re joining route mid way ?

[Douglas E Reid]

I was in spain this week and used the nav app for the first time

I missed a turn and the app lost all of its information (next turn, arrival time etc) although still showed the map and a blue line for the route

why did it do this ? I have auto recalculation set to "on"

I had to end out of the route and start again, but I had "join at nearest waypoint" on

my route was waypoint 1 and the end waypoint and the route set with shaping points, so it took me back the start waypoint, I had to work out the next shaping point and skip all the points before it so I could continue

if I turn this off would it have joined at the nearest point on the route ?

[Marinus van Deudekom]

Starting from the nearest point on the route should work. Or a long press on the shaping point that you desire

[Nick Carthew]

A long press on any route point will skip all previous route points, it doesn’t have to be a shaping point.

[Douglas E Reid]

thanks

I didnt know about the long hold on the shaping point feature, it is a work around

but I still dont know why I lose all of the information on the screen and the route is still shown, there is only shaping point at the top left with a circle around it from memory, what does it mean ?

i didnt actually take a wrong turn the first time this happened, I just passed a shaping point on a road with no junctions and it it suddenly went wrong

[Nick Carthew]

@Douglas-E-Reid said in re joining route mid way ?:

thanks

I didnt know about the long hold on the shaping point feature, it is a work around

but I still dont know why I lose all of the information on the screen and the route is still shown, there is only shaping point at the top left with a circle around it from memory, what does it mean ?

The next waypoint or upcoming waypoint is shown in the top right, this can be either a shaping point or via point. Tap this to skip and then tap yes to confirm or long press to skip without confirming.

[Douglas E Reid]

@Nick-Carthew said in re joining route mid way ?:

@Douglas-E-Reid said in re joining route mid way ?:

thanks

I didnt know about the long hold on the shaping point feature, it is a work around

but I still dont know why I lose all of the information on the screen and the route is still shown, there is only shaping point at the top left with a circle around it from memory, what does it mean ?

The next waypoint or upcoming waypoint is shown in the top right, this can be either a shaping point or via point. Tap this to skip and then tap yes to confirm or long press to skip without confirming.

all that detail disappeared, all I could see was the map with the blue line of the route and the odd looking symbol in the top left

no arrival times or turn instructions

[RetiredWingMan]

@Douglas-E-Reid was there a circle symbol at the top left? Indicates that the app was recalculating.

[Con Hennekens]

@Douglas-E-Reid said in re joining route mid way ?:

all that detail disappeared, all I could see was the map with the blue line of the route and the odd looking symbol in the top left

no arrival times or turn instructions

This sounds like the offroad symbol (something with a tree in it)... Your current location was probably uncharted on the map? The app goes in offroad mode and cannot calculate a new suggestion until on a charted road again.

[Paul Hicks]

I have been testing the MyRoute app over the past couple of weeks in preparation for a 1000k trip around Southeast Queensland (using offline maps). Still to test it with the Chigee system but I think I have a few basics sorted.

The app (version 4.4.1) is still inadequate if you, for any reason, take a wrong turn. Apart from being very slow to recalculate and set course for the next way/shaping point it is inconsistent. I have done the same deliberate off route path and have received two different answers. In another case, without being "Off route", it tried to take me off a major highway on to a back road, yet the day before it was perfect? You cannot trust this in City Traffic with complex road systems. It is simply inconsistent and takes way too long to recalculate and get you back on route. That is if it does, which is not guaranteed.

I have found having your start point a minimum of 400 odd metres down the road, or preferably when you are out of city roads, helps. Using a separate address to the finish sorted out a few other problems (Unable to calculate route and redirection back to waypoint 1 when recalculating. Also, if there is a chance of diverting from part of the planned route (a short distance less than 1 to 2 k) install a waypoint/shaping point where the two paths rejoin. However, this worked a couple of times then failed another. That inconsistency again.

So, I have adopted a few rules:

• Do not use in heavy traffic in areas with complex road systems. Use Google Maps.
• Set the start point down the road from the actual start.
• Start and finish points are to be separate locations
• Don't deviate from the planned route. Only use the app where there is limited deviation risk.

I am about to test MyRoute with the Chigee AIO system to see how that goes.

Overall, there is nothing as good as MyRoute for route planning and the app is a further great step, particularly being Android Auto approved. But it needs some of the recalculation limitations addressed quickly before people lose faith in it. At the moment it is too inconsistent to trust in city type navigation. Is using it in cities even the plan? If it's not how will the planning integrate routes that incorporate city roads? I think a country run with it will be OK as it is.