theDutchBrother@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoBest GPS navigation app that doesn't require Google Play Services in 2023?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareShowroom7561linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·7 months ago OsmAnd+ the best That’s what I use. Some may get too overwhelmed with the feature set it has, so Organic Maps would be a more basic nav app. But… OsmAnd+ is far more advanced than Google Maps, and can be customized every which way. Another bonus: You’ll never see ads masquerading as POIs on a map.😀
minus-squarehenchman2019@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoAny way to get live traffic? I’m not finding anything very useful online
minus-squareShowroom7561linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoFor live traffic, try Magic Earth. I haven’t used it in a while, but it’s another alternative to consider. :)
minus-squarehenchman2019@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoThanks. It’s been about a year since I’ve tried this one. Just grabbed it again. Trying to find alternatives for when I ‘de-google’ my life. Hopefully sooner than later
minus-squaremst@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months agoNot for Route calculation. But you can use the googlemaps interface as an overlay. https://hoerli.net/osmand-google-traffic-anzeigen/ It’s German, but the pictures should be enough.
minus-squarehenchman2019@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThanks. I’ll check that out
That’s what I use. Some may get too overwhelmed with the feature set it has, so Organic Maps would be a more basic nav app.
But… OsmAnd+ is far more advanced than Google Maps, and can be customized every which way.
Another bonus: You’ll never see ads masquerading as POIs on a map.😀
Any way to get live traffic? I’m not finding anything very useful online
For live traffic, try Magic Earth. I haven’t used it in a while, but it’s another alternative to consider. :)
Thanks. It’s been about a year since I’ve tried this one. Just grabbed it again. Trying to find alternatives for when I ‘de-google’ my life. Hopefully sooner than later
Not for Route calculation. But you can use the googlemaps interface as an overlay.
https://hoerli.net/osmand-google-traffic-anzeigen/ It’s German, but the pictures should be enough.
Thanks. I’ll check that out