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From: Andrew <andrew@spam.net>
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Subject: Re: Magic Earth app
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:30:02 -0000 (UTC)
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Andy Burns wrote on Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:54:33 +0100 :

>> I wanted to put a certain route on my phone because I only cared about 
>> the twists and turns at the far end.� I was absolutely unable to change 
>> the route from what IT wanted.� I finally just wrote the turns on a 
>> piece of paper.� Old school, right?� How can it NOT allow you to choose 
>> your own route?
>> 
>> Supposedly you can do it with the web version, but it's like pushing string
> 
> If you use the web version, you can plot a course from start to 
> destination, then "drag" midpoint(s) to make it go whichever way you want.
> 
> There is then a button to "send to phone", unfortunately all that does 
> is send the start and destination to the phone, which then calculates 
> the route from scratch, ignoring your alterations in the web version ... 
> grrr!

1. I set my GPS location to the north end of the golden gate bridge
2. I turned off "Precise Location" to hinder Wi-Fi geolocation
3. It wouldn't route without "Precise Location" so I pinned the start point
4. When it routed, I tried to push and drag the route on the Google Map

You're right. TheRealBev was right. I was wrong. Mostly I was wrong anyway.
You can't move the dark blue route around on the Android Google Maps app.
But you can tap on the light blue alternative route - and that will switch.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/qv5RpC8n/map-change-route.jpg>

I also have a Google Maps shortcut to Ungoogled Chromium set to "Home",
which, if necessary, we might test to see if there's a way to change it
on the web Google Maps and then feed that to the Google Maps APK maybe?