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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've used OrganicMaps in the past, but for searching POIs and ahead route planning its just unusable.

Meanwhile i've found GraphHopper, an open source search, route and (experimental) navigation app from Germany. Great thing: its blazing fast! Check it out on F-Droid.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

For the lazy: GraphHopper Maps (Online route planner and experimental GPS navigation) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.graphhopper.maps/

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I tried this for my hiking trip and it is really good for that. But when i tried to use it as a navigation tool with my motorcycle it lagged pretty much all the time and couldn't keep up with my position and speed. I tried to change permissions for the app, but so far nothing worked.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

That's a shame. I just want to say that this issue is definitely not universal as I use it for navigation while driving and it works very well for me, and I've heard the same from others too. I'm not sure why it isn't working as well for you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i hope the author makes it available on whatever store harmony os has

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

is it true that harmonyOS's upcoming release won't be compatible with android apps?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

God I hope not. OpenHarmony is a neat project.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

It's... okay?

In fact no, it's by-far the best Google Maps alternative I've used so far, this clears OsmAnd+ easily. However, it still has quite a way to go. I can see why it's awesome for hiking, but this has some interesting side effects.

For example, I noticed right away that it cannot search for specific places in non-downloaded maps. This might seem like a "duh", but the maps around here seem extremely fine-grained, so I need to first search for the town, then download the map, then search for the street and address, then I can navigate. Oh no wait I cannot, I need to also download maps for all places in-between.

This makes complete sense for hiking, where I'm confined to a - comparatively - small area and want to pre-download this, at all times, always. And also don't really "search" for a specific address to route to beforehand, rather for a general area and then just get the map.

And of course, the quality of navigation is... adventurous. But I expected that, that's just something GMaps has a huge starting advantage at, and this clears what OsmAnd+ does and honestly feels better than Apple Maps, too. Though that's maybe not high praise, as in this area of the world Apple Maps is like getting lost only you use a smartphoen to do it.
Still, it's the second best I've seen. And for an open source app, that's an insane feat.

Hugely impressed, TY OP. Never heard of this before.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its there any "android auto" alternative? so i can use it in my car's screen without google

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The app mentioned on the post, Organic Maps, has Android Auto. OsmAnd is another app that I know has it as well.

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