Hello! Thank you for the feedback. You can change profiles or route parameters on your phone without disconnecting from Android Auto, though a navigation relaunch will be required. We have plans to add route parameters directly to Android Auto. On Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 12:58:59 UTC+2 [email protected] wrote:
> Yes, what else can I say? > I mean, the safety aspect associated with using Android Auto is > understandable: let drivers do as little as possible themselves and > concentrate on the traffic. > But even my old Garmin Drive-smart allows me to turn the “Avoid highways” > option on or off during navigation. > So Android Auto forces you to stop and disconnect Osmand from Android > Auto, for example, to change profiles. > I think the reality is that you press buttons on the car radio and > smartphone WHILE DRIVING, for example to change the profile, and I think > that's much worse. > I enjoy traveling in my motorhome, and when I have time, I avoid highways. > If I have even more time, I avoid federal highways, and if I have a lot > more time, I even avoid country roads. > Osmand then navigates me wonderfully along district and side roads. So I > have three profiles (car, motorhome fast—without highways, and motorhome > slow—without highways). > Now, when I'm looking for a parking space (Osmand overlay points), I have > to stop again, disconnect, reconnect, and continue driving. > That's why I think (for me) it makes sense to use an Android tablet and > set everything up with a few taps of my finger—and if it seems too > dangerous, then my passenger can do it! > Of course, I could use my smartphone instead of a tablet, but it's just > too small for me. > But I think OSMAND is great anyway. I'm just annoyed about Android Auto! > Yes, that's how I see it. > > best regards, Andreas > > > [email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 12. März 2026 um 11:04:41 UTC+1: > >> Go on, tell us all about it. I have the same problem. >> >> On Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 15:45:28 UTC [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Well, I think I've found the right workaround for me: I've come to the >>> conclusion that OSMANK is great. I love it more and more every day, but >>> when used with Android Auto, it gives me too many limitations. That's why >>> I'm going to use Osmand on a small Android tablet for car navigation. >>> I think that makes sense! >>> >>> Andreas Zeilinger schrieb am Mittwoch, 11. März 2026 um 08:29:23 UTC+1: >>> >>>> Hallo all ! >>>> I know how Osmand Profiles used in Android auto. >>>> Selcet the first profile in the list ... change another profile in the >>>> list at first .. and so on. >>>> Also, I know, that it is not possible to change the profile when it is >>>> navigate in use with android-auto. - Ok. According to Osmand, the reasons >>>> for this have to do with safety while driving. I understand, but : >>>> When I'm driving on the highway and get stuck in traffic, I want to >>>> exit the highway and choose a profile that does NOT navigate me back onto >>>> the highway. >>>> To do this, I have to find a parking space, close Osmand and Android >>>> Auto, set a different profile as the default, restart everything, and >>>> continue navigating. This is very inconvenient. >>>> How easy would it be to simply select a different profile (without the >>>> highway) – and there's nothing dangerous about that at all. How do you do >>>> that? Is there an idea for a great workaround? >>>> >>>> regards - Andreas >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/2f1926a7-0458-4038-89bc-870902b8369bn%40googlegroups.com.
