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--- manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings [2023/05/19 14:14] – [LoRouter Online] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings [2023/12/18 15:17] – [External routers] mstupka
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 ===== Router =====
-Here you can set up the default service for calculating routes for **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:point-to-point|Navigate to]]** feature and the **[[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning|Route planner]]**. Locus has its own service **LoRouter** but it can also cooperate with **external routers**. Each service has specific properties, some is functional online-only, some works offline (after downloading offline navigation data).\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset07.jpg?nolink |}}
-==== LoRouter Online ====
-Online LoRouter doesn't have any additional settings and offers **8 basic routing profiles**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset08.jpg?nolink |}}
+Here you can select the default service for calculating routes for **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:point-to-point|Navigate to]]** feature and the **[[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning|Route planner]]**. Locus Map has its own service **LoRouter** but it can also cooperate with **external routers**. Each service has specific properties, some are functional online only, and some work offline (after downloading offline navigation data).\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset07.jpg?nolink |}}
+==== LoRouter Online ====
+This service offers **9 routing profiles** and is available online and free of charge.
 ==== LoRouter Offline ====
 <wrap info>Available only with **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap>
-The most sophisticated router of the app. It contains many routing profiles with additional configurations.
+This service offers **9 routing profiles** and works **offline**. To make it work, you have to **download offline routing data**. Open the additional menu to manage the routing data downloader and automatic updates:\\
-=== Profiles setup ===
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset10.jpg?nolink |}}
-By default, LoRouter Offline offers 7 **basic profiles**. Each profile has additional setting option:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset09.jpg?nolink |}}
+=== Routing data downloader ===
+You can **download offline routing data in advance** which we strongly recommend - or you'll be prompted to download them **additionally while planning a route**.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset16.jpg?nolink |}}
-You can change the profile selection:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset11.gif?nolink |}}
+  * Select an area from the grid
+  * Confirm download:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset15.jpg?nolink |}}
-**Advanced settings** - it is also possible to map a custom profile on an extisting in-app profile
+You can download routing data also from **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]**. Each offline map offers an additional link for download of the data for the area covered by the map:
-=== Routing data ===
-You can **download offline routing data in advance** which we strongly recommend - or you'll be prompted to download them **additionally while planning a route**.
-Routing data are a **part of a LoMap package** - you can download it from **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]**:
   * open Locus Store
-  * find a LoMap of the desired area
+  * find a map of the desired area
   * download its routing data:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset12.jpg?nolink |}}
+=== Automatic updates ===
-Routing data are automatically updated. You can set the update interval:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset13.jpg?nolink |}}
+Routing data is automatically updated. You can set the update interval from 4 days to 2 months:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset13.jpg?nolink |}}
 ==== External routers ====
-  * **[[https://www.graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]** - very fast and data-efficient routing service. Suitable for all ordinary outdoor activities - three kinds of bike profiles: **cycle**, **MTB** and **racing** and two types of walk profiles: **walk** and **hike**. GraphHopper offers also a **car** navigation profile.
+  * **[[https://www.graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]** - very fast and data-efficient routing service. Suitable for all ordinary outdoor activities. It offers three bike profiles: **cycle**, **MTB**, and **racing**, two types of walk profiles: **walk** and **hike** and a **car** navigation profile.
-  * **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=btools.routingapp|BRouter]]** - external offline router - requires the installation of an independent application **BRouter** and downloading offline navigation data:
+  * **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=btools.routingapp|BRouter]]** - external offline router - requires the installation of an independent application **BRouter** and downloading offline navigation data.
-    * launch BRouter\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline01.png?nolink |}}
-    * select Download manager\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline02.png?nolink |}}
-    * zoom in and select the area you need for offline routing\\ \\ {{ :manual:faq:navigation_offline03.png?nolink |}}
-    * Confirm downloading of the selected data file.
-BRouter offers many more routing profiles with additional configurations:
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace18.png?nolink |}}
-You can also change the profile selection:
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace19.gif |}}
-=== Advanced settings ===
-{{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace19.png?nolink |}}
-With these, you can link external profiles to the in-app selection:
-  * tap an in-app profile and select the corresponding external profile from the roll-out selection:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:navigace20.gif?nolink |}}
-  * rename the in-app profile, if necessary
 ==== Custom routing profiles ====
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 **[[https://github.com/poutnikl/Brouter-profiles/wiki|Poutnik's GitHub page]]** provides further information on this as well as many ready-to-use profiles.
+[[manual:faq:how_to_navigate_offline|More about routers, routing profiles and their parameters >>]]
 ===== Link with presets =====
 Linking with the app **[[manual:user_guide:settings:presets|presets]]** enables **fast re-setting of the whole app after the navigation start** so that its preferences are **better suitable for navigation**. E.g. cursor is shifted, map rotation is on, the screen is turned permanently on etc. Three most used navigation profiles can be linked - walking, biking and motor vehicle:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset04.gif?nolink |}}
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   * **Text-to-speech**  - Android text-to-speech automatic system. TTS is set in **[[manual:user_guide:settings:lang_units|Language&Units]]** settings section.
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-It is possible to download other voice sets from the [[:manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]].
+It is possible to download other voice sets from the [[:manual:user_guide:locus_store|Locus Store]]. **Warning:** using a voice set disables "out of the route" notifications.
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