Apple Maps is a good alternative if you have an iPhone. Apple may not be a whole lot better, but at least they aren’t an advertising company.
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GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months agoThere’s a balance between principles and practicality and for a lot of people it just hasn’t tipped yet. I’m kind of in that boat myself.
On principle, I’d like to eliminate Google from my life entirely.
In practice, there is no good alternative to Google Maps. I’ve tried a bunch of OSM-based apps and they’re just not there yet. So I use Google Maps. Not happy about it, but I still use it.
hperrin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
How sad it is when “at least they aren’t an advertising company” is one of the better alternatives!
sadreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
Yep. And YouTube on teevee, just got to pay for it. I can't suffer these ads.
No real replacement as of now for either.
Imagine paying and they are still mining you.
Wtf sort of dystopian bullshit time line is this.
Stop using them for everything else.
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Ironically I found the best way to watch YouTube on the TV was to pay Google for a “Chromecast with Android TV” (or whatever it’s called) and install SmartTube on it. I could have spent a while tinkering around with my Raspberry Pi to create some custom solution and given Google no money, but this cost less than 2 months of YouTube premium and now I’ve got a device I can do whatever with.
sadreality@kbin.social 6 months ago
Didn't realize that was possible now you ate running on google controlled device...
I cant swallow that.
Hate paying them too tho
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
I’m paying for the convenience of a tv-optimised android device. It’s relatively versatile in that you can install most android apps, but much more robust than trying to build something myself. And all I use it for is watching video so there’s not really much it can data-mine compared to something serious like my phone.
TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 6 months ago
I just switched to Petal Maps, though it doesn’t warn me if a place is closing soon.
Nusm@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’d like to give Petal Maps a serious try, but for some reason it doesn’t work with CarPlay. So it’s a no-go for me.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 6 months ago
I use osmand in conjunction with gps-coordinates.net so I can get the GPS coordinates of addresses to put into osmand since it has a serious lack of addresses
h3ndrik@feddit.de 6 months ago
Open street map data is created by volunteers. Where I live, you can practically put in any adress and OsmAnd will know the small shed behind that house, too.
shortwavesurfer@monero.town 6 months ago
I highly suspect it’s a lack of contributors since I live in a small city in the United States (~50k population).
h3ndrik@feddit.de 6 months ago
Ah, okay. Different continent, ~500k people here. I’ve programmed in a few house numbers like 10years ago. But generally speaking, OSM knows most hiking routes and illegal mountainbike trails in the woods. And it rarely does silly mistakes while routing me in the car. Something it used to do regularly when I started using it. Guess the experience heavily depends on where you live, then.