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iOS: ETA wildly off when following a GPX track (73 hrs for 179 mi), while a Pixel shows 2 h 43 min with the same file

On my iPhone, following a GPX track in Car profile gives 73 h 29 min for 179 miles. That's about 2.4 mph, basically walking speed. Screenshot attached.

A Pixel using the same GPX file shows 2 h 43 min, so the file itself seems fine and the problem looks specific to my app's settings. That said, the Pixel's 66 mph average also seems optimistic for a back-roads loop. So I'm curious what actually drives the estimate when following a track.

Questions:

  1. Is there a setting that controls how remaining time and ETA are calculated for a followed track, such as a default speed in the profile?
  2. Does attaching the track to roads switch the estimate to real road speeds?
  3. What settings should I compare between the two phones?
u/DiverAllen — 6 days ago
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OsmAnd on Android Auto: Map mode (Day/Night) won't stick? Look for the Apply button while parked

I was having trouble getting OsmAnd's Map mode to stay set to Day or Night on my Android Auto car screen, and figured out what was going on. Posting in case it saves someone else the head-scratching.

The problem: While driving, I'd open OsmAnd's Map mode menu on the car screen and change it from Automatic to Day or Night. The only way out of the menu was the back arrow in the upper left. When I backed out, it reverted to Automatic every time.

What was actually happening: When I tried the same menu with the car parked, there was an Apply button in the upper right that I'd never seen before. Tapping Apply saved the setting and it stuck. My best guess is that Android Auto hides some controls while the car is moving, so the Apply button wasn't there while driving, and backing out with the arrow cancelled the change.

Two ways to set it:

  1. On the car screen, while parked: change Map mode and tap Apply.
  2. From the phone, anytime: open Settings, search for "Android Auto," and find Day/night mode for maps. This switches the car screen's day/night appearance. Note that OsmAnd's own Map mode button may still show "Automatic" when you do it this way, but the display follows the Android Auto setting.

Hope this helps someone.

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u/DiverAllen — 7 days ago
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u/tatoorel — 14 days ago