New version 3.45.0.2 , so give it a try.
Main change: completely new side "Map content panel", very useful I believe

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@T-mo"gps-center & rotation" ... well, it's quite an un-usuall requirement, so, for now, sorry, complete disabling of rotation is not planned.
"caching of vector maps" ... I'll try to look at it later. Good point and maybe there should be a place for some "caching mechanism".
route planner
- disabling of popups for navigation hints is currently not possible.
I also from time to time consider them as obtrusive, mainly when tapping on the map and they appear in the selection.
So what about an option (on/off) in the Route planner, that allows to completely disable editing of navigation points (points with navigation commands)?- reload of active navigation > this is something I think about as well > some option to quickly re-edit active navigation or at least last used ...
@Andrew Heard"Generate route" mystery continue, funny ... it's just an another button in the list

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@john_percyyou may check in case of problems, if certain vector map has attached POI database directly in detail of any vector map (in the map manager).
@balloni55Generate trip > if there is no point in planner, last known location is used. If there is one point, it's used otherwise app warn.