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> My TomTom doesn't have any of these problems. Funnily enough, I used the TomTom app with offline maps on my Treo 650, and then it was released for the iPhone
by photojosh 9y ago
> My TomTom doesn't have any of these problems.
Funnily enough, I used the TomTom app with offline maps on my Treo 650, and then it was released for the iPhone a year or so after native apps became available and I got that too. I used it for quite a few years, but eventually Google Maps overtook it in quality and data got cheaper (and stuff like factoring traffic into travel times is a good feature), and I only then used it when there was no cell service at all, which is becoming rarer.
You inspired me to fire it up again just now. TomTom discontinued the original app last year and moved to a subscription service for the new one, and at least they've given everyone 3 years of updates (and it's usually $20/yr), so I'm pretty happy with that. And the old app still works at least until it breaks with iOS updates beyond 11.
Not bad for a $70 purchase, 8 years or so ago.
(I also use OSM maps for my time off-road.)
- pronoiac 9y agoI use maps.me for offline use. Is there an official OSM app?
- rmc 9y ago> Is there an official OSM app? No. OSM is kinda decentralised and the project prefers to not have "official" or "blessed" apps or services, and instead takes the approach of letting there be a constellation of services, companies and apps in the OSM ecosystem. So there is rarely one official way to do something, and instead allow the community (which often includes people who run various OSM things) to make things with OSM.
- photojosh 9y agoI haven't looked a huge amount because I don't use it for traditional turn-by-turn directions, but rather loading up a GPX track and following it manually. I use the Trails app on iOS most, but I have maps.me as well.