Improvement suggestions after long trip - and a single bug

[Makro]

I have just been on a longer trip, and encountered a few issues, that I hereby share, for improving the app.
If the developers don't get any feedback, it's hard to improve it.

Background recording stops
When MRA gets send to the background, it stops track recording. When MRA gets focus again, it asks what to do with the track. I can select to continue track recording, but it has no records of the time, while the app was in the background.
Suggestion: Make it record while in the background.

Zoom out suggestion
I know there has been several zoom posts on the forum, but the app is not perfect in this regard yet. So let's make it perfect
When there is a long distance, say more than 5 km to the next location of interest, then have the app zoom out and show all the way to that next location.
Such a next location can be the next waypoint, or an intersection where you need to turn left/right, take an exit etc.
If you don't like having it zoomed out for a long time, then have it zoom in shortly, once in a while, to show speed cameras or other stuff that might be of interest.

Current location menu
Saving my current location is not intuitive. I use this to save nice and bad roads for future route planning.
If a route is active, I do this by going to the 3-dot menu, click waypoints and so on.
If a route is not active, I need to go to the Favourites star button, then click Current location.
Suggestion: Since this is related to the current position, then add a popup menu that will appear, if I long press the current location icon (the position indicator icon). This menu could also offer other stuff related to the current position, like share my position, what is my position, what is the nearest address, where is the nearest blah blah etc.

Did the app register my click?
When I click on buttons like Navigate, the app takes a few seconds to process the request. Since I click with gloves, it's unclear to me, if the click was registered or not.
Suggestion: Add some sort of visualization indicating I have to wait, like the well known hour glass in MS Windows. Or a sound.

Device used
I have used the latest version of the Android app, running on a Samsung Galaxy tab active 3. I have modified its settings to not be part of apps being powered down.

[GT JWR]

100% agree with the ZOOM findings - far from adequate in both distance it zooms out and in (automatically)

[Con Hennekens]

@Makro said in Improvement suggestions after long trip - and a single bug:

Background recording stops

It records in the background if you give it the necessary rights for it.
Locations should be permitted "always" since operating in the background is not considered "in use".
Also check if battery savings are disabled for the app, so the phone does not quit the app thinking it is not in use.

Zoom out suggestion

I would not want to zoom that far out. It would eliminate all detail in the map. The purpose of the map is that you can relate the route line to the reality surrounding you. Zooming that far out would destroy that.

Current location menu

and

Did the app register my click?

I like these suggestions!

[Makro]

With regards to the desired zoom out, it actually works very well in my old Garmin Zumo. It was one of the few things they did right
When you have 30 KMs to the next highway exit, or roundabout, it's better to have the zoomed out overview, than to see the map 100 meters in front of you, where nothing happens.
But as I stated originally, only zoom out a lot, when nothing of interest is nearby.

Regarding the background track logging, does it work for you, on your Android device, if you have another app in front?
I have already turned off all power optimizations for MRA, so it's weird why the MRA app gets throttled down.

[Con Hennekens]

Yes, the tracking continues in the background once the correct permissions are set. With another app in focus but also when screen is off. On Android anyway...

[Makro]

@Con-Hennekens said in Improvement suggestions after long trip - and a single bug:

I would not want to zoom that far out. It would eliminate all detail in the map. The purpose of the map is that you can relate the route line to the reality surrounding you. Zooming that far out would destroy that.

Have a look at this screenshot from todays ride. Only 160 m to an intersection, but the intersection is not visible, because it's too zoomed in. That needs improvement.
A higher zoom out level is needed, but of course the agrorithm should zoom in on an intersection as it gets close.
I tried changing the setting "default zoom correction" but it didn't change anything worth mentioning.
Maybe the zoom algorithm needs to take various screen sizes and orientation into account.