I am not developer, but my view is that it may sound simple, it may not be
it could be that number of categories reached limit and increasing this limit may be very time consuming
as to Google search - we did not charge for it when it was free and we did not charge for it when price to us was reasonable (loosing money), but we cannot pay extortinate amounts, it is just not possible, we would be bust in month or two
you can use Send to navigation app, it works very well, even though you need extra click or two
I understand you, but there are categories that can be replaced by more useful ones.
I think you should give us the list of imported categories and together we could try to make the Navigator search more useful and functional.
Personally, my daughter left Navigator because she rarely found her searches, she is in v5 without google search.
My wife keeps the v5 because she still has google search, we don't know why but that suits her, she doesn't want to switch to V6 as soon as there is an update because she will no longer find her searches.
I am in V6 and paid to have a better search, but I am disappointed with my purchase and I will surely not be the only one.
If you do nothing to improve the search on Navigator, you risk losing customers ...
But that's just my opinion...
The beta testers are here to help you, ask their opinion.
You say :
"you can use Send to navigation app, it works very well, even though you need extra click or two"
I'm interested in the MacDony idea about a better distribution of the main menu.
Limit the search thing at half size, then some useful icons. According to the second view the center column could welcome an other icon up/down the Map one.
An other suggestion, if it is as simple as to set different informations at the bottom naviagation page (altitude, speed, time, etc. setting some icons on the main menu (My Home, My Job, etc.).
On my phone (Galaxy S7) I had the v5.105, I accepted the update proposed by the play store and got the v6.138, it's Ok I decided to deal with that version.
My question is about my former phone and actual GPS device (Galaxy S5) where I installed v6 from http://download.mapfactor.com/mapfactor_navigator.apk. At the time I did I got v6.131 and no update proposed to 138 because I didn't get it with the playstore I guess ?
So, how can I go back to standard updates or direct updates with Mapfactor ?
Thanks for all the team, including @MacDony for the improvements !
I tested some, I appreciate larger buttons and the new navigate button.
I couldn't find how to access advanced mode on vehicule settings. On the v5 I used to do a long tap on vehicule profile page to get the "expert" at the top right scroll.
Hi, Version 6.0.142 - App customization->Large menu buttons - thank you so much ;) - blue signposts sometimes not showing bug fix - ok thx. - Import the Favorite by clicking on the link of the SMS or Email does not work = "unable to import colour scheme"
- Format of icons in 3D navigation too small compared to 2D. (you should put 2 icon format settings, 2D format and 3D format)
improvements: ( Can you add them :-/ ) - App customization-> option opacity for navigation (E-Ink screen) - adding a "free" online search "Nominatim", some news ?
- News for the bug of urban or extra-urban roads ? - icon "My Home" and "My Job" to navigate... ?
thank you very much for your work on the evolution of the application.
Nominatim asks to use their service not extensively:
"OSM’s Nominatim service is mainly there to power the search bar on openstreetmap.org. We are in principle happy for the public API to be used by external users for creative and unexpected uses. However, be aware that the service runs on donated servers and has a very limited capacity. We therefore ask you to limit your use and adhere to this usage policy."
v.6.0.142 arm64-v8a on Samsung Galaxy S9. Settings-App Customisation. All options in English (default language for me) except for last option (large menu buttons?) which is in German. The large buttons & smaller search area is a big improvement. Thank you all.
+) Large menu buttons - looks much better for me +) start navigate button with option to change vehicle type - great feature
-) couldn't find out how to access advanced vehicle settings -) app customization - in my app language (german) the option "large menu buttons" incl. explanation is in english instead of german
Hi, Version 6.0.147 - Import the Favorite by clicking on the link "http://www.openstreetmap.org/#name=Stepan&map=15/45.632385/2.0349188" of the SMS or Email does not work = "unable to import colour scheme" - Format of icons in 3D navigation too small compared to 2D. (you should put 2 icon format settings, 2D format and 3D format)
improvements: ( Can you add them) - App customization-> option opacity for navigation (E-Ink screen) - Thank you for this E-Ink option. - adding a "free" online search "Nominatim", some news ? - News for the bug of urban or extra-urban roads ? - icon "My Home" and "My Job" to navigate... ?
@stepan Thanks for the advance mode it works. I just want to verify the parameters @tomas advised me for some itineraries with motorways/toll off some months ago.
@stepan: I sent logs to android-log@mapfactor.com because sending via app didn't work. Crashes only seem to happen when there is no active internet connection.
Hi stepan, Version 6.0.148 Many thanxs for opacity ;) The bug below is important, you cannot import favorites .... - Import the Favorite by clicking on the link "http://www.openstreetmap.org/#name=stepan&map=15/45.632385/2.0349188" of the SMS or Email does not work, message = "unable to import colour scheme"
Just as stepan says. I've got the "Checking purchase" hang problem. Done clean install, able to download maps, moment I restart the app cant get any further than "Checking Purchases" .
the autozoom function sometimes stop working. The zoom factor freezes far out and it is only possible to get it working again to switch between the tree navigation modes (big button down right).
It is a really very slow debug version not intended to be used for nothing else but this test. Send log file after crash (android-log@mapfactor.com), thanks a lot
6.0.151 and 6.0.151-debug-version - same problem, without active internet connection it crashes after about 50 seconds, with internet connection active everything works as it should.
Missing the last Posting from JambaFree. Yes it seems closing the app without crash is now possible. I did it after my tour on saturday and today. So many years was this Bug present. But this glitch was not always reproducible. Hoping this Behavior without crash will continue on.
Hi Matthias, "Missing the last Posting from JambaFree"
someone had to left click on the top arrow passing the position of the message at the beginning of the topic. I put it back in its place by clicking on the down arrow.