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I'm using an app called Maps.Me, which seems to be OSM-based. It's kind of commercialized, which I don't like, but it's usable. I'd be interested in something

I'm using an app called Maps.Me, which seems to be OSM-based. It's kind of commercialized, which I don't like, but it's usable. I'd be interested in something more FOSSy, myself.

xorcist 6y ago
There used to be a free fork of Maps.me called simply Maps on F-Droid here: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.axet.maps https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.axet.maps Very nicely designed. It seems to be gone now however, maybe someone else knows why.
- contravariant 6y ago
  I was looking for a more lightweight FOSS map app (as opposed to OsmAnd+, which is excellent but not the most performant), as far as I can tell the Maps maintainer had a falling out with / didn't respond to the F-Droid maintainers. That said I had to piece this together from some commit messages by the F-droid maintainers so I'd prefer a better source myself.
- andrewshadura 6y ago
  There's a new one called OMaps, currently in an early stages of development. https://github.com/omapsapp https://github.com/omapsapp https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=gitter.im https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=...
spurgu 6y ago
Maps.me was on HN a couple of weeks back. MAPS.ME is gone. We must bring it back: https://telegra.ph/What-happened-to-the-old-MAPSME-12-20 https://telegra.ph/What-happened-to-the-old-MAPSME-12-20 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25515004 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25515004
- andrewshadura 6y ago
  The most active fork is probably OMaps. https://github.com/omapsapp https://github.com/omapsapp https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=gitter.im https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=...
  - mkl 6y ago
    Surprisingly, the original is still being updated too: https://github.com/mapsme/omim https://github.com/mapsme/omim Is OMaps available for phones yet? All I can see is source code.
pomian 6y ago
I've been using Maps, from fdroid, also. It is very good, quick, and you can choose tracking on and off, etc. It states under info, that it is based on maps.me, version that's working is 9.1.8-8.
chefandy 6y ago
I recently tried the newer iOS app and it requested my location in the background somewhere around once per minute when I wasn't using the app. Didn't do anything to investigate— I just deleted the app— but it was sketchy.

I'm using an app called Maps.Me, which seems to be OSM-based. It's kind of commercialized, which I don't like, but it's usable. I'd be interested in something more FOSSy, myself.

xorcist 6y ago

There used to be a free fork of Maps.me called simply Maps on F-Droid here: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.axet.maps https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.axet.maps Very nicely designed. It seems to be gone now however, maybe someone else knows why.

contravariant 6y ago
I was looking for a more lightweight FOSS map app (as opposed to OsmAnd+, which is excellent but not the most performant), as far as I can tell the Maps maintainer had a falling out with / didn't respond to the F-Droid maintainers. That said I had to piece this together from some commit messages by the F-droid maintainers so I'd prefer a better source myself.
andrewshadura 6y ago
There's a new one called OMaps, currently in an early stages of development. https://github.com/omapsapp https://github.com/omapsapp https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=gitter.im https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=...

spurgu 6y ago

Maps.me was on HN a couple of weeks back. MAPS.ME is gone. We must bring it back: https://telegra.ph/What-happened-to-the-old-MAPSME-12-20 https://telegra.ph/What-happened-to-the-old-MAPSME-12-20 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25515004 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25515004

andrewshadura 6y ago
The most active fork is probably OMaps. https://github.com/omapsapp https://github.com/omapsapp https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=gitter.im https://matrix.to/#/#omapsapp:matrix.org?via=matrix.org&via=...
- mkl 6y ago
  Surprisingly, the original is still being updated too: https://github.com/mapsme/omim https://github.com/mapsme/omim Is OMaps available for phones yet? All I can see is source code.

pomian 6y ago

I've been using Maps, from fdroid, also. It is very good, quick, and you can choose tracking on and off, etc. It states under info, that it is based on maps.me, version that's working is 9.1.8-8.

chefandy 6y ago

I recently tried the newer iOS app and it requested my location in the background somewhere around once per minute when I wasn't using the app. Didn't do anything to investigate— I just deleted the app— but it was sketchy.