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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.
I installed it from fdroid, is there a difference between play store and fdroid version?
I think there is no android auto due no play services
Hmm.
Never really looked into it before.
Now I downloaded it.
Google's strategy seems to have backfired, in my case.
Hopium question: Can Google be sued for this as anti-competitive behavior and fined for "lost revenue"?
In theory yes. In practice or will require enormous resources to build a case against the army of layers that Google and the other giants can afford. I believe only the government now is big enough to do it, with the antitrust law.
Which I'm pretty sure they're already gunning for Google, so this might be more evidence for their case.
There goes another useful tool that has been made inaccessible for most of the common users.
wtf, I just downloaded it 3 days ago
So, what about OSMand. Or Magic Earth. Or any other map app?
They're not "good enough" - they dont provide the same comfy UI/UX that google maps and organic maps does. And organic maps is offline, so literally no data harvesting.
It's Google.
I'm certain that "Common violations" = "competes with our own products".
Does Google do that? Apple absolutely does it, but has Google ever done that?
Probably the map has 18+ places and no decent way to stop children from seeing them?
I don't know if Google has some API to indicate when the app runs from a child/family link managed account?
If so, then I suppose the Organic Maps dev could block some building categories from showing up (ex: Bars, Stripclub)?
That would mean EVERY map app would be in violation since those places exist and are indexed by all of them. Including Google Maps.
"I love looking at the 3D building of this place. I am about to ejaculate in my pants"
Some buildings may be too sexy!