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  • Jörgenundefined Jörgen

    @Dave-J-0 Can you adjust brightness?

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    @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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      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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        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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        • Tim Watsonundefined Tim Watson

          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.

          Jörgenundefined Online
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          Jörgen
          Instructor
          wrote on last edited by
          #8

          @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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          • Tim Watsonundefined Tim Watson

            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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            @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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            • Jörgenundefined Jörgen

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

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              @Jörgen Will do this weekend!

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              • Jörgenundefined Jörgen

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

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                @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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                • Dave J 0undefined Dave J 0

                  @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.

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                  @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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                  • Tim Watsonundefined Tim Watson

                    @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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                    @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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                    • Dave J 0undefined Dave J 0

                      @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.

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                      @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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                        #15

                        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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                          @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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                            @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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                            • Dave J 0undefined 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.

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                              Corjan Meijerink
                              administrator
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                              #18

                              @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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                              • Corjan Meijerinkundefined Corjan Meijerink

                                @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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                                @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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