Feature request "find nearest fuel station"

#1 · 06.06.2022, 08:30

Hi Guido,

As ever thanks for the great app, one feature I would like to suggest (ideally for the "4 square" menu) is an option to navigate to either the closest fuel station, or the closest in the general direction of the programmed route.

I know I can do this if I pull over & edit a programmed route, but it would be great to be able to do it in a couple of button presses, rather than needing to run the search function & add a waypoint or stop, before resuming (this kind of search usually results in removing a glove etc).

Thanks Again, Keith

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#2 · 06.06.2022, 14:31

Hi Keith,

Good suggestion. I have added this to the list.

Best,

Guido

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#3 · 06.06.2022, 18:12

it would be awesome to add/implement this as eg a voice command/shortcut

on tours in unknown terrain/land that would be really awesome.

ok you can also stop and/or search with touch gloves, but that would be a great simplification

maybe it would be something for the future to use the app contactless by voice command.

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#4 · 21.09.2022, 06:23

on my wishlist also.

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#5 · 28.11.2022, 08:36

You could do something similar with Shortcuts already.

Just create a Shortcut called "Find Petrol Station":

This allows you to summon Siri and tell him/her to "Find Petrol Station". It will then ask which one and after selecting one, will open Apple Maps Directions to there. Scenic will continue to run in the background.

You can even add it to the navigation menu in Scenic:

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#6 · 28.11.2022, 09:30

Here's an updated version of the Shortcut using an Universal Link to start routing to the selected petrol station in Scenic:

(To get "Latitude" and "Longitude", insert the "Chosen Item" variable, then change the type from "Place" to "Location" and select the specific detail you want to use.)

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#7 · 28.11.2022, 10:25

This is awesome! Thanks for this!

Only thing left for me to improve this, is to build something like this directly in Scenic 🙂

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#8 · 29.11.2022, 15:25

Quote from mbirth on 28.11.2022, 09:30

Here's an updated version of the Shortcut using an Universal Link to start routing to the selected petrol station in Scenic:

(To get "Latitude" and "Longitude", insert the "Chosen Item" variable, then change the type from "Place" to "Location" and select the specific detail you want to use.)

Fantastic. Thanks do much for sharing. I created the shortcut on my Mac. Ran it and understandably complained that I needed iOS device. Then I went to my iPhone and ran it and saw a different result--see image captures below in sequence. Appears that when URL is intercepted by Chrome app and Scenic does not open as I assumed it would. Maybe I misunderstood the behavior of the action??

#9 · 29.11.2022, 15:32

It probably only works correctly if you use Safari as your default browser.

#10 · 29.11.2022, 16:26

Quote from mbirth on 29.11.2022, 15:32

It probably only works correctly if you use Safari as your default browser.

I changed my default browser to Safari and it worked. One more question. Does this work for you in you've already started (are in a middle of) a route? Not for me--only works if I am not in a route already, which is still great. Just wondering.... THANKS man!

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#11 · 29.11.2022, 16:36

Quote from iSilentP on 29.11.2022, 16:26

Does this work for you in you've already started (are in a middle of) a route? Not for me--only works if I am not in a route already, which is still great. Just wondering....

Yeah, it's the same for me. That's something @guidomm will have to figure out. Maybe he can add a Shortcut action "Add as next waypoint to current route" or something like that.

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#12 · 29.11.2022, 16:38

Quote from mbirth on 29.11.2022, 16:36

Quote from iSilentP on 29.11.2022, 16:26

Does this work for you in you've already started (are in a middle of) a route? Not for me--only works if I am not in a route already, which is still great. Just wondering....

Yeah, it's the same for me. That's something @guidomm will have to figure out. Maybe he can add a Shortcut action "Add as next waypoint to current route" or something like that.

Great. Thanks again so much for your share and replies. This is definitely a "keeper" for me. Ride safe!

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#13 · 04.09.2024, 07:51

Thanks a lot mbirth ! This is great and works perfectly even in French 😉

thank you from Belgium 🇧🇪

traduction du raccourci de mbirth ci-dessous pour les francophones :

#14 · 05.09.2024, 02:15

Hola, este es mi primer post en el foro. He empezado hace menos de un mes con Scenic y no puedo estar más contento. EXCELENTE APP. Estoy preparando una ruta de 12 días para mediados de septiembre, y esta opción de ver gasolineras cercanas mediante atajos me parece fabulosa, pero..... No soy capaz de crear el atajo. ¿Alguien me puede explicar paso a paso cómo hacerlo? He conseguido abrir el listado de gasolineras cercanas pero cuando selecciono una, solo me abre la app de scenic, sin ninguna indicación. Creo que mi problema está en las variables.... No consigo averiguarlo.

Gracias

******* ENGLISH *******

Hello, this is my first post on the forum. I've started less than a month ago with Scenic and I can't be happier. EXCELLENT APP. I am preparing a 12 days route for the middle of September, and this option to see nearby gas station by using shortcuts seems to me fabulous, but ..... I am not able to create the shortcut. Can someone explain step by step how to do it? I have managed to open the list of nearby gas stations but when I select one, it only opens the scenic app, without any indication. I think my problem is in the variables.... I can't figure it out.

Thanks

#15 · 09.09.2024, 07:46

Hola omas, no sé de qué marca es tu teléfono, pero si es un iPhone puedes crear accesos directos para todo tipo de tareas.
En este caso, cuando creas un acceso directo para encontrar una gasolinera, el teléfono hace la búsqueda a través de la aplicación «Mapas» del iPhone. Así que ya no es Scénic el que hace el trabajo.
Lo he probado este fin de semana y funciona.

#16 · 09.09.2024, 08:15

A big update is coming October 1st where it will be a lot easier to find gas stations along the route while navigating. Siri integration will come later, though, so at first it will be with touch only.

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#17 · 11.09.2024, 13:15

On my wish list too