@Mork-0 said in MyRoute-app & BarButtons - control our app using a bluetooth keyboard:

@Con-Hennekens I do like your solution for mounting it! Is there a 'latch' or equivalent to keep it in place, or just friction and gravity does the job?

No latching 😉 . Friction and gravity are doing it just fine, but indeed the friction is declining. I'd probably rather print a new mount and spacer than fiddle with a latch 😉

With the latest beta update (version 4.1.0. (272) I encounter several problems:

in Apple CarPlay the program does not update the card in Apple Carplay the program does not update the navigation instructions in Apple CarPlay the map is not alway shown after using Apple CarPlay, the MRA app crashes

Hopefully this is fixed in the next beta update.
Keep up the good work!

@Corjan-Meijerink

Thank you and all the team for the hard work put into the new app.

I think it has been good (and really quite interesting) to read the problems people have found and MyRoute’s responses to them in a public forum.

The updates are clear and always informative, as is the help given to people (including myself) who have simply misunderstood something about the way the app works.

All the best,

Richard

@Rob-Verhoeff i got two on my KTM. One less than a day after i bought it, one in the rain somewhere in France in the mountains.

And the repair set could not repair it 😒 I spent all the cartridges and luckily reached a garage 5 minutes before it closed.

I was out again today using Android Auto and this time I completed my route without the phone overheating. It was just a degree or two F cooler than last time when my phone shut down.

But this time, I changed the USB charging port I was using to one that was limited to 2 amps instead of using a fast-charging port. Along with keeping the phone display off, this was enough to keep my Pixel 6 Pro charged - in fact, it actually gained a little charge during the trip. The phone was still warm, but not nearly as hot as it was when I used the fast-charging port.

So, one suggestion for fellow riders who are having an overheating issue is to avoid using a fast-charging port. Kind of obvious, I know, but it did not occur to me before today.

Vinnie

So I've done the permanent install. Wired the power supply into the bikes switched accessories power via this kit...

Electrical Connection Update Kit

Routed harness to the right side of the bike and installed the power supply there...

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Wiring routed up through the backbone of the frame and out the left side...

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Display mounted. Phone resides in windshield bag with power routed to it from the USB port.

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The red arrow points to a Chargie...

https://chargie.org/

As mentioned before... The Chargie manages battery charging and temperature. AFAIK there are generally two ways to get this kind of control... Software which requires rooting the phone and this hardware approach. The Chargie works pretty well for this task.

Overall I'm pretty pleased with this setup. The phone (battery/heat/cold/elements) won't get stressed and the CP/AA display works great. I've tried an intercom system with it. Everything pairs and works as expected. As discussed before.. Some had mentioned that they don't like that the display unit doesn't have an internal battery to prevent power cycles/reboots when you start the bike etc. This has absolutely not been a problem. The display unit powers up and reconnects to everything within 30 seconds. If you had a Nav session going before shutdown (say stopping for gas), the route/navigation session is still there when the system reboots and reconnects.

The only nit that I've found so far is that the BINIZE unit's firmware version doesn't yet have the Android Auto volume controls. Other "brands" have already provided the firmware update for that. Right now I'm using my iPhone, so it's not a problem. But sooner or later, I'll want to update the firmware.

@Kudee

The TET routes are generally a mix of routable roads and off-road tracks.
I.e. Linking off-road tracks together via routable roads.
I have no experience with OSMand so can’t comment on that.
The TET tracks are freely available so in theory you could import them into
OSMand and see what you get.
The Garmin XT can handle off-road tracks but the Here maps can’t as far as I know.

@Con-Hennekens Denk dat het inderdaad prima is zo. Zal het even moeten ervaren in de praktijk. Heb eerdaags een route gepland staan. Even volpompen met koffiestops maar 😉

@Corjan-Meijerink thanks a lot, thats really great news for this years riding season 🙂

@nick-carthew How is it that Scenic navigation app allows folders and POI folders? It has Apple Car Play.

When an update finally came ...... or at least a statement or a roadmap, but like that, OSMand is not bad either

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I have been out this morning to have a nice ride in the UK heatwave. Very happy with the newest update. Firstly, I now have sufficient volume in my Sena Intercom. Secondly the phone didn’t overheat (although it was hot) and actually charged up to 99% by the time I got home. The motorway signs are good too.

@paul-69

It could be up for sale if you are interested. 🤡

@M-Schrijver said in New update! (4.0.8):

The Android head unit you mentioned is just a kind of tablet in caraudio formfactor made in China for Aliexpress type shops.

That's exactly the great thing about it. No extra layer of complexity like you get with AA and Carplay. Joying is indeed a Chinese brand, but definitely one of the more serious ones. So it has many advantages, and a few disadvantages as well indeed. Since the amount of devices is A LOT less compared to phones, it is not really feasible to keep them up with the latest Android versions. They have Android 12 units too, and I prefer that FAR above any AA/CP device. It would be great if LineageOS would embrace that market. Or if Joying left the software development to them, so we could get an open platform with updates.

@Corjan-Meijerink dit lijkt bij mij ook te werken. Ik heb de indruk dat de kaarten iets trager laden dan hiervoor, maar dat kan ook aan mij liggen

@Timo-Martosatiman-MRA Hi Timo. Are you an employee of MRA? If so, than you are expressing disturbing contempt for your paying customers. This is in no way customer focused. Accusing me of trolling is a shortsighted way of dismissing a genuine remark of a customer. Instead of expressing concern on where the remark comes from you qualify it as “fake news”. Certain groups in the US use the same tactics.
In December 2019 all paying customers were “urged” to renew their subscription, quickly, to avoid the price increase. The prices increased because of important changes and new features that warrant the extra cost. Many people asked in the forum what they were supposed to be paying for. The answer was always “wait”. Now it seems there is less functionality due to the expiration of the Google contract (understandable, but it remains a fact). And the new possibility of seeing the height profile of the route. Nice feature. But, to be fair Timo, RouteYou had that already more than 5 years ago.
So, first you ask your customers to pay more in December and run a campaign that announces big changes and features and then you barely deliver.
I am a satisfied customer of the technology, but the way you threat your customers could also deserve an upgrade.

@richtea-0 and next on long trips you will want to specify daily range and have the app suggest a hotel/B&B to stay overnight ... and then suggest a location for breakfast, lunch and dinner 😀 😀

@Corjan-Meijerink Bij mij werkt het helaas niet met Duckduck 😞 foutmelding: "kan route niet berekenen" (in navigatie module) Bij offline kaarten: "kan de nieuwste kaartupdate-informatie niet ophalen ! er ging iets mis" Dus geprobeerd om met en zonder Duckduck op mijn Samsung S9+, ook met opnieuw opstart enz. Vorige motor vakanties Frankrijk Spanje werkte het nog wel hetzij met veel kuren, was altijd spannend of het weer lukte. HELP svp.

@pad-0 said in MRA Navigation and downloaded maps.:

@con-hennekens Could the terrain, roads and traffic conditions we usually inhabit inform our varied navigation habits, perhaps?

I think your comparison of circumstances is quite correct. However I am living in the far south (as far as you can speak of that in the Netherlands 🙄 ) with German Eifel and Belgium Ardennes in less than an hour drive away. I have been riding for years without audible guidance, so I am probably more used to do without it than many others. But in my experience, the more unpredictable the road gets, the better it is to look at the map at your own chosen time. That gives you knowledge about the road ahead and prevents having to look at the screen when it is necessary to have eyes on the road. I ride in landscape mode, so I have better sight on side roads too.