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Apk Link: https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/OrganicMaps-24081605-GooglePlay.apk
Note: If you don't want to deal with stuff like this, I recommend you download and use it from F-Droid client or Accrescent AppStore.
Update: The app returned to the App Store.
Yet another reminder that Google is an unreliable company. Install Fdroid tonavoid Google's mistakes.
This app is great. If it offered some sort of traffic aware navigation routing I would use it as my daily driver. I live in the city and traffic conditions can make a huge difference. Unfortunately, I don't think it has this capability. Hopefully someday.
The problem with live traffic awareness is, that it needs a lot of data to be collected all the time, something only Google or Apple with their monopolistic and privacy invasive ppwer can do. How it works (simplified) is that Google can detect if a lot of phones are on the same street and therefore assumes traffic. This data is, however, proprietary to Google. A FOSS App has the following problems:
Solutions would be:
So sadly similar dunctionality will not come in the near future in any FOSS app.
I can install it at this moment, so I think it was already fixed
STOP THE WAR ON COMFY SOFTWARE!!!!!
If this story blows up, organic maps is going to get so many more downloads and hopefully contributions.
I have been eyeing this crowd sourced map thing for a week or two. When I read this headline today I learned there was a centralized app for it. I immediately downloaded it.
Long shot, but does anyone know of any mapping app where you can easily project a bearing/azimuth line, or a point a given bearing and distance from another point?
The only app I've found so far that can come close to what I need is Backcountry Navigator, which has a terrible UI. Everything else seems to be focused entirely on GPS navigation from where you are now to a known destination; I have yet to find one that allows even basic triangulation, to be able to identify the location of an observed object.
ATAK-Civ originally developed by the U.S. Military for tactical use on Android phones. It was open-sourced and released on the Play Store several years ago.
Wow.
That's... Awesome.
Edit: That has pretty much every major feature I've been looking for.
I don't think this was malicious, these app reviews are being done by an overworked and underpaid employee in some third world country. Mistakes are made all the time.
Capitalism breeds innovation
Use Obtainium, Add App, paste this URL... https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps
No Play store or Fdroid BS.
I like f droid and currently using droidify. On f-droid you have to enable "anti-features" and it's not a bad feature in my opinion. It discloses if it's using non free services.
Thanks, uninstalled from app store and did this instead.
When listing an app on the app store, there is a footgun to watch out for. One of the questions it asks is "Is this app made for children" or "is this app intended for children" or something like that. If you say "yes" to this then that triggers extra stringent evaluation criteria. Many people will accidentally choose yes for their app because it's a general purpose app which anyone can use (no porn, violence, etc) but that is a mistake. The intent of that question is to find apps that are ONLY for children to use and to evaluate them differently in order to keep children safe.
Yeah, I was looking into this recently, and even games like Roblox are labelled Teen (even though I think it's obvious they target younger children).
TIL, I never knew this existed. Currently downloading it. Any other suggestions for someone in iOS (openmaps related)?
Maybe it was a mix up? I just checked their website and clicked on the link they had for playstore and then downloaded it from there.
I just checked again and I can confirm the same.
I will edit the post to reflect this.
Thx for.the post. Just installed via fdroid. Awesome app.
Not showing up in my f-droid either
Same for me, I had to enable Other-antifeatures in F-droid settings.
Thanks, enabling anti-fearures worked.
Check again.
Thanks, I had to allow other anti features.
The amount of corporate control that has slowly and insidiously crept into our lives will never cease to amaze me.
Capitalism baby. Gotta cannibalize, monopolize, and enshittifize for maximum profits.
giggles in F-Droid
"Ooh rah"
Problem is the FDroid version doesn't work with Android Auto iirc
I keep forgetting to update OM. Thanks for the reminder lol
Google can suck a tailpipe. Fdroid ftw