Bernd Rose <
b.rose...@arcor.de> wrote:
> AFAICT, the current state of development is, to display only very short
> information (like exit numbers) but no longer one.
Thank you for confirming that my observation is what you had expected,
which is if the next turn "name" is very short (for example, an exit
number), then it definitely shows up but almost all the time the next turn
is a street name, which doesn't show up even when the option for "street
names" is turned on.
It's very useful to get that spoken information repeated, where, by way of
comparison, Google has the "OK Google what is my next turn" verbal option.
> But maybe I'm wrong and there /is/ a setting to show street names.
I can't find it if it exists.
My version is OSMAnd+ 4.1.11.
> It would at least be a very important feature for the hearing-impaired...
Everyone is "hearing impaired" to asynchronous events while driving.
More specifically, everyone in an automobile is "hearing impaired" so to
speak given conversations are happening, there are distractions galore, the
air conditioning fans are running, sometimes you're on the phone, sometimes
you have the radio on, often you just forget what the next turn was since
it's spoken at a time you're not necessarily prepared for it.
This fact that everyone who drives is "hearing impaired" is especially
acute because the spoken turn directions with the street name almost always
happens when you aren't expecting it (since you're "doing a lot of stuff"
while you're driving).
It's unrealistic to expect the driver to be listening only to what the
phone navigation is speaking at all times while driving. It's like someone
mentioning something to you while you are doing something else.
That's why a "repeat" option is super critical for any navigation app.