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minus-squareZen_Shinobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·2 months agoCoMaps is a nice offline alternitive. Not perfect,but it respects privacy
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoto be clear this isn’t a privacy issue. they are allowing companies to pay to be featured more prominently in the app.
minus-squareZen_Shinobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSure, but one can argue that data is being exchanged for ads. Regardless, CoMaps is still a solid offline app that is being worked on. I wish we had a better version of Google or Apple maps without the bloat
minus-squareHyonoKo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoMight give it a spin, currently using Organic Maps.
minus-squareVoytrekk@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoIt was forked off if Organic Maps because if a difference of philosophy. Organic Maps wanted to add more proprietary components to their app.
CoMaps is a nice offline alternitive. Not perfect,but it respects privacy
to be clear this isn’t a privacy issue. they are allowing companies to pay to be featured more prominently in the app.
Sure, but one can argue that data is being exchanged for ads.
Regardless, CoMaps is still a solid offline app that is being worked on. I wish we had a better version of Google or Apple maps without the bloat
Might give it a spin, currently using Organic Maps.
It was forked off if Organic Maps because if a difference of philosophy. Organic Maps wanted to add more proprietary components to their app.