• @[email protected]
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    06 months ago

    Thankfully other very good map apps exist, so people can jump to a new map app if google gets fucky with the core functionality of it

    • Synapse
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      06 months ago

      Any recommendations? So far, Google maps has remain my go-to despite my efforts to de-google myself.

      • @[email protected]
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        06 months ago

        OpenStreetMap, and the various clients for it. I personally am a big fan of Organic Maps, fast, responsive and clean. If you happen to be on iOS, I hear Apple Maps is also not as bad as Google, though also not open source.

        • jherazob
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          06 months ago

          For my use case of mixed public transportation i don’t think there’s anything OSM-based that comes even close to GMaps yet (i’d LOVE to be proven wrong here, i’m in the western EU area so lemme know if there’s something i can try)

        • Kernal64
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          06 months ago

          Is there an OSM client that has lice traffic info or incorporates live public transport schedules? This has been the only thing keeping me from switching.

          • @[email protected]
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            05 months ago

            AFAIK OpenStreetMap itself doesn’t have live traffic info, and I do not know of any client that has it, sorry :(

        • @[email protected]
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          06 months ago

          Waze covering up important areas of the map (such as junctions I was supposed to get off at) with adverts for local businesses was what made me rapidly give up on it.

          Google going full on with the enshitification here

        • Kernal64
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          06 months ago

          I’m not sure if you’re joking, but Waze has been owned by Google for over a decade. It’s not a real alternative at this point.