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Hello GusGF,
hmm ... are you willing to first try navigation with a route computed internally by the app? Because more people tried to use GPX from Komoot in the Locus Map, but can't imagine how this should correctly work for navigation to be true ...

Anyway please give a try to app route planner, or just simply "Re-route" the imported GPX route and use the result for the navigation. Thanks.

Okay so for routes imported from Komoot I should reroute. I won't get a chance to try this for a while but will certainly give it a try. Thank you

A friend gave me a gpx file exported from Komoot. Almost from the word go I had problems. The auto screen on before a turn and voice completely failed to work unless I manually turned on the screen when I would then see my position and hear nav prompts. The auto display off worked fine after a manual turn on. I spent the first hour of the bike ride messing about trying to get it to work. I've not changed any of the settings since I successfully used the app last.

Device admin I believe is still on!
Battery optimisation is off for Locus.
Location position set to "While using the app"
Controlling > Display > Sreeen on/off Control enabled and ticked for all 3 options

This is really disappointing and frustrating when I should have been enjoying the bike ride. Thinking it might have been an issue with the gpx file I downloaded Osmand+, the required maps and imported the route. Within an hour I was up and running with voice prompts for the rest of the ride. Strangely I couldn't get the screen to auto turn on but at least I now knew it wasn't a problem with the gpx file.
The other strange thing was even though I've got the maps downloaded the screen was having problems rendering and I was seeing black grid lines as if it was trying to download them.

I've just paid for a Gold subscription this week and now to have this problem I'm beginning to question if I made the right choice.

No, unfortunately that's not possible. I also don't think the colours are well chosen and the map or planning is confusing as a result.

I therefore prefer to plan on the PC with brouter web (https://brouter.de/brouter-web), even if I can only export my routes and not synchronise them.

However, I usually plan with the route planner in the app, which I really like.

Who manages the online web planner? Can we get them to change it, surely it's not rocket science!

In route planner. Choose planning mode and disable checkbox "include navigation commands".

I've gone into route planner and I can't see planning mode!

1. Tap on the track and in the bottom menu > "Re-route".
2. It opens Route planner and here in the side menu as @freischneider wrote, tap "Reverse route direction".
3. Start navigation also in the menu ...

Thank you Menion that's much clearer. Sorry I couldn't find this in the docs and if it's there it would have taken me ages I think to locate it 

Damn! Okay thanks for answering

Does anyone have any idea how you would change the route colours in the app. I'm partially colour blind so certain colours don't jump out at me and the default colour seems to blend in with the other map data, please take a look at the attachment and maybe you will see what I mean. Thanks

I'm not clear on how to recalculate and set "reverse route direction" for any specific route I might have in my library. Also isn't there a likelihood the route will end up being different even if there are no traffic rules, one way streets etc to be worried about?

BTW I searched the Locus help docs and the most useful thing I could find was "Recalculate - manual trigger of route recalculation and indicator of selected navigation profile." halfway down the page. And what is suggested is not happening for me i.e. "Short tap recalculates the route in the selected navigation profile." Not for me it doesn't. I know the help docs are hopelessly outdated in places so this could be the issue.

If a route I'm following e.g. A-B and at some point I decide to turn around and go B-A. How am I supposed to do this? I've tended to use Navigate reversely (offroad only). Is this to do with the fact you cannot guarantee it's integrity i.e. one way streets? So what is the correct way to do it then?

When navigating and the map is orientated in the direction you are going is there any way of having the labels stay the right way up so they are easier to read.

you can deactivate the "include navigation commands" option beforehand. Then the navigation instructions will only be created based on the direction changes of the route. There would be none here, as the route has no bends. You have to try it out.

I've tried to find this option but can't?!

I'm doing a route I've imported off the internet (1500km) and I've cut the tail and head of the route (within Locus maps) as I only wanted to do the middle section. But the track info is wrong in that if I press and hold on any part of the route it's giving me the wrong distance from the start. I think its still got the old info from the unedited track. I'd not thought of this so is there any way I can correct this.

Okay good news got the screen on for turn notifications but couldn't hear any instructions but will try again tomorrow.

Only what has disabled some time ago, is that when you have enabled the "Mute" button in the Locus Map navigation settings, the screen on/off will still work.

• What exactly did you disable some time ago?
• I have no mute button on the map screen. I've searched settings and the functions panel for mute and can't find it. You will need to be clearer as I don't understand what you are talking about, sorry

Hmm it may be also checked by enabling and testing "gestures". Maybe it is even better check. Simply enable "Wave once" option and try it (cover proximity sensor by your palm for a sec).

Yes I might give this a try but I'm not a fan of gestures and prefer a double tap.

I've uninstalled Locus Classic & LM4 completely and just reinstalled LM4 after a reboot and now seem to be able to set LM4 to not sleep whereas before I couldn't, will this help I won't know till tomorrow.

Incidentally, should I allow LM4 to ascertain my precise location 'All the time' or 'Only when using the app'?

Do you hear any voices during the navigation? "Screen on" is connected to the voice navigation announcement.

@Menion I thought you'd disabled the need for this?!

If I can get LM4 to work with turn notifications then I'll have a look at using something like tasker or/and smart lock with a wearable device

@GusGF: this should be the thread you were referring to:
https://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=7545.0

Yes went through it and still can't get screen on to work for turns