Test of Android version 5.5.x
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich

    Hi MacDony,

    Waypoints - from 10 - 70. On average 20
    Distance - average 70-100 miles

    The "out / in" zoom appears instantly no matter how long been navigating. Zoom works 100% in all conditions.

    The Toolbar is the problem. I noticed that the Toolbar response gets worse the longer your ride and how hard the app works ie high number of recalculations especially after missing a waypoint.

    At the beginning of the navigation the Toolbar appears normally (usually within a second after the tap - "out / in" zoom appears first and then the Toolbar. After an hour things go really bad and the Toolbar appears less and less. This happens whether you have waypoints or not.

    I noticed but could be wrong that if I stop and tap the screen the Toolbar appears - possibly Navigator is in an idle mode ie no calculations.

    The video actually was made on my way back, no waypoints just the destination, and just 6-7 miles from home.

    On your next ride please tap the screen and see what happens - you will know the tap is accepted as the Zoom will appear at all times - is the Toolbar we are chasing... At the beginning will be fine but later on it deteriorates. It’s very random and I cannot work out the pattern but for sure the harder or longer Mapfactor works the worse it gets. 

    I am sure its not my device as I had the same issue with a Samsung and a Blackberry. The phone now is a Sony xz2 which is quite fast (and waterproof – important - on a motorbike in UK :)  )

    Many Thanks

  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Stavrich,

    When I say "But I do not use the" out / in "zoom in navigation mode."
    I'm talking about the settings.
    "Settings-> Navigation-> Autozoom-> Disabled"
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @MacDony

    MacDony,
    Slight confusion. I am referring to the + / - zoom in/out buttons that appear when you tap the screen when in navigation or map mode. A different Toolbar appears based on the mode.

    I don't think the settings have anything to do with this and you will still be able to test without changing your settings.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Ok, I will test with my settings.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    @Stavrich

    The test with my settings on this video:

  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @MacDony

    Thanks for testing.
    I presume this was a short ride.
    I counted 5 fails at the end of the navigation.
    Noticed that at the beginning the toolbar will pop up without the +/- button appearing first.
    Also noticed that the fails happened at the time of a calculation.

    I get the toolbar appearing at the beginning of the navigation but it gets worse after some time.

    If you don't mind try it after an hour or so of navigating. I am convinced the harder and longer the app works the worse it gets.

    Really appreciate this and hope a solution is found soon.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.73

    - one line search - searching just a space character " " crash fix

    @stavrich - we will look at it but it may take a while to find the cause of the problem...
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @stepan
    Hi Stepan, great to hear you will be looking into it. Happy to help in pre-testing any fixes.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.74

    @stavrich can you test this version whether it is any better?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down 2highlander2highlander
    Where do we get this version...?
  • Vote Up0Vote Down OldieOldie
    Presumably the beta program at Google Play store? Go there downwards to "Apply for beta program" (or so, I translated it from German).
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    same link as before, I think
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @stepan - Tested 5.5.74 - Screen response - Toolbar.

    Tested for around 40 miles / 1:20 h ride. It performed better than ever before. Most of the times the response was quick and with just one tap. There were a few times that it required a second tap and a couple of times 3-4 taps - most of the misses were after the half hour. A miss is when only the +/- zoom buttons  appear but not the toolbar.

    You must be on the right track. I will test it again during the weekend with a longer ride.

    Hope more will give it a test. Nothing to change on their settings just tap the screen and look for the toolbar to appear from the bottom - not just the +/- buttons. Test it on long navigations.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down 2highlander2highlander
    Hmmm, I'm already participating the beta program, but there is no .74. This is the reason why I was asking.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down tomastomas
    not on beta, only here
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    In France, on Beta
    Play store Navigator version 5.5.74 arm64-v8a
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Start navigation, No dashboard,
    Stop navigation.
    Start navigation, dashboard ok.
    V 5.5.74
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    The screenshot " No dashboard ":
    image
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @stepan - Morning Stepan

    Re: Toolbar response, v5.5.74

    Unfortunately on the second ride last Sunday the response was not good.

    More misses than hits. I was looking for a pattern to narrow down the problem but there are too many areas to look at but I noticed the following that could be something to look into more carefully

    On "screen tap" one of these 3 things will happen.

    1. The +/- zoom buttons appear. This happens most of the time
    2. The +/- zoom buttons appear and then the toolbar. This happens some of the time
    3. The toolbar appears. This is not very common

    It seems the screen tap activates 2 functions and possibly this could be the main problem. I know that every "screen tap" is ok as I have on the "show taps" on my phone.

    Some suggestions.

    1. As one off test version just for this issue. Remove the Zoom +/- function and let me test it with only the Toolbar function available to the screen tap.

    If 1 solves the problem possibly 2 or 3 could be a final solution.

    2. Add an option to display the Toolbar on the screen at all times. Show less panels and possibly a bit smaller. There is enough room for it.

    3. Divide screen into two screen tap areas. Top half for the Toolbar and bottom half for the zoom.

    Many Thanks



  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.75

    - danish navigation instructions fix
    - slow reverse route with many waypoints fix

  • Vote Up0Vote Down chattiewomanchattiewoman
    My ride yesterday revealed that my device does not heat up as much as earlier anymore. Hopefully not a coincidence :-)

    Anyway, I did not test the responsiveness during my ride.

    Another thing I've observed: the "now" instructions came almost always too late.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.76

    - signposts minimize/restore on click fix
    - one more danish navigation instructions fix
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Hi Stepan,
    Yellow radar visual alert bug.
    Without any radar on the way.
    Almost always on the screen, either by staying fixed or flashing.
    No sound alerts with this problem.
    The radar at the top left of the first screen is in the other direction of circulation and worked well with the visual and audible alert.
    My speed was below the limit.
    image
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.77

    - danish TTS navigation fix
    - Android 5.0 web view related fix

  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    3D screen mode and Waypoint Labels.

    Decided to switch over to 3D screen mode and I noticed that the waypoint labels are not displayed. 

    On 2D mode waypoints labels sometimes appear subject to the number of characters and where the waypoint appears on the screen BUT at least I can see a label now and then.

    On 3D mode seems that the labels never appear irrespective of the number of characters or screen location.

    I seem to be getting nowhere with the Waypoint issues - toolbar and waypoint labels are very important to me.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.81

    - even one more Danish TTS fix

    #stavrich 
    the possibility to show waypoint labels always is currently being investigated
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @stepan - happy to hear this Stepan and I will be looking forward to it - it will be one more "pros" to Mapfactor.

    Any news on the Toolbar response? Every other function responds with no problem apart from the Toolbar.
    Many thanks
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Hi,
    "the possibility to show waypoint labels always is currently being investigated"
    Awesome !
    it should also be able to manage the size of the text.
    Thx
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MatthiasMatthias
    81 crash every day. Something seems to be wrong with it. And when more than 3h gps recording it crash. And it say always after such a crash "Prüfung der Daten auf Schäden (Checking the data for damage)" and "Alle Daten sind in Ordnung (Data is in order)" after finish this senseless testing.

  • Vote Up0Vote Down chattiewomanchattiewoman
    Germany west, this turn:

    Two issues:
    1. a motorway roadsign is shown. This should not happen, as this roadsign does not exist in reality and therefore confuses a lot.
    2. Other than the correct OSM navigation engine, Navigator instructs to "keep right" instead of "turn right"
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Hi,
    My Phone: Version 5.5.81 arm64-v8a
    My old phone: Version 5.5.81 armeabi-v7a
    Not possible to restore my favorites or settings from Drive on my old smartphone.
    I can choose the backup, select the files to import, but nothing applies.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MatthiasMatthias
    @MacDony You know MyPhoneExplorer? And You know Beyond Compare? For saving the Mpafactor Navigatore Settings i use the Beyond Compare Folder Sync.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Thank you Matthias, but Navigator has the function of backup and restore.
    it must work normally because if I lose my new phone, I want to recover all my favorites and settings from Navigator.
    If this function is no longer valid, the developers must signal it.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MatthiasMatthias
    The crash on exit problem seems to be fixed in 81. I closed the Software after ca. 3h GPS Recording every day and it crashed no time. It seems this problem is fixed in 81.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Hi,

    In our Bikers Club, we do not use all Navigator.
    To share a trip, with the export type in Gpx format "Wpt" for a trip, it is not compatible.

    "MY ROUTE" => file "Share as Gpx" is with "Wpt" not "Rte" => Bad file to share with other App
    "MY FAVORITES" => file "Share as Gpx" is with "Wpt" => Good file to share with other App

    image
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.82

    - bug fixes for android 10
    - truck restriction icons size on map fix

    @MacDony - the exported GPX files will be investigated, thanks for your report
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Hi Stepan,
    I found a solution to restore my GG Drive backups.
    The bug is at the level of the selection of files to restore.
    From my second phone, if I select file by file, it restores the data well.
    If I select all the files, nothing is restored.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    No update on Playstore France to 5.5.82
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.84

    - restore from Google Drive fix
    - export route as GPX fix
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Hi Stepan,
    Export route as Gpx not fix.....
    My manual modification of the exported file is ok
    image
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.85

    @MacDony try the GPX route export now please
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    @Stepan
    No update 5.5.85 in France for the moment.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MatthiasMatthias
    "No update 5.5.85 in France for the moment."
    Sometimes is the APK Download: "http://download.mapfactor.com/mapfactor_navigator.apk" faster available and sometimes is the Beta Release earlier in Google Play.

  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Ok, thank you Matthias ;)

    @Stepan, Gpx ROUTE export is Ok, thanks :)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.88

    - enhanced speed camera warnings settings
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.89

    - backup/reset crash fix
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stavrichstavrich
    @stepan
    Any chance of a quick update on my Waypoint labels.
    Wish you all a Happy New Year
  • Vote Up0Vote Down stepanstepan
    5.5.90

    - android 4.0.4 crash fix

    @stavrich not yet, sorry, it may seem to be easy but it is not... fix attempts are breaking other features :-(
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Or Waypoint labels in TTS mode ?!

    Wish you all a Happy New Year too ;)
  • Vote Up0Vote Down MacDonyMacDony
    Setting > Orientation > Show compass
    The compass is not displayed in map mode only in Navigation mode Why ?
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