google maps alt?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨milkytoast@kbin.social⁩ to ⁨privacyguides@lemmy.one⁩

https://kbin.social/m/privacyguides@lemmy.one/t/244205

there's osm, but that doesn't have the convenience of being able to just chuck in a place and have it tell me how to drive there, which I need if I'm at a red light and need to know how to get somewhere. ty :)

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CanOpener@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Apple Maps is the best replacement for Google Maps. None of the other options even come close, but it’s only for Apple devices. Organic Maps may work for you but it depends where you are and you won’t get traffic information and the routing is very basic.

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- sab@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Organic Maps is amazing! As it's OSM it is still missing some establishments that are listed in Google maps, but to compensate it has amazing hiking trails. :)
  
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Onii-Chan@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I have to be honest, as much as I've degoogled my life, Maps is the one app I've yet to find good competition for. Every single alternative I've used has fallen short in some way, especially in terms of business details and street view, which are critically important for my work.

Maps is just too good, and it is the only Google product I still use (albeit through GrapheneOS with heavily restricted permissions and a dummy account.)

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- milkytoast@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  yeah hard to beat how much data they have
  
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  - Ocelot@lemmies.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Its one of those services where I don’t mind it since they use all that data to improve and personalize the experience. Its able to tell me exactly at a glance how long to get someplace because it knows where I am and where I live. It knows to recommend certain types of places based on where I’ve been, and it has an ENORMOUS userbase with tons of reviews for even the tiniest places. It will automatically update operating hours for stores etc by ‘robo-calling’ them and asking an employee greatly reducing the number of calls they take… on and on and on. Is it “creepy”? yeah maybe but honestly who cares.
    
    I even have timeline turned on. It remembers exactly when I went someplace. Like I was at a car dealership 6 months ago and needed to find a receipt they sent me in my email that I couldnt find otherwise… Check timeline to see when I was there and reference emails from that day, there it is.
    
    Also I weirdly consider the need that I might need to use it as an alibi someday.
    
    I’m completely de-googled otherwise. The places I go just honestly aren’t and never will be that interesting.
    
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Lemongrab@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Magic earth is closed source but good privacy-wise. Come preinstalled as part of /e/os for android.

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merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
i don’t know how many tines i’ve read this same question on Lemmy in only a couple of weeks. privacy@lemmy should pin this thread to top

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- milkytoast@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  would be nice if privacyguides.org added gps/napping to their website
  
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tinwhiskers@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
OruxMaps (android) supports several navigation methods, kml overlays, offline maps, various online and custom maps, good tracking, routes, gps, etc, etc. Waaay better than Google maps - although it can also happily use Google maps.

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