App: Alarm away from route

Before Kurviger, I used OsmAnd with audio only guidance (smartphone in the pocket), so I have some experiance navigating solely by audio.

Without visual information, It is essential to get some feedback from time to time:

  • Is the app still alive?
  • Are you still on track?

As Patrick mentioned, the “route missed” message is meaningless, and doesn’t help very much. I don’t think, that repeating it will improve the situation very much.

So, what can be done to improve voice only guidance?

  • Repeat the turn instructions, to confirm that you are still on track.
    "I am alive" message
  • Say the “next instruction” soon (100m?) after a turn, mainly to confirm that you have taken the right way.
    Voice guidance after instruction points
  • Maybe: instead of “route missed” wait a littel longer, and then say something more useful. e.g. “your route is 500m away direction 9 o’clock

Manfred

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