2026-09-26 20:22 UTC
The WillCycle app has undergone some enormous changes:
It started using BRouter for routing, then I switched to GraphHopper, the to Valhalla (from Stadia Maps) and currently switching to FerroStar.
This should be the very last such change. The reason ls behind the changes vary - from having offline routing, to having better recovery when going off-route, plus more.
Critically, I need the spoken navigation cues to be spot-on and reliable, so people can almost entirely opt to just use spoken (1/3)
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@WilliamNB@social.vivaldi.net 2026-09-26 20:22
navigation. That's to allow them to keep their phone screen off. The app allows you to choose to have the screen on all the time, allow the screen to switch off according to the phone settings and switch on when near a junction, or to keep the screen off all the time. Your phone's screen is the single biggest battery drain, so for better battery life, it's important to manage it properly. I'm also working on tilted maps (like what Google Maps has) as it offers a better navigation (2/3)