Hell yeah, this is cool. Anyone have experience using O Maps or CoMaps for day-to-day navigation? I’ve never thought of going FOSS for this sort of thing, I would love to give Google one less piece of my data.
Organic Maps fork CoMaps launches on major app stores for iOS and Android
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to technology@beehaw.org
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theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
underscores@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t have traffic data, which is probably the biggest disadvantage. The maps are user contributed, so the quality varies widely. Depending on where you are, it’ll be ridiculously detailed with individual bushes in a park, or it’s incorrect or outdated and you can’t find your destination. I usually use this or OSMand, but I still keep google maps on another profile as a backup.
xylol@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
There’s magic earth that does traffic and similar to waze but since no one uses it around me its more great
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Very nice app. Going to give it a good spin.
who@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
jherazob@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
After installing it, a tiny but relevant point is to get a nicer icon that “app name in a square”, Organic Maps had a nice, RECOGNIZABLE icon, CoMaps will be glossed over when looking for it a bunch of times because of it’s super generic one. I imagine it’s coming since they’re just starting but hope that someone does have it in mind.
TheOakTree@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
I’m thinking a big C with an inscribed O, and maybe the O can have a map or globe inside of it.
Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
kenhypno@beehaw.org 2 weeks ago
Downloaded it,it’s exactly what I was looking 5👌
tate@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Did I miss something? How is Organic Maps possibly “prioritizing profit?”
tate@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Yep, sure enough I missed this:
news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/
I have no idea to what extent the allegations are justified, but if they are true, then yeah, a fork was necessary.
theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
thx for adding the context
schubidubiduba@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
The lack of any reasonable response to these allegations is the actual problem