Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨zak@social.goodanser.com⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

Magic Earth is an alternative to Waze and Google Maps with crowdsourced traffic and road hazard information

As part of a #BigTechDiet, I've been hoping to find an alternative to #Waze and #Google Maps - a navigation app with crowdsourced traffic and road hazard information. Today, I learned about Magic Earth.

It's proprietary, but not from FAANG or a company subject to the government of China, Russia, or Five Eyes countries. It collects minimal user data and has a good privacy policy. There are versions for both Android and iOS, and the Android version works without Google services.

https://www.magicearth.com/

#navigation #maps #Android #IOS #AndroidApp #IOSApp @technology

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gelberhut@lemdro.id ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I tried it for one 15 min drive, and for me it did not work well. I mean if you strickly do not want to use gmaos, Waze, or Here, magic earth could be an option. But if you are quality first - magic map is unlikely a good choice.

But, everything depends on personal needs, of course.

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vittoria666@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’m from the US and I looked on the iOS App Store. It says that it is not available in my region.

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- zak@social.goodanser.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  @vittoria666 That's surprising since it does report [feature availability](https://www.magicearth.com/feature-availablity/) in the USA and Canada. It doesn't seem to have a regional restriction on Google Play so maybe there's a delay on Apple's side.
  I hope American iOS users won't have to wait until the EU forces Apple to allow sideloading.
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TheProtector0034@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I would say just buy TomTom Go, only 20 euros a year and no Google BS.

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nodsocket@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Just use OSMAnd for navigation. It’s open source and has tons of features.

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- zak@social.goodanser.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  @nodsocket I've used it. Organic Maps as well.They're great apps and I really appreciate their ability to work entirely offline.
  They don't have real-time traffic information, road hazards, and speed traps. It's nice having an option that does without being from FAANG.
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Zerfallen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Gonna give it a shot, but I’m sure i already tried some time ago. So desperate to get away from Google Maps.

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TimD553@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Not available in Canada

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