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@Marinus-van-Deudekom I completely agree that Garmin's avoidances certainly mess up a gpx 1.1 route in sometimes VERY unpredictable ways. However, Garmin's avoidance settings do not in any way alter a gpx 1.2 route as the Garmin is forced to follow the gps coordinates in the route section of the file and not the shaping points or, in the case of this example, just the beginning and ending waypoints. That is the BIG difference between the gpx 1.1 and 1.2 formats. The following example route and screenshots show this clearly. Here's a very simple 2 waypoint (Start and Finish) route in MRA that I created this morning to show this visually. In this example route my MRA's Route Optimisation is set to "Fastest" and my Garmin's is set to "Fastest" and its Avoids are set to "Freeways" and "Toll Roads". The EXACT same route was saved as gpx 1.1 and then 1.2 formats and then both formats were imported into my Garmin XT3. You can see that the Garmin totally ignored the planned route when importing using the gpx 1.1 format file and followed its Avoid settings, however it followed the planned route exactly when importing the route using gpx 1.2 format file and totally ignored its Avoid settings. [image: 1781024381928-mra-xt3-screenshots-25.jpg] [image: 1781024403215-mra-xt3-screenshots-33.jpg] [image: 1781024436533-mra-xt3-screenshots-34.jpg] [image: 1781024466482-mra-xt3-screenshots-35.jpg]

@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.

@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.

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.

@white.mouse Hi, Tks for yr answer. All clear. However, if I export the route into bmw navigation 3 choices appear. 1 route with the amount of waypoints I made. 1 with the amount of waypoints the bmw navigator creates (a lot). 1 with the poi created. First and second one shows no poi. The last one shows only poi’s. Clearly I am doing something wrong

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@b0hd1, let's agree to disagree.

Yes, it saved me from an extra 60km detour. You can also specify the maximum speed in the settings. Very handy if you want to drive more relaxed than the maximum speed.

Hi all, I am a newbie and I am keen to find out more about the application and benefits compared to GoogleMaps. I am also keen to get advice on our Summer vacation route from Copenhagen to Sarajevo, via Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia.

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.

@Lynchy67 It is on the list for major maintenance of the website, just like being able to export multiple routes in one go. Please be patient.

@Garry-Davis exactly, that would have been my second advice, but you are one step ahead. You can choose your beloved app, to count a route to the petrolstation

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