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    Car Play - White Washed Map Colours

    [App] Android Auto & CarPlay
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    • Dave J 0
      Dave J 0 last edited by Dave J 0

      Loving the version 4.3.0 (330) and the new maps that are now available. Whilst these maps look good on the iPhone and CarPlay screenshot, they display as though washed out a bit and need more vibrancy. This is the same for both my car’s CarPlay display and the Chigee AIO-5 Play on my bike.

      CarPlay screenshot:

      IMG_0300.png

      Photo of display:

      IMG_0302.jpeg

      This was the same with the previous build 4.3.0 (328). Is there anything that can be done for improving the colours on the CarPlay displays?

      Kind Regards. Help where I can.
      Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
      iPhone 15 Pro
      Chigee AIO-5 Play
      Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
      Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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      • Corjan Meijerink
        Corjan Meijerink administrator @Dave J 0 last edited by

        @Dave-J-0 how do other apps look? Seems like the display simply lacks contrast

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        • Dave J 0
          Dave J 0 @Corjan Meijerink last edited by Dave J 0

          @Corjan-Meijerink Other apps are fine. This is on both my car’s CarPlay display and the bike one in the picture.

          Kind Regards. Help where I can.
          Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
          iPhone 15 Pro
          Chigee AIO-5 Play
          Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
          Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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          • Jörgen
            Jörgen Instructor @Dave J 0 last edited by

            @Dave-J-0 Can you adjust brightness?

            Hardware
            iPhone 12 pro (iOS 17.0.2)
            Oukitel RT3 (Andr. 12)
            Samsung Galaxy XCover 4 (Andr. 9 Pie)
            Wireless CarPlay mit (Elebest C650)
            Wired CarPlay (SEAT Arona - 2021)
            For more information, click here

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            • Dave J 0
              Dave J 0 @Jörgen last edited by

              @Jörgen I can turn off auto and select the brightness manually. But the other apps are ok and it is the same in my car’s CarPlay. Difficult to see from the picture but the main roads are ok, it is really just the grey with fine black and white back roads. I have tried some of the other maps/colours but, again, it is the minor roads that are difficult to see.

              I will have a look at other apps again for comparison.

              Kind Regards. Help where I can.
              Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
              iPhone 15 Pro
              Chigee AIO-5 Play
              Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
              Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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              • Jörgen
                Jörgen Instructor last edited by

                I tried CarPlay yesterday in my SEAT Arona and it is a great improvement in visibility. Can you try another iphone?

                Hardware
                iPhone 12 pro (iOS 17.0.2)
                Oukitel RT3 (Andr. 12)
                Samsung Galaxy XCover 4 (Andr. 9 Pie)
                Wireless CarPlay mit (Elebest C650)
                Wired CarPlay (SEAT Arona - 2021)
                For more information, click here

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                • Tim Watson
                  Tim Watson last edited by

                  I feel the same about the colours. I find using MRA over Android Auto from my Samsung to a Chigee AIO-5 is like looking at a thin blue road over a pale grey, featureless desert. It's functional, but switching to something like Tomtom GO shows how exciting the map could look.

                  However, I did see a thread recently that suggested that some other colour options were in the pipeline so I'm hoping that there will be some alternative looks soon.

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                  • Jörgen
                    Jörgen Instructor @Tim Watson last edited by

                    @Tim-Watson can you show this with some pictures?

                    Hardware
                    iPhone 12 pro (iOS 17.0.2)
                    Oukitel RT3 (Andr. 12)
                    Samsung Galaxy XCover 4 (Andr. 9 Pie)
                    Wireless CarPlay mit (Elebest C650)
                    Wired CarPlay (SEAT Arona - 2021)
                    For more information, click here

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                    • Dave J 0
                      Dave J 0 @Tim Watson last edited by

                      @Tim-Watson these options are the new colour options I am talking about. They are good but I appear to have a problem on the Chigee. Just wondered if others had noticed this with the new colours.

                      I have also raised a ticket with Chigee as they are still developing their firmware and appear to be responsive to their customers. I will see what comes back from them. As well.

                      Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                      Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                      iPhone 15 Pro
                      Chigee AIO-5 Play
                      Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                      Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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                      • Tim Watson
                        Tim Watson @Jörgen last edited by

                        @Jörgen Will do this weekend!

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                        • Dave J 0
                          Dave J 0 @Jörgen last edited by

                          @Jörgen Unfortunately, I only have the one iPhone. I will do some more testing later with other apps for comparison. With Scenic, I can create a custom colour scheme and the palette I have used there works well.

                          Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                          Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                          iPhone 15 Pro
                          Chigee AIO-5 Play
                          Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                          Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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                          • Tim Watson
                            Tim Watson @Dave J 0 last edited by

                            @Dave-J-0 I haven't seen any colour options in the app. Are you on a beta?

                            In general I find the Chigee display to be bright and colourful. Certainly Tomtom and Waze look great. I just think the default HERE palette is a bit bland. Not MRA's fault.

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                            • Dave J 0
                              Dave J 0 @Tim Watson last edited by

                              @Tim-Watson yes, I am a beta tester. Just been providing feedback on the new schemes. They are good and look great on the iPhone but I would personally, like to see more vibrancy but the schemes are a great move forward.

                              Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                              Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                              iPhone 15 Pro
                              Chigee AIO-5 Play
                              Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                              Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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                              • Tim Watson
                                Tim Watson @Dave J 0 last edited by

                                @Dave-J-0 Ah OK. I'd only seen a couple of screenshots in another thread. It's great that they are close, but a shame you don't find them bold on the Chigee screen. Have you tried some other apps for visual comparison? Tomtom GO, OsmAnd etc? I just found them so much more visually stimulating, but maybe the new palettes will be enough for me.

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                                • Dave J 0
                                  Dave J 0 last edited by Dave J 0

                                  Some App colour comparisons (Bike view and then screenshot from the iPhone):

                                  • Scenic (custom):
                                    IMG_0306.jpeg IMG_0304.png

                                  • TomTom Go:
                                    IMG_0309.jpeg
                                    IMG_0307.png

                                  • Sygic:
                                    IMG_0312.jpeg
                                    IMG_0310.png

                                  • Osmand:
                                    IMG_0315.jpeg
                                    IMG_0314.png

                                  • Google Maps:
                                    IMG_0319.jpeg
                                    IMG_0317.png

                                  • Apple Maps
                                    IMG_0322.jpeg
                                    IMG_0320.png

                                  I am no expert but colour is quite key when on the bike. Grey works really well for the minor roads as do bold colours for everything else. Great that we have new options with some customisation but I think the current pallets could do with a vibrancy option for CarPlay/AA.

                                  Just a suggestion/thought. Love what the team are doing.

                                  Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                                  Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                                  iPhone 15 Pro
                                  Chigee AIO-5 Play
                                  Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                                  Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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                                  • Dave J 0
                                    Dave J 0 last edited by

                                    @Peter-Schiefer Thanks for your comments but what I am trying to put forward, as you have too, is that we all have different requirements from the MRA app. For me, this will depend, on where I am navigating and what I want to achieve from the route. I frequently travel into Wales from Shropshire and there, I want to see all the minor roads and features because of the road system in Wales and not always wanting to follow the blue line from what I find on route. If I am travelling through a major city, then I am not quite so bothered about the minor roads.

                                    My settings are generally as you have but I could do with a custom option to give me a vibrant picture (like Scenic) or a vibrant Wong for Explore, Topographic and logistics.

                                    Love that we have different maps and the options now being tried. I would just like a vibrant colour map that works well on the iPhone, particularly as the colours on my Pixel 6 Pro screen are far more intense. All screens are different, so it would be great to have that choice.

                                    Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                                    Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                                    iPhone 15 Pro
                                    Chigee AIO-5 Play
                                    Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                                    Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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                                    • Dave J 0
                                      Dave J 0 last edited by

                                      @Peter-Schiefer you have your opinion and I have mine. Neither of us is right or wrong, we just have a difference of opinions. Moreover, what I have always liked about MRA is that they try and cater for all approaches to navigation and how people want to use their systems - unlike Garmin and TomTom!

                                      You appear to have wandered off topic to make some point - I do not know why and I do not need another response stating how and why etc. this thread is purely about colouration.

                                      My request to the MRA Team is that I would really like one of the set of three coloration options to be really bold and contrasting or a custom option. This would cater for a variety of screens/displays that render colours differently.

                                      Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                                      Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                                      iPhone 15 Pro
                                      Chigee AIO-5 Play
                                      Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                                      Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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                                      • Corjan Meijerink
                                        Corjan Meijerink administrator @Dave J 0 last edited by

                                        @Dave-J-0 Thanks for the elaborate comparison! 🙂
                                        To be honest, I have no clue what could be the cause.
                                        But I'll give it some thoughts!

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                                        • Dave J 0
                                          Dave J 0 @Corjan Meijerink last edited by

                                          @Corjan-Meijerink thank you for your reply and for giving the matter some thought. To be honest, I think it is just different displays but CHIGEE did get back to me and the matter is with their technical team for a possible contrast setting downstream. Nonetheless, I think my ask would be for a map colour option that is either customisable (like Scenic) or a more vibrant set of colours with contrast. The Dart setting is a little too similar across the palette although I quite like Wong (except the minor roads).

                                          Great work with this last update though.

                                          Kind Regards. Help where I can.
                                          Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally
                                          iPhone 15 Pro
                                          Chigee AIO-5 Play
                                          Google Pixel 6 Pro - mounted on SP Connect Plus
                                          Ex Garmin XT2 and XT1 as well as Ex TomTom Rider User

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