Customized Map Routing App
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GOT IT!!!!!! It was my damn 'Bitdefender" Anti-Tracker!!!! Guess HD wants to know a little more about me than I thought! Turned it off for their sites, and BOOM! G2G!
Thanks for the input fellers!
Thanks for the input fellers!
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: USA
I'm subscribed and still looking. Over the winter I bought a 2016 with BOOM, but haven't tried to enter or use Waypoints yet. Prior to that the best solution I found was what VAFish suggested in post #8, but also had issues with Stops and Waypoints as mentioned by MotoJockey in post 9. I did testing and trials in my car and even then I recall having to stop after a Waypoint and tell Google to Continue. Kinda sucked.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Providence Forge, VA
Here are a couple of good suggestions on how to prevent Google Maps from auto rerouting you on both an iPhone and an Android. I found this excerpt from an article on lifehacker.com. The full link to the article is LifeHacker Article.
Neither Google Maps nor Apple Maps come with a “don’t reroute me” button, which is kind of annoying. I don’t think it would be that hard for either service to implement the feature and bury the option in a settings menu somewhere, and it could be a real perk to drivers who just want to stay the course on their original routes.
Absent of that, the only real suggestions I’ve seen that might work to prevent automatic rerouting (or suggestions for traffic reroutes) involves flipping your device to airplane mode. However, then you’ll miss out on things like text and calls. You also won’t be able to stream music or podcasts for your long road trip. (Here’s hoping you downloaded everything in advance.)
Instead, on iOS, try going to Settings > Maps (or scrolling down more to find the name of the mapping app you use) and turn off Cellular Data. That will at least prevent the app from receiving traffic updates and rerouting you if it thinks it can find a faster way to get to where you’re going.
Screenshot: Ride with GPSOn Android, you can prevent apps from using background data, but that won’t help you out if your mapping app is front and center on your device. Instead, check out an app like NetGuard, which allows you to block all cellular access for specific apps. On Google Maps, you can also turn on “Wi-Fi Only” mode within the app itself, which should prevent traffic rerouting, but make sure you’ve downloaded an offline map of your route first.
Neither Google Maps nor Apple Maps come with a “don’t reroute me” button, which is kind of annoying. I don’t think it would be that hard for either service to implement the feature and bury the option in a settings menu somewhere, and it could be a real perk to drivers who just want to stay the course on their original routes.
Absent of that, the only real suggestions I’ve seen that might work to prevent automatic rerouting (or suggestions for traffic reroutes) involves flipping your device to airplane mode. However, then you’ll miss out on things like text and calls. You also won’t be able to stream music or podcasts for your long road trip. (Here’s hoping you downloaded everything in advance.)
Instead, on iOS, try going to Settings > Maps (or scrolling down more to find the name of the mapping app you use) and turn off Cellular Data. That will at least prevent the app from receiving traffic updates and rerouting you if it thinks it can find a faster way to get to where you’re going.
Screenshot: Ride with GPSOn Android, you can prevent apps from using background data, but that won’t help you out if your mapping app is front and center on your device. Instead, check out an app like NetGuard, which allows you to block all cellular access for specific apps. On Google Maps, you can also turn on “Wi-Fi Only” mode within the app itself, which should prevent traffic rerouting, but make sure you’ve downloaded an offline map of your route first.
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