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 ===== Router ===== ===== 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 are functional online only, and some work 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 ==== ==== LoRouter Offline ====
 <wrap info>Available only with **[[https://www.locusmap.app/premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap> <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 8 **basic profiles**. Each profile has additional setting option:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset09.jpg?nolink |}} +
- +
-You can change the profile selection:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset11.gif?nolink |}} +
- +
-**Advanced settings** - it is also possible to map a [[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings#custom_routing_profiles|custom profile]] on an existing in-app profile:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset17.jpg?nolink |}} +
-  * tap an internal profile +
-  * select an external profile from the drop-down menu +
-  * rename the profile (it is not possible to change the icon, though)+
  
 === Routing data downloader === === 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 **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 |}}
-  * select an area from the grid +  * Select an area from the grid 
-  * confirm download:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset15.jpg?nolink |}}+  * Confirm download:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset15.jpg?nolink |}}
 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: 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:
   * open Locus Store   * open Locus Store
   * find a map of the desired area   * find a map of the desired area
   * download its routing data:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset12.jpg?nolink |}}   * download its routing data:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:naviset12.jpg?nolink |}}
- +=== Automatic updates === 
-Routing data is 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 ==== ==== External routers ====
  
-  * **[[https://www.graphhopper.com/|GraphHopper]]** - very fast and data-efficient routing service. Suitable for all ordinary outdoor activities - three bike profiles: **cycle**, **MTB**, and **racing** and two types of walk profiles: **walk** and **hike**. GraphHopper also offers 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 ==== ==== 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. **[[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 ===== ===== 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 |}} 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.   * **Text-to-speech**  - Android text-to-speech automatic system. TTS is set in **[[manual:user_guide:settings:lang_units|Language&Units]]** settings section.
 <WRAP center round tip> <WRAP center round tip>
-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.
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
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