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Dedicated phone for mapping? (lemdro.id)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Does anyone here have a phone/device just for mapping? A lot of the mapping I’m doing now is updating details of already mapped items.

I was thinking of getting a cheap secondhand android phone to use just for mapping. I’d also love to use StreetComplete again!

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have got a second one mainly for mapping, because i want to use a stylus during cold winter (with gloves) and hot summer with sweaty fingers. I hate touch inputs and with the stylus it works easier. This phone also has an SD card slot for all the different map apps, their map data and the OsmTracker photos.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I didn’t think about that but that would actually help a whole lot during winter

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What is the advantage of having a dedicated phone vs using your everyday phone?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The everyday phone doesn't run out of juice.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I rather recommend a powerbank then

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why don't you get a proper android phone?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You wrote that you want to get a cheap android. Why not getting a more expensive one and replace the iphone?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don’t have a need to replace the iPhone outright yet, I’ve only had it for just under a year.

If anything happened to a cheap phone while I’m out, I won’t be overly concerned

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

You can think about getting an 2nd hand Android Phone. If go for one which has broken sound/microfon/camera you may can get a pretty solid device for cheap money.

Recommondation for sure is Google Pixel Phone which have long term updates and you can play arround with alternative Android versions like GrapheneOS.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I do not, but I've seen people do this. Why can't you use Street complete?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There isn’t a version for iPhone unfortunately

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Also, there's work going on to get StreetComplete working on iOS: https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/issues/5421