Originally Posted by KevinB656

Originally Posted by KevinB656

Some of us are able to view Waze/Google Maps on the MMI screen while also viewing or using the Audi nav on the VC.
In my case, if I choose a destination in Audi nav, put the VC on the nav screen and then tell Waze or Google Maps to navigate to a destination the Audi nav will remain on the VC. I can't have both navigating at the same time, but I can view them both at the same time. For reasons we have not been able to pin down, not everyone is able to do this. I have a very early build. Perhaps the software has changed since.

Originally Posted by scoopman

Without going into why this works, you can have Waze navigate to a destination while viewing MMI maps on your VC. You can also have MMI maps also actively navigate too. You cannot have Google Maps do the same, however.

Here's what you do to get rid of the crazy compass:

-- Start navigation in Waze by entering in a destination. You'll see the compass take over VC maps tab when you do

-- Use voice reco to navigate to a destination by tapping the steering wheel voice button once and speaking (such as "navigate home" if you have home set).

-- The MMI center screen will also switch focus to MMI maps navigation.

-- You can then optionally press the steering wheel button and say "cancel navigation" and the TBT directions will cancel.

-- Hit "MENU" in MMI, twirl down to AA menu item, then SELECT -- you should see that Waze is still navigating to the route you selected in step 1. And the VC should still be showing MMI maps

Note that if you replace Waze as your navigation app with Google Maps and repeat the steps above, you will find that Google Maps stops navigating (but will still show you a map!) if you start MMI maps navigation.

Originally Posted by BFN949

Thanks for the explanation. I really hope this will work for me. We don't get life traffic info in South Africa on the Audi Nav. I was hoping to overcome this, but using Google Maps/Waze in conjunction with Audi Nav, because using the direction of the Audi Nav are displayed in the Head Up display, which makes it so much easier to follow. I was planning to ignore the route of the Audi Nav if Waze suggests a faster route, but when both Audi Nav and Waze have the same instructions, follow the directions in the Head Up display. But at least, being able to see the maps in the VC, will be a 100 times better than the stupid compass. Can't imagine why they did it like this.

EDIT: I tried your suggestion - no way I could fool the VC to display the maps while Android Auto navigation is active. This is a real bummer and frustrating. This does not make sense at all - why would one pay for both if only one can be used at any time. And why only disable it in the VC, but not on the MMI screen? Is that not the purpose of the VC - to make it easier to look at the maps while driving?

Originally Posted by BFN949

Seems I'm a bit late to the party as this has been discussed before. I suppose the coding/adaptions of vehicles responding differently have been compared to see if there is a difference?

Originally Posted by scoopman

Follow my exact steps with WAZE (not Google Maps) and this will work. It does not work with Google Maps, just Waze, as they have a bug in not acting on MMI telling it to stop navigating.

Originally Posted by BFN949

Thanks for the explanation. I really hope this will work for me. We don't get life traffic info in South Africa on the Audi Nav. I was hoping to overcome this, but using Google Maps/Waze in conjunction with Audi Nav, because using the direction of the Audi Nav are displayed in the Head Up display, which makes it so much easier to follow. I was planning to ignore the route of the Audi Nav if Waze suggests a faster route, but when both Audi Nav and Waze have the same instructions, follow the directions in the Head Up display. But at least, being able to see the maps in the VC, will be a 100 times better than the stupid compass. Can't imagine why they did it like this.

EDIT: I tried your suggestion - no way I could fool the VC to display the maps while Android Auto navigation is active. This is a real bummer and frustrating. This does not make sense at all - why would one pay for both if only one can be used at any time. And why only disable it in the VC, but not on the MMI screen? Is that not the purpose of the VC - to make it easier to look at the maps while driving?

Originally Posted by scoopman

So you are sure that you followed the exact steps I outlined with WAZE -- not Google Maps -- selected as your mapping app? These steps work just dandy on my S5 Sportback, and they rely upon quirks of Waze on the phone, and should have nothing to do with any variances in car implementation version.

Try again, but follow EXACTLY the steps I wrote, their order is important. You must start Waze nav first, then do MMI nav, then stop MMI nav, then you should have VC on maps, and center screen on Waze navigating.

Originally Posted by BFN949

Looks like you missed my last post? I got it working, thanks very much. I had not initially realised that it only works with Waze.