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Background in GPS map mode

Fellas, when going hiking, I can display a "map" on my FR255. See below what I mean.

My map is a little... sad. White background. Isn't there a way to display a better looking map with the terrain etc around ?

Thanks.

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ovekvam over 1 year ago in reply to JRKingOfBeer +1

It is downloaded onto the watch along with the operating system.

There are however some map applications on the IQ store. I tested it on a Vivoactive 4. It is possible, but not nearly as easy to use as…

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0 ovekvam over 1 year ago

The trick is to get a Forerunner 955. The 255 is not supporting maps.

0 JRKingOfBeer over 1 year ago in reply to ovekvam

Argh sh*t. Ok, thanks a lot.

For my education, for the 955, where does the map come from, as in, it comes from the phone which needs to be continuously connected to the watch via bluetooth ? or can the watch download it's own map via cellular data ?...

0 ovekvam over 1 year ago in reply to JRKingOfBeer

It is downloaded onto the watch along with the operating system.

There are however some map applications on the IQ store. I tested it on a Vivoactive 4. It is possible, but not nearly as easy to use as the built in solution.

0 JRKingOfBeer over 1 year ago in reply to ovekvam

Thanks for the tip, will take a look at the IQ store (haven't before).

0 JRKingOfBeer over 1 year ago in reply to ovekvam

ovekvam I've had a look at the IQ store (thanks again for the suggestion), man there are hundreds of apps I had no idea !

I have installed a few maps and they seem to work, as in I see a map. But, they operate as separate apps and the maps are not added in the Hike activity, correct ? As in, the Hike activity still shows an entirely white background like my above picture.

Just making sure this is how it is supposed to work ?

0 ovekvam over 1 year ago in reply to JRKingOfBeer

Yes, then you understand it correctly.

0 JRKingOfBeer over 1 year ago in reply to ovekvam

Ok thanks a lot.