Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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If I do plan a simple A->B route via Where To? and change afterwards the activity, the route will be re-calculcated to the new activity. when I do now add a via point to this route, it's being again re-calcalcuted, but now this the activity, which is set in the profile, not the choosen before. Can anyone reproduce?
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Re: Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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How are you determining which routing activity is being used after each route calculation?

Nowhere does the unit tell you what activity was used.
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Re: Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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GPSrChive wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 11:03 pm How are you determining which routing activity is being used after each route calculation?

Nowhere does the unit tell you what activity was used.
Initially, I have set 'Motorcycle' activity as default. I have enabled avoidance of highway in this activity. Switching to 'Car' activity, which has enabled highway. So I can see, if highway is being used or not, when oberving this behauvior.
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Re: Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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Thank you, that was the information we needed to duplicate.
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Garmin replied to me, that this is normal behauvior, as adding a via point causes to create a new route and this would always use profile default.
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Re: Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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We disagree, and feel adding via points should not affect or change the already user selected activity.
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GPSrChive wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:09 pm We disagree, and feel adding via points should not affect or change the already user selected activity.
I also agree. But I don't know, what to say to Garmin, since they stand on their point :-(
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Garmin again confirmed, that this is by design and won't be changed :-(
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Can you please forward that correspondence to us?
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Re: Adding via point causes active route to use wrong activity [Bug 121]

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GPSrChive wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:49 pm Can you please forward that correspondence to us?
Sure, but it's in german, if that's ok? To usual mail address?
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