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Re:My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my ... by _carbyau_ on Thursday August 06, 2026 @09:24PM (#49204827)
I vote for a "lock it in" feature for motorbike riding.

I set up the route, clip the phone onto the quadlock mount, ride down the street and it auto changes the route because of something motorbikes don't care about.

Or it rains and that counts as pressing buttons.

And now I am riding and with gloves on so I can't fix it.

Just "do what I told you" and don't mess with it.

Re:My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my ... by Lammy on Thursday August 06, 2026 @11:28PM (#49205606)
> And now I am riding and with gloves on so I can't fix it.

It doesn't fix the problem of bad software, but try adding something like https://glovetacts.com/ to your riding glove index fingers for this particular issue.

Re:My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my ... by mc3301 on Thursday August 06, 2026 @10:50PM (#49205402)
Yeah, I used to ride with a little speaker on one side of my helmet on the inside... nothing infuriated quite like a leisurely fun ride with the audio constantly telling me to make a u-turn or whatever because it found a route that was 57 minutes instead of 59.

I'd love a "I saw your suggestions, I selected one of them, don't give me any more suggestions" feature. This was on google maps.

As for detecting rain, that'd be a whole other algorithm.

Re:My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my ... by _carbyau_ on Friday August 07, 2026 @02:09AM (#49206475)
> As for detecting rain, that'd be a whole other algorithm.

I'd be happy with a "phone is locked, maps is on display still, register no screen input" so nothing changes until I unlock it.

Re:My phone detects going on a run as "someone snatching my ... by brenainn on Friday August 07, 2026 @12:44AM (#49205975)
I use osmand on my bike, it has a lock feature. And if you dig through the settings it probably has an option to prevent recalculation.