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Huge? Not so much... OsmAnd uses vector maps, which are very small, compared to "offline" Google Maps tiles. A couple hundred megabytes for an entire country's
by tinix 8y ago
Huge? Not so much... OsmAnd uses vector maps, which are very small, compared to "offline" Google Maps tiles.
A couple hundred megabytes for an entire country's road system is not "huge".
- jpatokal 8y agoLike the mobile app itself, Google Maps offline maps are also vector based.
- tinix 8y agoThen how come an offline region of a national park in Google Maps is a larger download than the entire state in OsmAnd?
- ant6n 8y agoA couple hundred megabytes to show me a map of where I am right now is huge.
- tinix 8y agoYou can use "online" maps and it only downloads the visible region on your screen. It's not a few hundred megs "just to show you where you are" that is utter nonsense. How about you just actually use the app before you make baseless accusations.
- ant6n 8y agoWell I asked whether this is the app with only offline mode, which would imply large downloads. You said that offline mode is so small that it doesn't matter. I didn't make any 'baseless accusation', I am working off your reply, but still without any 'accusation' at all. How about actually reading people's messages before claiming they're making 'baseless accusations'.