A: inRoute is available for iPhones and iPads running iOS 13.4 or later (iOS App Store), Macs running macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later (Mac App Store), and CarPlay (available with iPhone running iOS 13.4).

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A: For help getting started with inRoute, there is an in-app tutorial under the map's More icon, then Tutorial (on Mac, the Help menu).

For help with CarPlay, please see our CarPlay Guide.

Or, email us using the app, which automatically includes app information helpful for troubleshooting: map's More icon > Contact Support (on Mac, Help menu). If you're unable to access the app's Contact button, email us at support@carobapps.com.

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A: inRoute is a free download. Additional premium features are available for in-app purchase. These features are identified in the app using a lock icon, which when tapped will bring you to the Upgrades screen.

You can also view a full list of the app's premium features on the Upgrades screen: tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the Help Menu), then "Upgrades".

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A: Your purchase can be used on your other device. On your other device:

• Tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the Help menu), then "Upgrades"
• Tap "Restore Previous Purchase" at the bottom of the screen

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A: The easiest option is to use the Upgrades screen where you originally subscribed:

• Tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the Help menu), then "Upgrades"
• Tap "Manage Subscription" to open the App Store's Subscription page.
• Tap the inRoute subscription to manage.

Or, you can also manage subscriptions through your App Store account settings from your device or a computer. The link below from Apple has general instructions for any subscription on the App Store: https://support.apple.com/HT202039#subscriptions

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A: inRoute should automatically receive purchase/renewal updates back from Apple, but in some cases such as connection problems to/from Apple's servers this may not occur. Using the app's restore feature will reconnect to Apple and retrieve your latest purchase history:

• Tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the Help menu), then "Upgrades"
• Tap "Restore Previous Purchase" at the bottom of the screen

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A: inRoute works worldwide and has been tested in the following countries:

Albania	Dominica	Macau	Singapore
Andorra	Egypt	Macedonia	Slovakia
Argentina	Estonia	Malawi	Slovenia
Anguilla	Ethiopia	Malaysia	South Africa
Antigua and Barbuda	Finland	Malta	Spain
Australia	France	Mauritania	St. Kitts and Nevis
Austria	French Guiana	Mayotte	St. Lucia
Bahamas	Germany	Mauritius	St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Barbados	Ghana	Mexico	Sweden
Belarus	Greece	Monaco	Switzerland
Belgium	Grenada	Montenegro	Taiwan
Bermuda	Guadeloupe	Montserrat	Thailand
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hong Kong	Morocco	Togo
Botswana	Hungary	Mozambique	Trinidad and Tobago
Brazil	Iceland	Namibia	Tunisia
British Virgin Islands	Indonesia	Netherlands	Turkey
Brunei Darussalam	Ireland	New Zealand	Turks and Calcos Islands
Bulgaria	Israel	North Macedonia	Uganda
Burkina Faso	India	Norway	UK
Burundi	Italy	Philippines	Ukraine
Canada	Jamaica	Poland	United Arab Emirates
Cayman Islands	Japan	Portugal	Uruguay
Chile	Korea, Republic of	Reunion Island	USA
Croatia	Kosovo	Romania	Vietnam
Cyprus	Latvia	Russia	Virgan Islands
Czech Republic	Liechtenstein	Rwanda	Zambia
Denmark	Lithuania	San Marino	Zimbabwe
Dominican Republic	Luxembourg	Serbia

* Route elevation charts are currently limited to latitudes 56°S to 60°N.
* Severe weather alerts are available in the USA, Canada, Iceland, EU and Israel.

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A: Without a paid upgrade, iCloud sync is disabled and saved routes and pins remain locally stored on your devices. For saved routes with more locations than allowed in your current plan, for example a saved 150-location route created with a Pro plan that has expired, the following are also disabled: route editing, optimizing, voice navigation, weather, elevation, and other paid features for routes with more locations than the current plan.

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A: You can view times and distances for each place or for all places at once:

For each place:

• Tap any route pin on the map, then tap the popup (that shows name/ETA) to show the pin's details. The "progress" row shows the time and distance from the Start pin (or from your current location while navigating), as well as the time and distance to the next route place.
• Or, tap the ALT button on any route pin and the time and distance to the next route pin will show directly on the map. The ALT button is available for driving routes only, and shows available alternates for the leg (one route pin to the next).

All places:

• Tap the Turns button. To show only the times and distances and hide the individual turn-by-turn instructions, tap the "Hide Steps" button. This information is also included when a route is shared by email or printed (see below).

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A: The reorder options are under the Route button. You can choose to enable optimization or manually reorder routes. For manually ordered routes, drag the reorder control at the end of the row (looks like 3 horizontal lines).

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A: To save your current route, use the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Save".

To start a new route, use the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Clear/New", then "Remove Route".

Saved routes and pins can be reloaded from Favorites.

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A: There are a couple options for removing pins:

• Remove all pins: tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Clear/New". You can choose to remove the route and/or all the non-route pins.
• Remove several pins: tap the Draw icon at the bottom-right of the map, draw with your finger around the pins to remove, then under the More icon (top-right in Draw mode), tap "Remove from Map".
• Remove a single pin: Select the pin on the map, tap its Name/ETA popup to show the pin's details, and tap "Remove Pin".

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A: With a paid upgrade, routes and pins can be shared between devices or exported to GPX files. For sharing between your own devices, the first step is restoring previous purchases on both devices (if you haven't already): tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the Help menu), then "Upgrades", and tap the "Restore Previous Purchase" button at the bottom of the screen.

Routes and pins can be shared using iCloud sync or exported as a .GPX file:

1. iCloud sync: Routes and pins saved to inRoute's Favorites are automatically synced to the Favorites of all devices using the same iCloud account. Default settings are all that's required, but if your Favorites are not syncing there are a few common culprits listed in the next question.
2. Send as a .GPX file: Tap the map's Share icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Mail Route" to attach a .GPX file that can be imported on another device running inRoute (or use "Share" > Airdrop for nearby/unlock devices). All route and non-route pins are included in the .GPX file by default. From the other device's Mail app, tap and hold the attached GPX file, tap "Share", then from the second row of app icons select “inRoute” (this may be under the “More” button at the far right).

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1. Both devices need to be using a paid upgrade (Pro subscriptions work across all devices). If your other device hasn't been upgraded, tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the Help menu), then "Upgrades", and tap "Restore Previous Purchase" from the bottom of the screen.
2. The sync between devices includes saved routes and pins stored in Favorites. To sync the current route and pins on the map, first save them by tapping the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Save".
3. During the in-app upgrade on both devices, you are asked if you want to sync your saved routes and pins with iCloud. You can verify that you opted-in on both devices within inRoute's settings: tap the map's More icon, then "App Settings" (on Mac, the inRoute menu > Preferences...), and in inRoute's settings check that "iCloud" is enabled on both devices.
4. Both devices need to be using the same Apple ID for iCloud in the Settings app > [your name], then your iCloud Apple ID is at the top.
5. "iCloud Drive" is required to be enabled for syncing inRoute's Favorites (Settings app > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Drive).

As an alternative to iCloud sync, you can also transfer routes and pins between devices as a .GPX file, by tapping the map's Share icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Mail Route" (or for nearby/unlocked devices, tap "Share" > AirDrop). For example, when sharing by "Mail Route", from the other device's Mail app, tap and hold the attached GPX file, tap "Share", then from the second row of app icons select “inRoute” (this may be under the “More” button at the far right).

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A: inRoute can import from XLSX, GPX, KML, TXT, and CSV files. Routes in XLSX, CSV, and TXT will be automatically optimized if optimization is enabled under the Route button. Options for importing include:

• Tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Import" and select the file from one of your storage locations.
• Use the standard iOS "Open in" or Share menu from other apps. For example, after emailing a file to your device, in the Mail app, tap and hold the attached GPX file, tap "Share", then from the second row of app icons select “inRoute” (this may be under the “More” button at the far right).
• On Macs or iPads, drag a file from another app (e.g. the Files app) and drop it within inRoute. You can also drag and drop lists of addresses from other apps.

With a paid upgrade, there are no limits to the number of places that can be imported from GPX and KML files, but XLSX/TXT/CSV files are limited to 150 places (Pro upgrade). This is because XLSX, TXT, CSV files contain addresses that must be converted to map coordinates, which cannot be done on the device, and map providers limit the number of conversions that can be done at one time. The free version is limited to 5 places for all file types.

Formatting

XLSX
Include a header row at the top, and during import you will be prompted to choose the columns that contain addresses (street, city, etc.), then the columns that contain the name to use for each map pin (first name, last name, business, etc). The format is flexible, so a single column list of addresses works as well. Each row of the file creates a pin on the map, and the resulting route is automatically optimized if that is enabled under the Route button.

For example, a simple spreadsheet could include the following two columns. With just one row after the header row, only one map pin would be created. More commonly, the address is split across multiple columns, for example Street, City, State, and Postal Codes. The import interface will allow you to specify which column(s) to use for the name and address.

Name	Address
Acme Engineering	1234 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98144

GPX
GPX files can contain several types of location information, for example "route", "waypoint", and "track" types:

• Routes (denoted with <rte> tags in the file): A route is a plan for places you want to go. Guided navigation apps use "routes" and determine turn-by-turn directions between the places. For import to inRoute, route places must include latitude and longitude. GPX routes with more than 150 locations (Pro upgrade) will be imported to the map but will not be automatically added to a route. A paid upgrade is required for routes with more than 5 locations.
• Tracks (denoted with <trk> tags in the file): Tracks are generally used as a record of where you've been and may contain thousands of locations. GPX files containing only a GPX track will be automatically filtered to less than 150 locations (Pro upgrade) representing the original track, and automatically added to a route within inRoute.
• Waypoints (denoted with <wpt> tags in the file): Waypoints are location information, separate from a route, to mark specific places/landmarks on a map. Waypoints are often used together with tracks by navigation software to show a detailed path on a map (the track) and to flag specific locations (the waypoints). If no GPX route or track is found during import, and the file contains waypoints with latitude/longitude coordinates, inRoute will import the waypoints as though they were a GPX route. If a GPX track is found, the track will be used to generate a route, and the waypoints will be added to the map only.

inRoute can also generate GPX files (with paid upgrade) that can be transferred to other inRoute users or to compatible navigation apps: Tap the map's Share icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Mail Route" or "Export GPX to..." to attach/generate a GPX file (or "Share" > AirDrop to send to a nearby, unlocked device).

KML file
Like GPX, KML files can contain several types of location information. In all cases location information must include latitude, longitude coordinates (not solely addresses). KML "LineString" and "Point" data types are supported. LineString types are treated similar to GPX tracks above (automatically filtered to 150/25 locations if needed). An example KML Point may look like the following:

<Placemark>
<name>Tucson, AZ</name>
<Point>
<coordinates>-110.9264,32.2216,0.0</coordinates>
</Point>
</Placemark>

TXT or CSV
Similar to the XLSX section above, you can import addresses and/or coordinates from TXT and CSV files. However, importing from TXT or CSV requires a more specific file format than importing from XLSX.

With CSV files, the first column of the file can optionally be used to set the names of the imported map pins, with the remaining columns used to specify the address or coordinates. If a name column is used, the name does not affect the search performed ("Joe Smith, 123 Main St" would be the same as searching for "123 Main St" within inRoute's search box). The example spreadsheet above in the XLSX section may be used for CSVs with the first column being used for the pin's name, but CSVs should not include a header row.

For TXT files, each line of the file is used to specify an address or coordinate. Unlike XLSX and CSV, there is no option to name the resulting map pin when importing from TXT files.

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On iOS, tap the map's Share icon, then "Print Route" to print the route and current map display. The Print option is not available on the Mac yet; however, the email option below can be used to print indirectly.

If you're not using an AirPrint compatible Wi-Fi printer you can also:

• Email the route: tap the map's Share icon (on Mac, the File menu) > "Mail Route", which includes the same route itinerary as the Print option.
• Create a PDF file: The iOS print dialog includes the ability to print to PDF files: tap the map's Share icon > "Print Route", then pinch/zoom-in on the print preview until it zooms full screen, and tap the Share icon on the toolbar to save a PDF to your Files app, email, etc.

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A: 150 locations is the route limit with inRoute Pro. However, you can save multiple routes, each with up to 150 locations. If you can break up your trip by region, day, etc., you can save trips of any size.

1. Save the first route with up to 150 locations using the "Save" button under the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu). Optionally, note the Arrival Time of the route (under the Turns list, last row); to keep timing accurate between multiple routes, you may want to use this as the Departure Time for the next route.
2. Clear the route: map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Clear/New", then "Remove Route".
3. Add the next set of up to 150 locations to a route, and optionally set your new Departure Time either from step 1 or based on the new day of travel.

When complete, repeat the save/clear procedure above for any further routes needed for your trip. Routes are saved to Favorites. When loading a route bookmark you can choose to leave the previous route's pins on the map, but only up to 150 at a time will show an active route.

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A: To drive a certain number of miles or hours per day (e.g. 8 hours), you can plan your stops by searching the route in intervals. To search the entire route every 8 hours, tap the Search button, then "Type", and select "Route, at Interval". Choose 8 hours and select OK. Enter "hotels", or "campgrounds", etc., and a search will begin every 8 hours along your route (some intervals may not contain a search result; we'll fill those in down below). In the search results list, you can then add all the places to the map, or only those places you want.

To set a place as an overnight stop (e.g. leave at 7 am), first add the pin to your route by setting it as a WayPt. Then tap the Route button, tap the pin in the list, and set a "Leave at..." layover of 7 am (no "full days" should be added to leave the next morning).

If there were any gaps in the search results, you can use the "Route from selected pin" search option, which performs just one search X hours from a pin in your route. First, tap the route pin/waypoint on the map before the search gap , then tap the search "Type" button and select "Route from selected pin". Change the search by +/- 0.5 hours (7.5, 8.5, etc.) or more, and repeat the search to find additional places near the gap along the route.

Additional options

You can also find places to stop near sunset using inRoute's charts. Tap the "Distance/Time" label at the bottom to switch to viewing a chart against time. Sunset markers are shown on the chart and, as with any point on the charts, they can be tapped to briefly flash that point along the route on the map. Zoom the chart or the map near the sunset/time you wish to stop. Then tap the search field and select the "Route shown" or "Map" options and enter a search for "hotels", "campgrounds", etc, to find places to stay overnight.

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A: There are three options for creating custom routes:
1) Standard Custom Routes: To show custom routes by weather, elevation or curviness, tap the Route button, then "Custom Routes". The images shown for each custom route type you select are also used for the route's label on the map (where total route time and distance is shown). Custom Routes are initially grey on the map and not active. You must select the route's label or the grey route line on the map to activate it, changing it to a blue line.

2) Customize Routes with the ALT Button: You can create your own custom route from available alternates for each leg by tapping the ALT button on the green Start pin (or any route pin). After selecting an alternate (if available), tap the "Next" button and repeat for the next leg, building up your route. Alternates can be compared by their leg label, which in addition to showing time and distance for that leg, also show images corresponding to any of the standard Custom Routes that the leg is included in. For example, the images can tell you which of the alternate legs has the Least Elevation Ascent or the Most Curvy roads, if you have these "Custom Route" types enabled.

3) Customize Routes by Dropping Pins: Custom routes and user-specified alternates (the ALT button) generally do not increase the location-to-location leg time by more than ~25% compared to the fastest leg. If you prefer a different alternate than those available, you can drop a pin to force the route along your preferred road. To drop a pin on your preferred road, use a long press on map. You can drag dropped pins (purple) as needed to place them along your preferred road. Finally, add the pin to your route by setting its Waypoint checkbox.

Using data charts

You can also compare alternate legs with inRoute's charts by Curviness, Elevation, or Weather. Each chart's Info button shows the chart's Max/Min/Average (as well as Ascent/Descent for the Elevation chart). Note that when you first show a leg's alternates (e.g. with the ALT button), the range of the chart's x-axis will also show that leg only, allowing detailed comparisons of legs (using the "Range Shown" section of the Info statistics).

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A: To search along a route, first make sure there's a blue route line showing on the map (i.e., at least a Start pin and a Dest. pin need to be set with the map's pins). Then, tap the Search button, then "Type", and you'll see three "Route" options (Route Shown, "Route, at interval", "Route, from selected pin").

For example,

• Find gas stops every 200 miles: choose “Route, at interval”, select 200, tap OK, and type “gas”.
• Find hotels 8 hours from home (or from any route pin): similar to above, but first select your home pin, then choose “Route, from selected pin”. Tip: After adding a hotel to your route, set an overnight layover with the Route button, then tap the waypoint and set a "Leave at..." layover.

Note: Searching a route can lead to many blue pins on the map. To remove them all, tap the map's More icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Clear/New" and use the "Remove Non-Route Pins" option. Or, remove specific pins with the map's Draw icon, then draw around them and use the "Remove from map" option (top-right More icon).

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A: There are a few options to more quickly add locations to a route:

• Draw icon: Instead of adding each pin/address to the map and immediately setting it as a waypoint, just add each pin to the map only. When you're done adding the pins to the map (blue pins by default), then tap the Draw icon at the lower-right of the map, circle all those blue pins on the map with your finger, and tap "Add to route" from the More icon at the top-right. All the pins will be set as waypoints at once.
• Uncheck Start/Destination: inRoute only calculates a route if you have at least a Start and a Destination pin set with the map's pins. Unchecking one of those, for example the red Destination pin, while adding/removing waypoints will avoid recalculating the route with each change.
• Import from a spreadsheet: You can enter a list of addresses into a spreadsheet and import them all at once. During import, a route will automatically be created. See Can I import from files or other apps? for more details

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A: A single pin can only be set as a waypoint once, but you can add an additional pin at the same location to create a route with the same location multiple times. One easy option is to drop a new pin near the original with a long press on the map. You can drag these purple dropped pins as needed to precisely place it near the original pin location (the pin drops where the sharp bottom is located when released).

After adding it to your route, you could use the same pin name as the original pin, e.g. "Hotel X", by changing it on the pin's details screen (tap the map pin, then tap the popup that shows name/ETA).

Since these two pins are next to each other but you don't want to visit them in order, disable "Optimize Waypoint Order" under the Route button and instead use the manual reorder controls (3 horizontal lines at the right of each location).

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A: A map pin can have both its Start and Destination checkboxes set to create a loop back to that pin.

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A: inRoute uses Apple's map data for search and directions, and the steps below can be used to report a problem to Apple starting within inRoute.

For a problem with map pin data, such as an incorrect label or address:

• Within inRoute, show the map pin's details (tap its name/ETA popup)
• Tap the Share icon on the top toolbar, then "Show in Apple Maps" to transfer the pin to Apple Maps
• In Apple Maps, tap "Report an Issue" on the pin's details screen (near the bottom, you may need to slide up the bottom pane).

For a problem with route directions, such as not showing a faster route between two locations:

• On the map, tap the first location of the leg with the incorrect directions, then tap its name label to show the pin's details
• Tap the "progress" row, and the leg starting at that location will be highlighted in red on the map.
• Up top, tap "Share Leg", then tap "Show in Apple Maps". Apple Maps should open showing the same leg; otherwise, go to the last step below.
• Verify there are no traffic incidents (red minus icons) along the route that may be responsible for the irregular directions. If not, tap the Info icon in Apple Maps, then "Report an Issue".
• If the route is different in Apple Maps, please share the leg to us instead using the "Mail Leg" option on the share screen (instead of "Show in Apple Maps" above). Provide a detailed description of the problem, and send to support@carobapps.com.

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A: You can set departure times for your route and for its waypoints under the Route button. By default, the route's departure time automatically uses the time zone at the route's Start pin. You can instead use a different time zone by tapping the "Time Zone" button shown when setting the route's departure time.

Waypoint departure times can be set by tapping a waypoint in the list (on the "Leave at" tab), and these also use the time zone at that waypoint's location. For example, setting a "Leave at" time of 07:00 means you plan to depart from the waypoint at 07:00 local time. To make planning across time zones easier, the time in the route's departure time is also shown when setting the time for a single waypoint.

Calculated arrival/departure times for the route are shown under the Turns button, or on the map by showing a pin's details. By default, arrival/departure times are shown in local time zones for each route location. At the top of the list, a "Time Zone" button allows changing these times to use the route's departure time zone instead.

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A: Dropped pins cannot be moved once they've been added to a route, as indicated by the change in pin color (no longer purple). However, you can add another dropped pin with a long-press on the map. Alternately, removing the pin from your route may change the pin back to purple, so long as another dropped pin has not been added to the map (only one draggable pin can be on the map at a time).

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A: If the forecast does not appear accurate, first verify the route's Departure Time is correct (shown near the top-left of the chart). Weather data along the route are based on when you're expected to be at that area (Departure Time + Drive time + Layovers you've set). If the forecast does not appear accurate, please contact us so we can look into it further: map's More icon > Contact Support (on Mac, the Help menu).

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A: There's an "Undo" option available under the map's More icon (on Mac, the "Edit" menu) for most changes to the map. Places added to the map are also automatically saved periodically. Even in the event the app is abruptly terminated (a crash, dead battery, etc), your routes are also saved as Recents after every change. Tap the map's More icon, then "Recents" to access previous changes (on Mac, the "Recents" button).

As an additional backup, we also recommend saving your routes and pins to inRoute's Favorites: tap the map's More button (on Mac, the File menu) > "Save". Favorites can be automatically synced to iCloud as well as your other devices with inRoute Pro.

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A: For countries using the metric system, inRoute defaults to temperature in °C and lengths in meters/kilometers; otherwise temperatures in °F and lengths in feet/miles are used (the UK defaults to length in feet/miles and temperature in °C). However, units can be manually overridden by tapping the map's More icon, then "App Settings" (on Mac, the inRoute menu > Preferences...).

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A: Voice guided turn-by-turn navigation is available on iOS, within inRoute or with external GPS devices and apps. The easiest option to start voice guided navigation is with the "Go" button. With a paid upgrade the "Go" button includes a check for severe weather alerts along your route anytime you start or resume navigation. You can also transfer routes to other navigation apps or GPS devices, and sending places one-by-one to Apple/Google Maps is available in the free app version:

Send routes to other apps
• Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze: While these apps don't natively support routes with up to 25 locations or more, using inRoute's Agenda Nav feature (map's Share icon > External Navigation), the first leg of your route will be sent for navigation, then at each stop in your route inRoute will show a notification that when tapped will load the next stop in your route, all without needing to return to inRoute. To access the Notifications, swipe down from the top of the screen. Finally, you can also return to inRoute where you'll find buttons for sending a location again, or skipping a location.
Send places to other apps one-by-one
• Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze: Show the map pin's details (tap its Name/ETA popup), then tap the Share icon from the top toolbar and select "Show in..." to transfer the place to an available app.
Send routes to GPS devices
• GPS devices: Many standalone GPS devices, e.g. those from Garmin, support importing routes from .GPX files that inRoute generates. To create a .GPX file, tap the map's Share icon (on Mac, the File menu), then "Export GPX to...".

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A: Key features:

• Voice guided navigation of multi-location routes (up to 150 locations with inRoute Pro)
• Severe weather detection ahead on route, every time you begin or resume navigation (currently US, Canada and EU areas)
• Navigate inRoute's custom routes (choosing from alternates available on each leg of a route)
• Resume navigation anywhere along a route
• Real-time ETA for each route location
• Off route recalculation
• Skip button to skip next route location
• View charts showing elevation, weather conditions, or curviness as you proceed through a route
• Compatible with Bluetooth headsets. Voice notifications continue in the background or with the screen off.
• Designate Waypoints as Vias so they are not announced during navigation for minimal distraction.
• North Up or Track Up modes, Standard or Hybrid Satellite map types

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A: inRoute does use a data plan when needed, but maps and routes are automatically saved locally so most functionality remains available without a data connection. Here are some additional details:

Routes

The route itself (directions as opposed to map images), your pins and notes, are all stored locally by inRoute, so they can be accessed while offline. During navigation, off-route recalculation isn't possible without a data connection. In this case, the navigator will speak once that internet/recalculation isn't available and continue to show your location and the previously calculated route on the map, until you either return to the route or a connection becomes available.

Maps

Your device automatically stores Apple's map data (which inRoute uses) in a temporary cache, depending in part on when it was last used and device free storage. In advance of a trip, you can influence the maps that are stored locally by panning the map through the route at the zoom level needed (e.g. tap "Go" and pan the route). Verifying a map area is cached can be done in Airplane mode. Apple's map data does not currently support saving a map area to ensure it will always be available when offline. If a cached map is not available during offline navigation, the map will show empty gridlines, although the blue route line will still show and turn instructions will continue.

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A: The map font size can be changed in the Settings app > Display and Brightness > Text Size, then drag the slider toward the right.

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A: Once you've started navigation with the "Go" button, you can skip the next location by tapping the "Skip" button that appears at the top-right of the map. See How can I use Siri with inRoute? below, to use Siri to skip waypoints.

If you're using an Agenda Nav app for navigation, you can return to inRoute's Turns icon where you'll find buttons for sending a location again, or skipping a location.

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A: When you tap the "Go" button at the bottom of the map to start navigation, and you're already along your route, a dialog will appear allowing you to "Resume to WayPt X", where X is a likely next waypoint number in the route (there may be multiple waypoint options if more than one is nearby).

If needed, you can also skip route locations with the "Skip" button at the top-right of the map (e.g. you resume a route but decide you need to advance to the next waypoint).

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A: Once you've started navigation with the "Go" button, you can adjust the volume by tapping the "Speech" icon that appears at the top-left of the map. A mute/unmute option is available under the More icon, or you can tap and hold on the "Speech" icon.

The system volume can be adjusted with the device's volume buttons: first tap the turn instruction at the top of the screen to repeat the last instruction, then use the volume buttons to increase/decrease volume while the instruction is still playing (this ensures the volume adjustment applies to inRoute and not the ringer, alerts or a different audio port).

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A: You can use Siri to start/end routes, skip waypoints, load saved routes and pins, repeat turn instructions or announce your ETA. You can configure the command to use with Siri using the Shortcuts app, or by tapping the More button, then "Siri Shortcuts". Once enabled, the default commands are as follows:

• Start Current Route: "Hey Siri, Start route"
• Skip a Waypoint: "Hey Siri, Skip waypoint"
• End Current Route: "Hey Siri, End route"
• Repeat Instruction: "Hey Siri, Repeat instruction"
• What's My ETA: "Hey Siri, What's My ETA?"
• Load saved pin/route: "Hey Siri, Restore Favorite"

The ability to use "Hey Siri" depends on your device's settings (Settings app > Siri and Search). Instead of activating Siri with "Hey Siri", you can also hold the side button (or home button) to activate Siri.

When using the "Go" button to resume navigation along a route, inRoute offers a dialog to choose which waypoint you want to resume towards. However, using Siri to start a route will automatically choose what it believes is the next waypoint in your route, so that no interaction with the screen is required. Should it choose a different waypoint than you prefer, you can use Siri to skip to the correct waypoint.

When using Siri to load from your Favorites, any routes or pins that you have saved can be loaded (e.g. those saved with the map's More button > Save).

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A: Agenda Nav allows iOS apps that don't natively support routes with up to 25 locations or more, to navigate through the routes you create without having to return to inRoute to send each location. With Agenda Nav (map's Share icon > External Navigation), the first leg of your route will be sent for navigation, then at each stop in your route inRoute will show a notification that when tapped will load the next stop in your route, without needing to return to inRoute. To access the Notifications, swipe down from the top of the screen. Finally, you can also return to inRoute where you'll find buttons for sending a location again, or skipping a location (the Turns icon).

Apps available for use with Agenda Nav include Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze).

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A: There are a few differences relevant to Agenda Nav between these apps, designated as pros (+) and cons (-) below.

Apple Maps:

• (+) Nav apps can have small differences in what each considers the route between locations, particularly if you have any special route options set in a navigation app. Since inRoute uses Apple's routing data, the specific route(s) chosen by Apple Maps should most closely match the route(s) shown within inRoute.
• (-) Tapping a notification to start navigating the next leg of a route requires tapping Start to begin navigating the leg. This provides an opportunity to look at an overview of the route and potentially use an alternate route, but Waze is faster to start navigating the next leg, by immediately starting navigation when the notification is tapped and discarding any previous leg's navigation.
• (-) If you tap a notification to start navigating the next leg of a route while Apple Maps considers the previous leg still in navigation (e.g. you're at a destination but it's 100 feet from where Maps believes it's located so it's still technically navigating), you must first tap the End Navigation button before tapping the Start button to navigate the next leg. Waze is faster to start navigating the next leg, by immediately starting navigation when the notification is tapped and discarding any previous leg's navigation.

Google Maps:

• (-) Tapping a notification to start navigating the next leg of a route requires tapping Start to begin navigating the leg. This provides an opportunity to look at an overview of the route and potentially use an alternate route, but Waze is faster to start navigating the next leg, by immediately starting navigation when the notification is tapped and discarding any previous leg's navigation.
• (-) If you tap a notification to start navigating the next leg of a route while Google Maps considers the previous leg still in navigation (e.g. you're at a destination but it's 100 feet from where Maps believes it's located so it's still technically navigating), you must first tap the End Navigation button before tapping the Start button to navigate the next leg. Other Agenda Nav compatible apps either immediately start navigating when the notification is tapped (discarding any previous leg's navigation), or require one tap on a Start button to begin navigation.

Waze:

• (+) Navigation begins immediately after tapping the iOS notification. A route overview is shown that can be dismissed with the Go button, but it will automatically dismiss on its own.

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A: For Agenda Nav options, when transferring a route from inRoute to a target navigation app, inRoute will alert you if the first leg contains an alternate route (e.g. avoiding tolls) so that in the target navigation app you can similarly specify the alternate route, if available. Similarly, the iOS notification that is posted at each location in your route may refer to an alternate route, if within inRoute the next leg of the route is an alternate.

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