Confused about the online/offline navigation

[Rob Verhoeff]

If you have downloaded the maps, it is best to keep the app online. The app will use the downloads for the maps and won't go online. That will undoubtedly save data consumption from your phone plan. However, you will still need an online connection for traffic information. If there is no network coverage, the traffic information will be unavailable, but you can still navigate using the downloaded maps.

[David Bonner]

@Rob-Verhoeff Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification - online it is then!

[Rob Verhoeff]

@David-Bonner you will see that the small yellow dot in the lower blue box wil disapear when you select online mode.

[David Bonner]

@Rob-Verhoeff Yes, thanks I realised that. A useful reminder of which mode is selected - a nice feature!

[Con Hennekens]

@David-Bonner, Yes it is! But I think the icon is a bit unlucky it looks like a streetsign...

@Corjan-Meijerink, I hate to stretch your patience and it is really cosmetic, but if it it could be replaced with a cloud-symbol that would be great. With a strike through for off-line mode and without one for online, I would suggest (that would make the icon permanent).

[Bart De Medts]

@Con-Hennekens yes indeed. Good suggestion!

[Bart De Medts]

@Con-Hennekens yes indeed. Good suggestion!

[Angelo Greco]

@Rob-Verhoeff , so for clarity, to keep the application online the Navigation Setting, Functional Setting, Offline Navigation shouold be set to "OFF". Am I understand this correctly?

[Bart De Medts]

@Angelo-Greco yes indeed.

[Rob Verhoeff]

@Angelo-Greco If you select "Offline navigation" in the menu under "Navigation settings" (toggle is green), the app will not use the internet but rely on downloaded maps for navigation. However, you will miss the "traffic-aware route calculation" feature.

[Rob Verhoeff]

@Corjan-Meijerink, if it it could be replaced with a cloud-symbol that would be great. With a strike through for off-line mode and without one for online, I would suggest (that would make the icon permanent).

You're absolutely right. But a cloud symbol could also create confusion and has more to do with data storage rather than an internetconnection. Someone might be mistaken and think that it means weather information cannot be retrieved. What about such an option?

Don't pay attention to the size of the image.

[Con Hennekens]

@Rob-Verhoeff, Haha, nice! I think cloud stands for internet nowadays, don't you think? Yeah, someday we will probably get some weather layer, then we can use a sunny icon maybe

[Calibos]

I propose this one it is quite telling

[richtea999]

They need to be small but easily recognisable. These are pretty standard symbols (see Apple Mac) and low enough resolution to be easy to create / colour:

Or:

(Courtesy of icons8.com)

[Bart De Medts]

@richtea999 yes, I like these!

[Corjan Meijerink]

Funny thing is: we do use the official material design icon for mobile data off (https://fonts.google.com/icons?selected=Material Symbols Outlined%3Amobiledata_off%3AFILL%400%3Bwght%40400%3BGRAD%400%3Bopsz%4048)

There are quite some other options too.
Just remember for now that no icon is online and a (this) icon there is offline

I’ll give it another look but not a very high priority at this point

[Bart De Medts]

@Corjan-Meijerink no icon is online you mean

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Bart-DM thanks! Edited my response I should go sleep hahah

[Bart De Medts]

@Corjan-Meijerink have a good night

[Con Hennekens]

@Corjan-Meijerink, that's funny indeed