Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps
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Hello everyone,
I’d like to share my experience with the MyRoute App (version 4.3.9 – downgraded from 4.4.0, which was completely unusable on my device due to severe lag; I opened a ticket but received no solution) during a trip through Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, covering some of the most scenic alpine passes.
I started from Alba Iulia, Romania, with the route loaded into the app and trip recording enabled. Everything went smoothly at first, until our first fuel stop. When restarting the motorcycle and the smart display (Chigee AIO-5), the app froze. After some trial and error, I figured out that after each stop I had to completely close the app on my phone and reopen it before riding off, resuming both trip recording and navigation.
This worked for a while, but as we made more frequent stops, I would often forget to restart the app, so I gave up on recording the trip. Luckily, my bike is connected to a Sizzapp device, which automatically tracks and records my routes in GPX format, which I can later download from the Sizzapp app. I continued using MyRoute App for navigation only, which worked flawlessly. I would leave the app running on my phone during fuel stops, and when restarting the bike, I simply tapped "Resume navigation" on the Android Auto screen — and everything continued perfectly.
One major issue I encountered was with tunnels. In an Austrian tunnel, I missed an exit leading to another part of the highway (also within a tunnel), because the navigation froze and the location cursor stopped moving once GPS signal was lost. As a workaround for the next tunnels, I switched to OsmAnd, using a GPX file exported from MyRoute App. OsmAnd handles tunnels differently: after GPS signal is lost, the cursor continues to move at the last known speed, which allows uninterrupted navigation. If you maintain a steady speed, the GPS resumes smoothly after exiting the tunnel with no visible lag or navigation hiccups.
I went back to using MyRoute App until day seven of the trip, when bad weather forced me to plan a new route home while also trying to visit some of the attractions I had originally scheduled for later. I attempted to plan a new route using the app’s built-in planner. Unfortunately, this didn’t help at all because the POIs I had saved in the online planner on my PC were not visible in the mobile app, and I had no internet access to use the web version.
I had to switch back to OsmAnd, where I had the same POIs organized in folders and displayed directly on the map. Creating a new route was easy — I just selected the POIs as waypoints and continued navigating without any hassle.
In conclusion, the MyRoute App worked well for navigation (with no crashes or major bugs), except for the Android Auto restarts when recording routes, and the limitations in tunnels and offline POI access.
Best regards,
AdrianSamsung S24 Ultra and iPhone 13 with Android Auto / CarPlay
MyRoute-APP (Planner+Navigation, GOLD Lifetime)
Honda NC750X (2021) with CHIGEE Aio-5 Play -
Hello everyone,
I’d like to share my experience with the MyRoute App (version 4.3.9 – downgraded from 4.4.0, which was completely unusable on my device due to severe lag; I opened a ticket but received no solution) during a trip through Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, covering some of the most scenic alpine passes.
I started from Alba Iulia, Romania, with the route loaded into the app and trip recording enabled. Everything went smoothly at first, until our first fuel stop. When restarting the motorcycle and the smart display (Chigee AIO-5), the app froze. After some trial and error, I figured out that after each stop I had to completely close the app on my phone and reopen it before riding off, resuming both trip recording and navigation.
This worked for a while, but as we made more frequent stops, I would often forget to restart the app, so I gave up on recording the trip. Luckily, my bike is connected to a Sizzapp device, which automatically tracks and records my routes in GPX format, which I can later download from the Sizzapp app. I continued using MyRoute App for navigation only, which worked flawlessly. I would leave the app running on my phone during fuel stops, and when restarting the bike, I simply tapped "Resume navigation" on the Android Auto screen — and everything continued perfectly.
One major issue I encountered was with tunnels. In an Austrian tunnel, I missed an exit leading to another part of the highway (also within a tunnel), because the navigation froze and the location cursor stopped moving once GPS signal was lost. As a workaround for the next tunnels, I switched to OsmAnd, using a GPX file exported from MyRoute App. OsmAnd handles tunnels differently: after GPS signal is lost, the cursor continues to move at the last known speed, which allows uninterrupted navigation. If you maintain a steady speed, the GPS resumes smoothly after exiting the tunnel with no visible lag or navigation hiccups.
I went back to using MyRoute App until day seven of the trip, when bad weather forced me to plan a new route home while also trying to visit some of the attractions I had originally scheduled for later. I attempted to plan a new route using the app’s built-in planner. Unfortunately, this didn’t help at all because the POIs I had saved in the online planner on my PC were not visible in the mobile app, and I had no internet access to use the web version.
I had to switch back to OsmAnd, where I had the same POIs organized in folders and displayed directly on the map. Creating a new route was easy — I just selected the POIs as waypoints and continued navigating without any hassle.
In conclusion, the MyRoute App worked well for navigation (with no crashes or major bugs), except for the Android Auto restarts when recording routes, and the limitations in tunnels and offline POI access.
@Adrian-Avram said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
I opened a ticket but received no solution
Be patient... it's holiday season!
BMW K1600GT-P (2013) with BMW Navigator | Nolan N100-5 with Sena 30K
iOS on iPhone 13 (mounted on Quadlock)
Apple CarPlay in VW T-Roc (wired)
Routelab on MacBook Air & iMac (Sequoia & Monterey) -
"As a workaround for the next tunnels, I switched to OsmAnd, using a GPX file exported from MyRoute App. OsmAnd handles tunnels differently: after GPS signal is lost, the cursor continues to move at the last known speed, which allows uninterrupted navigation. If you maintain a steady speed, the GPS resumes smoothly after exiting the tunnel with no visible lag or navigation hiccups."
I hope they implement also this to MRA because i've had your same problem with some tunnel. -
Hello everyone,
I’d like to share my experience with the MyRoute App (version 4.3.9 – downgraded from 4.4.0, which was completely unusable on my device due to severe lag; I opened a ticket but received no solution) during a trip through Austria, Switzerland, and Italy, covering some of the most scenic alpine passes.
I started from Alba Iulia, Romania, with the route loaded into the app and trip recording enabled. Everything went smoothly at first, until our first fuel stop. When restarting the motorcycle and the smart display (Chigee AIO-5), the app froze. After some trial and error, I figured out that after each stop I had to completely close the app on my phone and reopen it before riding off, resuming both trip recording and navigation.
This worked for a while, but as we made more frequent stops, I would often forget to restart the app, so I gave up on recording the trip. Luckily, my bike is connected to a Sizzapp device, which automatically tracks and records my routes in GPX format, which I can later download from the Sizzapp app. I continued using MyRoute App for navigation only, which worked flawlessly. I would leave the app running on my phone during fuel stops, and when restarting the bike, I simply tapped "Resume navigation" on the Android Auto screen — and everything continued perfectly.
One major issue I encountered was with tunnels. In an Austrian tunnel, I missed an exit leading to another part of the highway (also within a tunnel), because the navigation froze and the location cursor stopped moving once GPS signal was lost. As a workaround for the next tunnels, I switched to OsmAnd, using a GPX file exported from MyRoute App. OsmAnd handles tunnels differently: after GPS signal is lost, the cursor continues to move at the last known speed, which allows uninterrupted navigation. If you maintain a steady speed, the GPS resumes smoothly after exiting the tunnel with no visible lag or navigation hiccups.
I went back to using MyRoute App until day seven of the trip, when bad weather forced me to plan a new route home while also trying to visit some of the attractions I had originally scheduled for later. I attempted to plan a new route using the app’s built-in planner. Unfortunately, this didn’t help at all because the POIs I had saved in the online planner on my PC were not visible in the mobile app, and I had no internet access to use the web version.
I had to switch back to OsmAnd, where I had the same POIs organized in folders and displayed directly on the map. Creating a new route was easy — I just selected the POIs as waypoints and continued navigating without any hassle.
In conclusion, the MyRoute App worked well for navigation (with no crashes or major bugs), except for the Android Auto restarts when recording routes, and the limitations in tunnels and offline POI access.
@Adrian-Avram said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Hello everyone,
... I attempted to plan a new route using the app’s built-in planner. Unfortunately, this didn’t help at all because the POIs I had saved in the online planner on my PC were not visible in the mobile app, and I had no internet access to use the web version.You need to switch on "synchronise" in the App - in best way, select "all", not a single route. After planning a route on your PC (adding POIs into), immediately it will be synched to your mobile. As long as you are at home/hotel, both devices needs to connected to Internet.
Later, at your trip, you can re plan the route at your mobile and include some of the also synched POIs.
Personally, I feel more comfortable to use in App the "Route lab (webite) instead of using MRA Routeplanner. But for this, you need Internet connection.
Nothing is impossible ;-)
In past: GARMIN Zumo 210->GARMIN Zumo 395->GARMIN XT=> now: DMD T865-X + MyRoute-App, LocusMaps, OsmAnd.
In past: GARMIN MapSource ->GARMIN BaseCamp->Tyre->Kurviger->Calimoto=> now: MRA-Routplanner. -
@Adrian-Avram said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
I opened a ticket but received no solution
Be patient... it's holiday season!
@Rob-Verhoeff said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Be patient... it's holiday season!
Patience is over ...I have those issues since version 4.4.0 was launched, before leaving on my trip in the Alps, which was planned since last year. Osmand saved the day, works perfectly and does exactly what I need it to do.
I will create routes using MRA web planner (since I bought the Gold membership) but run the routes using Osmand ... -
@Adrian-Avram said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Hello everyone,
... I attempted to plan a new route using the app’s built-in planner. Unfortunately, this didn’t help at all because the POIs I had saved in the online planner on my PC were not visible in the mobile app, and I had no internet access to use the web version.You need to switch on "synchronise" in the App - in best way, select "all", not a single route. After planning a route on your PC (adding POIs into), immediately it will be synched to your mobile. As long as you are at home/hotel, both devices needs to connected to Internet.
Later, at your trip, you can re plan the route at your mobile and include some of the also synched POIs.
Personally, I feel more comfortable to use in App the "Route lab (webite) instead of using MRA Routeplanner. But for this, you need Internet connection.
@Guzzist I already synced everything. Try creating a new route on the mobile App, using a POI list that you have imported using the Web Planner !
Osmand has POI location categorized on folders after importing a POI list, and you can use them directly in the app, just click the next POI or add the POI as a waypoint, part of a route.
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@Adrian-Avram said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Hello everyone,
... I attempted to plan a new route using the app’s built-in planner. Unfortunately, this didn’t help at all because the POIs I had saved in the online planner on my PC were not visible in the mobile app, and I had no internet access to use the web version.You need to switch on "synchronise" in the App - in best way, select "all", not a single route. After planning a route on your PC (adding POIs into), immediately it will be synched to your mobile. As long as you are at home/hotel, both devices needs to connected to Internet.
Later, at your trip, you can re plan the route at your mobile and include some of the also synched POIs.
Personally, I feel more comfortable to use in App the "Route lab (webite) instead of using MRA Routeplanner. But for this, you need Internet connection.
@Guzzist said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Personally, I feel more comfortable to use in App the "Route lab (webite) instead of using MRA Routeplanner.
Please let me know how will you change a route on the fly, with no internet acces in the Alps !
I am curious about your answer .....Best regards,
AdrianSamsung S24 Ultra and iPhone 13 with Android Auto / CarPlay
MyRoute-APP (Planner+Navigation, GOLD Lifetime)
Honda NC750X (2021) with CHIGEE Aio-5 Play -
@Guzzist said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Personally, I feel more comfortable to use in App the "Route lab (webite) instead of using MRA Routeplanner.
Please let me know how will you change a route on the fly, with no internet acces in the Alps !
I am curious about your answer .....@Adrian-Avram said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
@Guzzist said in Experience with MRA through Swiss Alps, Dolomites, Austrian Alps:
Personally, I feel more comfortable to use in App the "Route lab (webite) instead of using MRA Routeplanner.
Please let me know how will you change a route on the fly, with no internet acces in the Alps !
I am curious about your answer .....- open MyRoute-App on your mobile (while you are offline)
- open a route (which must be synched before, as you were at home/hotel, connected with internet)
- tap on the "pencil" icon
- another map view appears, showing the route with all route points
- tap on the yellow "+" icon, bottom in the middle - an new additional route point appears on the map in center position
- move the map until the new route point is on the map at the desired location
- tap the icon "add" bottom left
- tap the icon bottom left, which is now changed to "waypoints"
- tap and hold on a way point to move it to right sorting and close the list
- tap on bottom right icon "menue" and select "save" or "navigation"
