The magic tree Points an skip Waypoints during navigation

[Corjan Meijerink]

Great!

[Hubert Thoring]

Hey @Westerwald_Rider ,
Maybe that will help you too or Dag will send you an update with the old version.

I am very happy with it on iOS.
https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/70445

[Brian McG]

@Corjan-Meijerink apologies Conjan I think not so great
IMO one of the great benefits of the Remotek is its ability to use the double click right button to switch between different apps
the double click right is the only key combination that the Remotek reserves I think via its firmware,
I believe all other key combinations are available but for some reason MRA decided to add the skip function to the key combination double click right & thus disable this great feature of the Remotek
I do not understand why this choice was made

Maybe I am partly to blame as I was active in thread last year requesting requesting the addition of the skip function for the Remotek
I did however ask for the skip key combination to be possibly longpress down (4)

This key combination long press down (4) was not a spurious request,
I thought long press down would possible be the least error prone/disruptive combination as all the down key (4) does is scroll the map down for a single click & for a double click "Change displayed arrival time (end, via or shaping)" so nothing disastrous would occur if the key press was fumbled

I really like that MRA did add the skip function for the Remotek just not the way it was implemented, I use the skip quite often

I do not know about other Remotek users but I would really like to see MRA change the key combination for the skip function from double click right (3) to some other key combination so I can have BOTH the great app switching feature of the Remotek & also the very necessary MRA Skip function

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Brian-McG Our "skip waypoint" function was implemented before they had the firmware to support the "app switching" feature (I believe).

I can extremely easily move it to another function which will simply mean another function disappears. It was mapped to DC right because that is intuitive for a "skip waypoint" as right kinda implies "next".

DC down = Toggle ETA
DC left = Compass (this one you definitely need)
DC up = Open menu (but broken since another firmware 2.x update)

I guess we can switch "toggle ETA" and "skip waypoint".

But bluetooth controllers do kinda frustrate me sometimes. SilverFox and Carpe Iter communicate their changes but others absolutely not

Functions work and then they are broken because their firmware changes and other keycodes are sent. Demonstrated by the fact that open menu does not work anymore (or it might again) with the Remotek One.

So yeah, if actual remotek users tell me what DC they want to sacrifice (I guess toggle ETA is the only option), I can definitely make that change.

[Dave J 0]

@Corjan-Meijerink I like it just the way the key mapping is at the moment for the Remotek One. I have no need for the app switching as I am on iOS.

[Brian McG]

@Brian-McG Our "skip waypoint" function was implemented before they had the firmware to support the "app switching" feature (I believe). >

I believe the reserved key DC right to switch app function has been in the Remotek firmware from day one, I know the MRA implementation of the DC right broke the Remotek switch function

will simply mean another function disappears.....what DC they want to sacrifice>

Why, does the skip function have to be a DC, is it not possible to map a key to a longpress?

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Brian-McG then I might have simply never used their custom app and just looked at the documentation. But still, not the real point here.

There are no long presses for the remotek.
If so, they need to update their manuals / communicate with people implementing their controllers.

With the hardness of the buttons on a remotek I’m always impressed that people can execute a DC while driving with gloves

[Hubert Thoring]

I use the following old version V1.1.2 which can still be loaded for MyRouteApp users...

I am an iOS user - with the Remotek One forapprox. 2 years https://forum.myrouteapp.com/post/70445

With the old V1.1.2 of the Remotek One, therare two important levels:

Navigate:

• Zooming +/-
• Skip WP

Profile change:

• APP switching with DCH1 between the profiles with button ( 1 )
• 1.) App MRA (Map Profile)
• 2.) App Spotify or another app (as media profile)

Switching is possible via iOS shortcut...

[Dave J 0]

@Hubert-Thoring I use the latest firmware (V2.1.0) for the Remotek and the profile functionality is still there. It all works well for me with iOS and I am a happy user. I have an Android phone as well and there are more options for configurability with Android than iOS so I can understand the loss of options. That said, I do not want to lose the current set up of buttons of DC left, right and down.

@Corjan-Meijerink There is a new version of the firmware coming ‘soon’ although that was muted at least a couple of months ago. Users should be able to ‘program’ buttons to their need with this forthcoming version of the firmware although there was not a lot of information given. I will probably have to contact Remotek again once the firmware is released if the MRA configuration is not workable. As far as usability and DC, the angle of the device is key and I had a wide angle left bracket template from the Remotek website 3D printed - really helps.

[Graziano 0]

@Corjan-Meijerink said in The magic tree Points an skip Waypoints during navigation:

So yeah, if actual remotek users tell me what DC they want to sacrifice (I guess toggle ETA is the only option), I can definitely make that change.

Please don't, toggle ETA is a super useful feature

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Graziano-0 agree