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> I am using Lineage without Gapps, and every app on my phone came from F-Droid. Did you transition or quit cold turkey? I switched to Lineage OS with micog. A

> I am using Lineage without Gapps, and every app on my phone came from F-Droid. Did you transition or quit cold turkey? I switched to Lineage OS with micog. Actually, now that I look through what I installed via Aurora, I'm surprised how few apps there are. 3 required for work. I guess I could reduce that to one with some effort. A few financial / shopping apps that are nice to have vs using their website. Google maps (not sure the replacement to that is).

RussianCow 5y ago
> Google maps (not sure the replacement to that is). Try HERE WeGo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.maps&hl=en&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.m... It’s not quite as polished as Google Maps, but I use it as my primary maps app and have mostly not been disappointed.
chasil 5y ago
I used the MicroG respin of Lineage for perhaps a year, then on my next hardware upgrade I switched to naked Lineage. I keep an iPhone 7 for corporate apps, but I'm on a Pixel 3a XL that hasn't talked to Google since I bought it.
hkt 5y ago
RE Google maps, /e/OS ships with this: https://www.magicearth.com/ https://www.magicearth.com/ I've found it to be more than good enough. There's also various OSM based apps: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_applications https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_ap...
m4lvin 5y ago
> Google maps (not sure the replacement to that is). OsmAnd~ is great :-) https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus
- Forbo 5y ago
  OsmAnd has been real hit or miss for me. It definitely has a lot more friction than Google Maps, and sometimes I'm not able to find a destination even with the full address. I want to use it, and I want to support the ecosystem, but damn if it doesn't make it difficult.
  - troyvit 5y ago
    I agree. I'm trying to switch to OsmAnd from Here and even that is tough when it comes to finding an address on the map. You can find place names if they have been added to OpenStreetMap, which is mostly in big cities but that doesn't cover everything. I uses a separate app called GPS Coordinates. I give it an address and it gives me lat/long which I paste into OSM. I'm sure there's gotta be a better way.
    - Forbo 5y ago
      Thanks for the coordinates tip, I'll likely end up using that as a stopgap.

RussianCow 5y ago

> Google maps (not sure the replacement to that is). Try HERE WeGo: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.maps&hl=en&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.m... It’s not quite as polished as Google Maps, but I use it as my primary maps app and have mostly not been disappointed.

chasil 5y ago

I used the MicroG respin of Lineage for perhaps a year, then on my next hardware upgrade I switched to naked Lineage. I keep an iPhone 7 for corporate apps, but I'm on a Pixel 3a XL that hasn't talked to Google since I bought it.

hkt 5y ago

RE Google maps, /e/OS ships with this: https://www.magicearth.com/ https://www.magicearth.com/ I've found it to be more than good enough. There's also various OSM based apps: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_applications https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Android_ap...

m4lvin 5y ago

> Google maps (not sure the replacement to that is). OsmAnd~ is great :-) https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus

Forbo 5y ago
OsmAnd has been real hit or miss for me. It definitely has a lot more friction than Google Maps, and sometimes I'm not able to find a destination even with the full address. I want to use it, and I want to support the ecosystem, but damn if it doesn't make it difficult.
- troyvit 5y ago
  I agree. I'm trying to switch to OsmAnd from Here and even that is tough when it comes to finding an address on the map. You can find place names if they have been added to OpenStreetMap, which is mostly in big cities but that doesn't cover everything. I uses a separate app called GPS Coordinates. I give it an address and it gives me lat/long which I paste into OSM. I'm sure there's gotta be a better way.
  - Forbo 5y ago
    Thanks for the coordinates tip, I'll likely end up using that as a stopgap.