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Waypoints App in Forerunner 235

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi

Does anybody know of an app for Forerunner 235, where you can set a waypoint/position in fx Google-Maps, and then on the watch, see an arrow pointing in the direction of the waypoint ?
I have seen a "Where is my car" app, but you cannot enter a specific waypoint, you can only store your current position.

Best regards
Peter

0 ChrisRampton over 8 years ago

Have you tried dwMap? This allows you to enter a route that you can then follow on the watch. It doesnt have an arrow, just the map and breadcrumbs of where you have been, but I have found it good to follow routes in areas I dont know.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Have you tried dwMap? This allows you to enter a route that you can then follow on the watch. It doesnt have an arrow, just the map and breadcrumbs of where you have been, but I have found it good to follow routes in areas I dont know.

Yes I have tried dwMap, but as you said, it does not have an arrow pointing to the direction where I'm going. So I found that I cannot use dwMap.

0 ASmugDill over 8 years ago

it does not have an arrow pointing to the direction where I'm going.

Then buy a device model that actually supports the feature you want, instead of looking to add the capability by someone else's (free?) Connect‑IQ apps alone, irrespective of whether you believe the hardware in the FR235 ought to be sufficient for accomplishing what you want.

0 Nighthawk700 over 8 years ago

Yes I have tried dwMap, but as you said, it does not have an arrow pointing to the direction where I'm going. So I found that I cannot use dwMap.

Have you looked at the PREMIUM dwMap? If I read it right, it does have the features you are looking for.

Quick outline: https://dynamic.watch/premium

More detail: https://dynamic.watch/help/premium See specifically: "dwMap Navigation Page" (sub section "Navigating to a Waypoint") and "Waypoints."

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Have you looked at the PREMIUM dwMap? If I read it right, it does have the features you are looking for.

Quick outline: https://dynamic.watch/premium

More detail: https://dynamic.watch/help/premium See specifically: "dwMap Navigation Page" (sub section "Navigating to a Waypoint") and "Waypoints."

Hi Nighthawk700
I have just googles the premium og dwMap, and I think you might be right :)
Tanks, Peter

0 mappicus over 8 years ago

Yes I have tried dwMap, but as you said, it does not have an arrow pointing to the direction where I'm going. So I found that I cannot use dwMap.

As others replied (thank you) the Premium version of dwMap offers the arrow: you can download waypoints as part of your route (or just waypoints, no route at all) then choose any of them to be your current navigation target and get a distance and direction arrow.

See https://dynamic.watch/help/premium#appnavpage for some screen shots.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Then buy a device model that actually supports the feature you want, instead of looking to add the capability by someone else's (free?) Connect‑IQ apps alone, irrespective of whether you believe the hardware in the FR235 ought to be sufficient for accomplishing what you want.

"Just buy another device". Thanks for the "great" advice mister richie rich :)
I didn't think of this feature when I bought the 235. And now that I have the 235, I'm just asking if it's possible. That's all.