diff --git a/docs/users/android_advanced.md b/docs/users/android_advanced.md index 3869b5d..d421334 100644 --- a/docs/users/android_advanced.md +++ b/docs/users/android_advanced.md @@ -61,22 +61,9 @@ use. * `additional_maptool_dir` points to a directory that should be scanned for maptool-installations in addition to the standard-guesses. -#### Redirect files - -When using the _file interface_ with waypoints from other app's storage BRouter -tries to write the calculated tracks to the app storage. Depending on the -Android version this won't work. BRouter can be configured to write tracks to a -different directory by creating a `brouter.redirect` file which contains a -single line with the absolute path to the folder where the tracks should be -written. - -* For LocusMap `brouter.redirect` has to be located in `Locus/mapItems` -* For OruxMaps `brouter.redirect` has to be located in `oruxmaps/tracklogs` -* For OsmAnd `brouter.redirect` has to be located in `osmand/tracks` - ## Using nogo-areas -There's a special naming-convention to specify nogo-areas: +There's a special naming-convention to specify nogo-areas/lines: `nogo[radius] [name]` defines a nogo-area, where radius (in Meter) is optional and defaults to 20m, and the name is also optional. So `nogo`, `nogo1000`, `nogo @@ -103,26 +90,16 @@ prefered option when calculating long-distance-routes that would not finish within the 60 seconds timout if calculated via the _service interface_. To do this, start the BRouter app, select two or more waypoints and then start -the route calculation. BRouter either reads waypoints from the `import` folder -or tries to read waypoints from other map tools if it has the required -permission. These waypoints are called _Favorites_ in OsmAnd, _POIs_ in Locus or -_Waypoints_ in Oruxmaps and allow to associate a location with a name. +the route calculation. BRouter reads waypoints from the `import` folder +`favourites.gpx` file. If your waypoint database contains a `from` and `to` waypoint the waypoint selection will be skipped. BRouter also uses `via1`, ..., `via9` as via waypoints. -If a route is calculated, it is stored as `brouter0.gpx`. Depending on the -waypoint database and permissions BRouter stores the route in -`/import/tracks` or in the map tool track directory. If started once -more with identical input, BRouter will store a second route broute1.gpx for the -first alternative and so on. - -### Permission issues - -If using the file interface BRouter needs to access the files from other apps. -Depending on your android version, your BRouter version and location of other -apps locations it will be impossible to read or write those files. +If a route is calculated, it is stored as `brouter0.gpx`. BRouter stores the route in +`/import/tracks` directory. If started once more with identical input, +BRouter will store a second route `brouter1.gpx` for the first alternative and so on. ## Mixed operation: _timeout-free recalculations_ diff --git a/docs/users/android_quickstart.md b/docs/users/android_quickstart.md index 9157fae..50c1830 100644 --- a/docs/users/android_quickstart.md +++ b/docs/users/android_quickstart.md @@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ Since Android 11 apps can only write to their app-specific storage so BRouter can only use `<...>/Android/media/btools.routingapp/` as base directory. The app-specific storage can be located on internal or external storage. -On Android versions prior to 11 it is possible to read and write to other -locations which is used for the _file interface_. For the _service interface_ -access to other apps app-specific storage isn't required. ### Download routing segments @@ -64,6 +61,8 @@ BRouter as navigation service. - [Instructions for LocusMap](https://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:faq:how_to_navigate_offline) - [Instructions for OsmAnd](osmand.md) +- [Instructions for Kurviger](https://docs.kurviger.de/start?id=app/offline_routing) +- [Orux Forum](https://oruxmaps.org/forum/) Note: OsmAnd only displays BRouter as navigation service if BRouter is installed. You have to install BRouter before configuring OsmAnd.