Google Maps

[TwoHeadsTas]

OK, planning a run for this Sunday, which will go over some roads I'm not too familiar with.    I've planned it out on Google Maps, and have tried to send it to myself as an email, and also sent to my (Android Oppo Find X2 Pro) phone.  When I open the email on my laptop, and click the link, the route is correct on Google Maps but, when I open it on my phone, or use the map sent to my phone, it shows a different, more direct route.  Any suggestions as to what I need to do different from those that know more than me?

[Skidmarks]

52 minutes ago, TwoHeadsTas said:

OK, planning a run for this Sunday, which will go over some roads I'm not too familiar with.    I've planned it out on Google Maps, and have tried to send it to myself as an email, and also sent to my (Android Oppo Find X2 Pro) phone.  When I open the email on my laptop, and click the link, the route is correct on Google Maps but, when I open it on my phone, or use the map sent to my phone, it shows a different, more direct route.  Any suggestions as to what I need to do different from those that know more than me?

Use a paper map? 😳

[TwoHeadsTas]

14 minutes ago, Skidmarks said:

Use a paper map? 😳

Very useful gents 🙂  (and yes, I have printed the route out too....)

[JWM]

I remember having to fiddle with this to get it right, but there is definitely a way, here’s an example that should show a set of stops on your phone in the Google maps app : https://goo.gl/maps/mAAE1vY3u1K69qsK9

For one thing you have to create each of the “Stops” to force the specific route you want (versus just adjusting the route by dragging it around) and then from memory it only worked right when I generated the a short https://goo.gl link for sharing. 

Let me know how you go, I can jump on the computer later and have a fiddle and create some better steps if that doesn’t work. 

33 minutes ago, Skidmarks said:

Use a paper map? 😳

I can’t find this one in the App Store? 😂

[TwoHeadsTas]

3 minutes ago, JWM said:

I remember having to fiddle with this to get it right, but there is definitely a way, here’s an example that should show a set of stops on your phone in the Google maps app : https://goo.gl/maps/mAAE1vY3u1K69qsK9

For one thing you have to create each of the “Stops” to force the specific route you want (versus just adjusting the route by dragging it around) and then from memory it only worked right when I generated the a short https://goo.gl link for sharing. 

Let me know how you go, I can jump on the computer later and have a fiddle and create some better steps if that doesn’t work. 

Thanks JWM, it's the stops that I'm not putting in, I've just been dragging to the route I want, so that must be this issue!!

I'll have a go at re-doing it with stops built in to force the route I want.

Thanks heaps, I knew PFA would give me the answer 🙂 

[JWM]

15 minutes ago, TwoHeadsTas said:

Thanks JWM, it's the stops that I'm not putting in, I've just been dragging to the route I want, so that must be this issue!!

I'll have a go at re-doing it with stops built in to force the route I want.

Thanks heaps, I knew PFA would give me the answer 🙂 

Ah cool, yeah that should work then.

The only annoying thing about the “stops” is when you reach each one on the drive, you have to tap “Continue” on your phone for the navigation to progress. Annoying, but as far as I know, the only way to get it to preserve the route you want, as you’ve found!