Comment on Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry
ad_on_is@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m almost degoogled, in the sense that no penny goes to them.
- I use Fastmail for mail/calendars
- Revanced/Smarttube for YT (no ads, no money)
- Immich instead of Photos
The only thing I can’t really get rid of, is Google Maps.
warmaster@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Google Maps is impossible. They have more info on places and traffic based routing. There are no real alternatives.
livus@mander.xyz 2 months ago
I like Here We Go (used to be Ovi). Its realtime traffic is pretty good.
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ad_on_is@lemmy.world 2 months ago
yeah, I tried osmand, but the UI is just “meh”
Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 months ago
I like magic earth. It hasn’t all of the data, but you can help it by using street complete.
It hasn’t fully replaced Google maps, but for navigation to an address it works pretty well.
ClemaX@lemm.ee 2 months ago
You could try organic maps.
warmaster@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The UI is better than Osmand and it’s better than Google maps for trail running, but it doesn’t have traffic info, making it unusable for driving in populated areas.
ilmagico@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I love osmand for outdoor activities, recording hikes and bike rides, they actually have better info on trails than google maps (though there are specialized outdoor apps that are even better, usually paid). The UI has a lot of features and it’s not the easiest to navigate, but I love it exactly because it has all those features. Searching for places used to be a nightmare, but it got better. It even works with Android Auto (not sure abt Carplay for Apple folks).
So, what is it missing? Traffic info. And that’s why I still have Google maps.
0x0@programming.dev 2 months ago
waze is awesome for traffic info, although (it hink) it’s israeli-made and now owned by google.
ad_on_is@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The search is still bad, imho… If I search for a place, osmand doesn’t show the address in the list. So, I’d have to go through each of the items to find the one that I’m looking for.
0x2d@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
organic maps (foss) and magic earth (proprietary) are pretty good