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Explore app - courses, routes, tracks…

Hawk
over 3 years ago

I don’t get it… what’s the difference between the 3 options and why is there only ‘courses’ on my watch?

I still haven’t found distance to next waypoint - is not possible to have?

I find the integration between the explore app and the watch to be very unintuitive… and the same goes  for the Explore app itself.

I just want to be able to create, say 3 waypoints, and point my nose in the direction the watch tells me, and the walk. How can I do that???

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  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Hawk
    Hawk said:
    Can’t sync Courses or Routes. Maybe it’s because I’m on 19.x???

    No

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Hawk

    I did some more searching for you, and found this in the Explore forum. Maybe this will help you: 

    https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/garmin-explore-ios/213725/adding-waypoints-to-a-route-so-they-will-show-on-garmin-fenix-6-while-navigating 

    Garmin-Andrew : 

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    When using the Explore App to create a route, it isn't possible to add waypoints/course points to routes like you can when creating a "course" in Garmin Connect. However, when you're creating the route in Explore App, you can edit the name of your route points which would give you the "Distance to Next" on your watch. This requires that the point of interest you're wanting to mark is essentially built into the route as route points whereas in Garmin Connect you can have course points that are off the path of your route.
    To edit the name of a specific point when creating a route in Explore App, tap "Details" then tap the point you want to edit. This will bring up a page with a text field for the point name which you can edit. You can also change the route point icon, but the different icons do not show up on the map on the watch. 
    I tested this out by creating a route in the Explore App, naming each of the route points, then navigated the route on my Fenix 6X using the Navigate activity. I added a "Distance to Next" data field and it shows me the distance to the next route point I added, however, it doesn't display the name of the point in the data field -- you have to view the map screen to see the names of the upcoming point. I hope this helps. To get the point names to appear on the map, you have to change the Routing settings for the activity you're using to "Follow Course." If you have the routing settings set to "Use Map" the route point names will not appear on the map. 
    I hope this helps.“
  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Hawk

    Only what you have selected for it will be synchronized.

    To use Explore, it is important that you organize your collections well.

    If necessary, you can use Explore with multiple devices and synchronize different data for each device.

    The synchronization of data works even with a two year old firmware. The only thing that has been added recently is the possibility to "start" navigation to a point directly in the Explore app.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Hawk

    For example, I have organized my data by different areas. When I go to Switzerland to hike, I have my data ready for Switzerland. When I go to Italy, the data for Italy. Then I take out the hook for Switzerland, and set the one for Italy. This way I only have the data I need on my watch.

    Explore requires some training. But I find it a very flexible tool. But as I said, it is important that you build a structure that is adapted to your needs.

    However, a very significant advantage of the Explore app is that it is able to work completely offline. It works even in the mountains. Without internet and without mobile network. Maybe there is another tool that is also capable of doing this. If so, I have not found it yet.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to bluefish

    Hi,

    Just read your messages however I can't edit point names in the Explore app just the symbols.

    I mean when I change the point name it's goes back to Point 6 example but when I change the symbols it's stays.

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to bluefish
    bluefish said:
    When using the Explore App to create a route, it isn't possible to add waypoints/course points to routes like you can when creating a "course" in Garmin Connect. However, when you're creating the route in Explore App, you can edit the name of your route points which would give you the "Distance to Next" on your watch. This requires that the point of interest you're wanting to mark is essentially built into the route as route points whereas in Garmin Connect you can have course points that are off the path of your route.

    I don't think this functionality is available anymore. Maybe I missing something?

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to bluefish
    bluefish said:
    However, a very significant advantage of the Explore app is that it is able to work completely offline. It works even in the mountains. Without internet and without mobile network. Maybe there is another tool that is also capable of doing this. If so, I have not found it yet.

    There is workaround for it in Android. Locus maps app (with integrated Brouter) can create routes offline. Then you can transfer fit (or gpx) file of created route to watch with GPXimporter CIQ widget.

    Edit: Although you can create route offline, you must have internet connection to transfer file to wach. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Hawk
    Hawk said:
    I can only sync ‘Tracks’ to my watch. Can’t sync Courses or Routes. Maybe it’s because I’m on 19.x???

    For courses, you indeed need a firmware above 20.xx. But tracks and routes should work with 19.20.

    For me, Explore sync often stops working completely. Then i need to delete cache and force close the app via Android settings and it starts syncing again. Explore will tell you the last success sync, you can check there. 

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Daworp
    Daworp said:
    There is workaround for it in Android. Locus maps app (with integrated Brouter) can create routes offline. Then you can transfer fit (or gpx) file of created route to watch with GPXimporter CIQ widget.

    Although the transfer is done via Bluetooth, transferring the file does not work without an internet connection unfortunately :(. Explore is the only way of an offline and wireless file transfer to the watch.