I have been happily using OsmAnd while traveling outside my coverage area. Anybody have pros or cons of each of these? I just downloaded this one and didn't really like that it automatically began downloading 250 megabytes of my localish region. In some places that would eat up my entire data package. I would rather it asked.
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You can download maps for offline use just like in OsmAnd. I used OsmAnd before but the UI has become sooo sluggish I switched over to OM
Haven't heard of Organic Maps before but I just installed from the apple app store for solidarity 🫡
This is the way.
Mmhmm 😁
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actually normal business for Google Play and smaller apps
Thank you, Google. Now I'm using it and contributing to OpenStreetMap :D
Thanks again google. I had never heard of this app until you banned it. Now I'm running it on my phone. Top notch advertising for your competition.
Same, downloaded it and gee it's so much better
Well glad this article brought my attention to this app. Now I can download it and remove google maps from my devices
It is also a direct replacement for MAPS.ME.
MAPS.ME got progressively crappified, and Organic Maps is from the original creators of MAPS.ME
This is insane. What on earth could possibly constitute adult content on a navigation app? Are they going to start age-gating points of interest, like, if the destination address is a strip club in Virginia you have verify?
Edit: looks like it was added back. maybe just a mistake? https://fosstodon.org/@organicmaps/112982935184446753
Google is like China these days.