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IMHO a big missing app in FOSS Android is a good offline maps & nav program. Nokia Maps are great, but closed. QT's Marble could fill in this gap, if ported.

• phillc73 12y ago
  I use OsmAnd all the time: http://fossdroid.com/a/osmand~.html http://fossdroid.com/a/osmand~.html https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.osmand.plus https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.osmand.plus https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OsmAnd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OsmAnd The interface took a little while to become used to, but in general I've found it to be an excellent GPS navigation tool. Maps are downloaded, so everything works offline. I've used it extensively around Europe and especially in Austria.
  • nextos 12y ago
    Thanks, it was a bit buggy last time I tried. Besides, is navigation working well when offline?
    • mpnordland 12y ago
      It works fine, way better than Gmaps does.
    • phillc73 12y ago
      Navigation works fine offline. To be honest, I don't think I've ever used it online. I drove from Graz to Vienna last week. I know the way generally, but didn't really know where to go in Vienna. OsmAnd navigated me to where I needed to be, no problem. Then back out of the city and on to Krems. That's about a 275km journey. I have had the app crash a few times, but that's only been when I'm out walking in the hills and using it as a walking GPS. Even though it's not open source I now use ViewRanger for this instead (apk available directly from their website, so you don't have to go via Google Play, although it is available there too). I've used OsmAnd very successfully on both a Geeksphone Revolution and a Motorola Moto G 2nd Gen.
  • darakian 12y ago
    What rom do you use as a base?
    • phillc73 12y ago
      CM11