mode.

        Bluetooth controller changes

        • Support for Remotek firmware version 2.x
        • Fixed issue with BMW Carpe Iter controller

        Minor fixes

        • iPad export option
        • Manual day / night changes from CarPlay / Android Auto changed the base map style incorrectly
        • Missing pause icons
        • Not showing the same warning multiple times

        Minor changes

        • Added a loader in the in-app planner
        • Not including current location when calculating routes that are far away
        • Showing original route just before starting navigation (not only while navigating)
        • Open route from RouteXpert library or activity feed by tapping the image
        • Flow for starting routes created in a map other than HERE

        Android specific changes

        • Hide the notification bar and on screen navigation buttons when navigating
        • Support for more "intents" ensuring MyRoute-app is displayed more often as supported app to navigate with (such as with DMD2)

        What's next

        That's it for now!
        We are currently working on a complete rework of the home screen of the app 😏 Expecting a release of this somewhere in March.

        The idea behind this is to improve the visual appearance of the app, less clicks for the user, smoother transition to navigation and offline availability of the home screen maps too.

        Cheers,
        Corjan

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        Marinus van Deudekom
        RouteXperts
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        @Corjan-Meijerink Today was a test drive day, using Android Auto. When I pauzed the route, because of a fuel stop and the system came back on line The scree of Android Auto didn't show the map any more. The directions, speed and ETA were displayed. The audio was still working. I had to reboot the system to get the map visible again.

        Honda 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

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          Corjan Meijerink
          administrator
          wrote on last edited by
          #26

          @Martin-Wilcke sounds correct indeed! Why exactly a straight line is drawn between 2 and 5 is a mystery to me. It should approach the track where possible.
          My guess is that HERE really does not have a any suitable road in that area causing it to not calculate anything in that area.

          When rejoining at 5, it will all work as expected again and you can indeed manually follow the white line.

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          • Erik Plaggenborgundefined Erik Plaggenborg

            @Corjan-Meijerink said in New update! (4.3.6) - offroad waypoints:

            Fixed issue with BMW Carpe Iter controller

            @Corjan-Meijerink Which issues exactly did you fix?

            Because there where a few. The extra bar-buttons didn"t react properly and trying to go trough the menu the [ENTER] by moving the wonderwheel to the right didn't work.

            Neverteless i still am impressed by al the updates and improvements you guys make.

            Corjan Meijerinkundefined Online
            Corjan Meijerinkundefined Online
            Corjan Meijerink
            administrator
            wrote on last edited by
            #27

            @Erik-Plaggenborg See this one: https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/8303/bmw-carpe-iter-control-hub-select-function

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            • Martin Wilckeundefined Martin Wilcke

              @Con-Hennekens

              I certainly haven't completely understood everything yet, but I know how track/route-as-track navigation basically works. If you like, we can share our thoughts.

              Here is a good example (posted initially by @UwB), the "Maira-Stura Kammstrasse" in the Alps:

              https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/10444583?mode=share

              The part between VP 2 and 5 is routable with OSM/TT, but not with HERE:

              MSKS-WebPlanner.jpg

              The route is stored internally in MRA so that the calculated path is completely modelled (I don't know how this works technically; it's probably similar to Basecamp with hidden SPs).

              In MRA NN, the route is therefore displayed in its original shape both in the preview and after opening.

              MSKS-NN.jpg

              When it is started for "route-as-track" navigation, it is treated as a track and is not recalculated - not at the beginning or during navigation (white line).

              However, a new route (blue line) is calculated, which follows the track as closely as possible. If the route deviates too far from the track, it is displayed in this area as the crow flies, and no information (turn instructions, ETAs, distances) is shown during navigation.

              I suspect the issues discussed here arise when you rejoin the route at VP5. The actual path does not have to be re-determined in terms of "re-routing", but something may have to be "re-calculated" to show the adjusted ETAs and distances (and maybe turn instructions as well) - even if "auto-recalc" is turned off.

              Do you agree so far? What are your thoughts?

              Con Hennekensundefined Offline
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              Con Hennekens
              wrote on last edited by
              #28

              @Martin-Wilcke, like Corjan already stated, it sounds about right. I don't think however this has to do with the online/offline track issue. We should probably keep this thread on-topic though.

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

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              • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                @Erik-Plaggenborg See this one: https://forum.myrouteapp.com/topic/8303/bmw-carpe-iter-control-hub-select-function

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                Erik Plaggenborg
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                #29

                @Corjan-Meijerink This would be great if those features are working now. If have contacted you earlier with these little mallfunction.

                BMW R1250 GSA Ultimate Edition
                DMD T865 Nav Tab
                Enthousiast MRA/MRA Next gebruiker

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                • Con Hennekensundefined Con Hennekens

                  @Martin-Wilcke, like Corjan already stated, it sounds about right. I don't think however this has to do with the online/offline track issue. We should probably keep this thread on-topic though.

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                  @Con-Hennekens said in New update! (4.3.6) - offroad waypoints:

                  I don't think however this has to do with the online/offline track issue. We should probably keep this thread on-topic though.

                  The link to this topic is @Corjan-Meijerink 's recommendation to stay online when navigating a track (where automatic recalculation is turned off by definition) and the question of when and why there is a need for a recalc anyway.

                  My guess: Every time you switch from "off-route" (where the track does not match the route) to "on-route" (when rejoining the route).

                  If I'd plan this route with HERE and an offroad waypoint

                  MSKS-NN-2.jpg

                  I'm pretty sure the result and the "issue" would be same. (I'd better use this version as an example, but it's less noticeable as no track is outlined.)

                  I am clearly missing something

                  I'm sorry my post was not helpful, as this was my main intention. What exactly are you missing?

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                  • Erik Plaggenborgundefined Erik Plaggenborg

                    @Corjan-Meijerink This would be great if those features are working now. If have contacted you earlier with these little mallfunction.

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                    Corjan Meijerink
                    administrator
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #31

                    @Erik-Plaggenborg should work! I got confirmation from Carpe Iter today that everything works as intended.

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                    • Martin Wilckeundefined Martin Wilcke

                      @Con-Hennekens said in New update! (4.3.6) - offroad waypoints:

                      I don't think however this has to do with the online/offline track issue. We should probably keep this thread on-topic though.

                      The link to this topic is @Corjan-Meijerink 's recommendation to stay online when navigating a track (where automatic recalculation is turned off by definition) and the question of when and why there is a need for a recalc anyway.

                      My guess: Every time you switch from "off-route" (where the track does not match the route) to "on-route" (when rejoining the route).

                      If I'd plan this route with HERE and an offroad waypoint

                      MSKS-NN-2.jpg

                      I'm pretty sure the result and the "issue" would be same. (I'd better use this version as an example, but it's less noticeable as no track is outlined.)

                      I am clearly missing something

                      I'm sorry my post was not helpful, as this was my main intention. What exactly are you missing?

                      Corjan Meijerinkundefined Online
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                      Corjan Meijerink
                      administrator
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #32

                      @Martin-Wilcke looks good and as designed!

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