Thank you so much for your detailed answer. Very grateful for that. I bought Osmand+ now and I'm very content. Just did a 75 miles tour yesterday and it worked well.
Am Freitag, 5. Juli 2019 23:30:46 UTC+2 schrieb P Wat: > > FWIW. Last year we cycled every day for 14 days touring in Netherlands. > We used an Android phone with OsmAnd+ all the way. > Each night it was re-charged on mains at B&Bs. You can also top up at > cafes etc en-route if necessary. > On longer days, and if the phone was used for other purposes during the > day (email, web browsing, phone calls, etc.) we were able to keep it > running with a power pack which is combined with a solar panel. This unit > is about the same size as the phone. I hang it on the cross-bar or > handlebars, facing the (usually by then) setting sun. > Power is saved by switching the screen off most of the time, ie using the > vocal turn-by-turn instructions. > Last summer "Screen auto-on-off" was available on Osmand. It is currently > not available but we understand it will soon be available again. It is > (was/will-be) a system which turns the screen on for just a few seconds > each time there is a turn to do, then off again - An excellent benefit in > terms of power-saving! > > Note, you can select (in settings) Flat/Less hilly/Hilly, and various > categories of things to avoid (eg unpaved/stairs/etc), and other things in > "Driving style". > As a further extension, you can combine OsmAnd with Brouter which has > several profiles from which to choose, though I often just stick to > Osmand's own routing. > > As for Free version Vs OsmAnd+ (paid). What does it cost? A couple of > beers? Good value for money, a VERY small proportion of your holiday cost, > and it supports the valuable work done for us users. > > Good luck > Paul W > > > On Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 3:36:28 PM UTC+1, Lukas wrote: >> >> Hey guys >> >> I'm a cyclist and currently looking for the perfect route planer AND >> navigator while on the road. I'm planning on doing big tours for up to 10 >> days on my road bike. Some people recommended Osmand so I'm looking into >> that now. First of all: Do you guys think this is the BEST application for >> my needs on the market right now? What other do you recommend? >> >> Then I figured that there's a free app and a paid one. The only big >> difference I saw until now was that there's unlimited map downloads in the >> paid version. What are the other differences? Do you think it's worth it to >> buy the full one? >> >> Any other hints how to get started etc. are highly appreciated. >> >> Thank you so much for your support. >> >> Cheers, >> Lukas >> > -- 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 on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/07114bbe-63e0-467e-b611-3cd7355b8f3e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
