@StefanHummelink Thanks for looking into this for me - see my reply to Nick below.

@Nick-Carthew Ok, it may just be my phone. However it is not a big problem, as I only really use the zoom as a workaround to get an overview of a route in progress. Hopefully we will have an 'overview' button in a future release. Thanks for looking at it.

Thanks for looking at this.

Zooming Navigation is a persistent problem on my iPhone 7. I can zoom other apps such as Google Maps by 'pinching' or double tapping the screen, so it is not a problem with the phone or phone settings. In fact I can zoom the map in MRA Navigation when a route is first loaded, but as soon as I use the route for navigation it is impossible to zoom out - to see an overview. I can move the position of the map, but it is impossible to change the scale. As a workaround I can Exit the route, which gives an overview (and from memory progress along the route) and start again from the next route point.

It may be an iPhone problem only, so hopefully support will look into it. We really do need an 'Overview' button on the main screen.

Is it my imagination or is it no longer possible to zoom out in the Navigation app? I have previously suggested an ‘overview’ button be incorporated in future updates, but as it stands zooming is (was) the only way to see an overview of the route in progress ie where you are now, how far of the you have you completed etc. I am using iPhone 7 so it may just be a problem for Apple. If the zoom function has recently been omitted can it be reinstated asap please?

Also, I notice that you now have to input the number of route point skips, whereas previously the default was 1. This was quite useful as it was possible to skip with a single touch, or to repeat this until the desired number of skips is achieved. A ‘skip’ button on the main screen would be better.

I have been using MRA Route Planner on an iMac for a few years, and MRA Navigation app on an iPhone 7 on my motorcycle. I do not have a separate Satnav device.

I have found MRA Route Planner to be very good and whilst MRA Navigation is adequate it lacks refinement compared to other phone navigation apps such as Google Maps (the de facto Satnav for phone) and Sygic navigation.

An important consideration when using a phone Satnav app for motorcycling is that as much information as possible can be accessed from the main screen, using a single touch button. It is difficult and potentially dangerous to have to swipe the screen to access sub-menus or other screens.

I have attached screenshots form Google Maps & Sygic taken from my iPhone 7, and I have the following suggestions that I believe would improve MRA Navigation and enable it to keep up with competitive phone apps -

1. From the main screen it should be possible to access an overview of the route without having to zoom the screen. The attached Google 1 & Sygic 1 screenshots show how this is achieved by these apps using a single button. Screenshots Google 2 and Sygic 2 show how these apps return to the main screen with a ‘re-centre’ button. This ‘one click’ operation is very simple, wheras obtaining an overview in MRA Navigation is difficult and fiddly.

2. It is often desirable to temporarily mute voice guidance, for example when talking to other riders via intercom. This is possible in Google Maps using a pop-up menu from the main screen - see Google 1 attachment. As well as being able to mute/un-mute voice guidance it is also possible to change the frequency of guidance using this control. MRA Navigation guidance is often quite intrusive and therefore it would be useful to be able to moderate the frequency of guidance. Note that all these changes can be accomplished from the Google Maps main screen via a simple button selection.

3. The ‘Exit’ (route) button should be located on the main screen.

4. Also the ‘Skip’ (waypoint) button should be on the main screen.

5. Regarding voice guidance, it would be good to have a choice of voices to choose from e.g. male or female, also the ability to set default guidance volume would be beneficial. It is not necessary to access these options from the main screen but the parameters could be selected in Settings.

I hope these suggestions are of assistance and I hope will MRA to be even more successful in the future.

Kind regards

David Bonner

Some suggestions for topics to discuss and questions for this webinar : -

• Please can you explain the purpose of Groups and how to join & create them? Also, the purpose of Friends?

• Why have the ability to create tracks if these cannot be used in Navigation?

• Questions regarding MRA Navigation app -

  • Please could you explain the function of ‘Skip Route Point’? Is the route point skipped ahead or behind?
  • Navigation will malfunction if a route point is missed, for example because of a temporary road diversion. How can this be corrected during a ride?
  • Is it possible to change the guidance voice?
  • The voice guidance can be rather intrusive sometimes. How is it possible to change the frequency of guidance - eg an option for alerts only?
  • What is the ‘upload’ function in Navigation?
  • What are Events in Navigation?

Enjoying the webinars, and learning a lot; thanks for doing them..