Future Developments

[HighPeakRider]

Its like we don't have speed limit when not following a route, or a simple record function in CarPlay.

I would guess fairly simple stuff but over a year since requesting, its this that really puts me off MRA as my full time app.

[Andrew Dickerson]

Adrian, that's interesting you're running routes ok with Sygic. What I have noticed with some older MRA routes I'd created was no waypoints on the download/Sygic upload yet new routes are pulling through (assume there must be a change with MRA programming data at some point?) Have you tried say a figure of 8 type route starting and finishing from your house - this is one type scenario I can't get to work - also is that the Motorcycle addon you're running with Sygic?

[Adrian Avram]

@Andrew-Dickerson Yes, I’ve tried running routes on Sygic using Android Auto on my motorcycle with the Chigee AIO-5, and it worked flawlessly. I'm not sure how well it handles figure-eight-style routes, but in general, the app performs perfectly. I really like it for all the features it offers through Android Auto.
That said, my personal favorite is still OsmAnd—it brought me back safely from my Swiss Alps tour, and its full feature pack is hard to beat.

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Marinus-van-Deudekom that's not entirely true.
Yes, they have restrictions but that's not the whole truth

[Corjan Meijerink]

We are still also working on the Android Auto stability.
Obviously, it's also where to focus your energy.

Android Auto needs to function better and we are working on that.
Some things are just hard to fix / reproduce given the wide range of devices (being both the Android phone and the Android Auto device).

The list of MRA features on Android Auto is indeed rather limited but works extremely nice if you still have your phone somewhere. We do intend to expand the features directly on Android Auto.

[Con Hennekens]

@Koen-Keevel said in Future Developments:

How come Sygic (and others ans Andrew mentioned) manage to do this even though Apple and Google are in charge?

They don't, that's what @Andrew-Dickerson sais in hos OP:

@Andrew-Dickerson said in Future Developments:

Sygic for example offer a much better interface (maps/smoother auto zoom etc) but does not work on a route where you're starting and finishing from home with route cross overs etc as it always finds the most direct route.

Apps that only do A2B direct route are SO much simpler in their GUI. It is where waypoints come in where it gets complicated, and we all want all kinds of tools added to the GUI.

[Con Hennekens]

@Adrian-Avram said in Future Developments:

Maps, Waze, TomTom, Osmand, Sygic works ... ?

Because they don't do multiple waypoint routes. It's that simple.
Not sure about Osmand though, but I am sure also Osmand has restrictions in it's aa/CP GUI.

[Con Hennekens]

@Adrian-Avram, In your pictures I see a lot of functions missing... Zoom? Skipping waypoints? I will admit Sygic looks nice, but they have a hell of a large advantage to MRA development-time-wise...

[Adrian Avram]

@Con-Hennekens said in Future Developments:

Because they don't do multiple waypoint routes. It's that simple.
Not sure about Osmand though, but I am sure also Osmand has restrictions in it's aa/CP GUI.

You are not limited to the number of waypoints in Osmand nor Sygic !

[Adrian Avram]

@Con-Hennekens said in Future Developments:

In your pictures I see a lot of functions missing... Zoom? Skipping waypoints?

They are there, if I press once on the screen the buttons appear (just like on MRA-Android), also it works super easy by pinching the screen in or out, switching from 2D to 3D with gliding 2 fingers, just like on the phone !
Skipping waypoints its easier (you also have the icon of the point you can skip and also receive a visual of the point and a red button to skipp it !

[Adrian Avram]

@Con-Hennekens said in Future Developments:

In your pictures I see a lot of functions missing... Zoom? Skipping waypoints?

How about these functions ?
Zoom buttons and 2D/3D buttons ?

Traffic delay (information from Waze)

Add waypoint directly from Android Auto screen (Also has the address of the waypoint and gas price, in this case being a gas station !)

Waypoint skipping (removing waypoint)

So I would say there are many things that can be implemented on Android Auto/CarPlay, lets not put the blame on Google/Apple ....

[Con Hennekens]

Digging up old stuff since the other thread is closed?
Like Corjan said, limitations do not mean nothing is possible.
From my point of view, I hope the MRA interface will never get that cluttered.
I guess this thread will soon be closed too...

[Adrian Avram]

@Con-Hennekens said in Future Developments:

I hope the MRA interface will never get that cluttered

Its uncluttered if you touch the screen once .... all the buttons dissaper ... jesus ....

[Con Hennekens]

@Adrian-Avram, wow... how familiar.

[Adrian Avram]

@Con-Hennekens