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I have nothing against OpenStreetMao, and in fact I use it quite a bit, even contribute (using StreetComplete app).

But the reasons I use google maps and find it unreplaceable is trafic information, which is quite good and there is no real alternative.

That’s unfortunate.

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There is a client for android called magic earth There osm based and have a lot of features (some you really may not need). But they dont track or keep any kind of profile

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Poor startup google must not be making enough money selling our travel data that they need to put ads to keep the lights on

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Totally. I used to contribute to Google maps quite a bit and got higher up in the Local Guides levels, but now I find myself contributing a lot to OSM. I feel a lot better about contributing to an open platform vs letting a company close up my changes.

I just haven’t made the switch to use it as a mobile client yet

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Alright, so I’ve replaced Google with duckduckgo, Chrome with Firefox, Gmail with Protonmail…

What’s the replacement for Google maps?

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I use Organic Maps on Android (which uses OpenStreetMap data), but I haven’t found a good alternative that also tracks traffic.

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ya, the traffic info is what I mostly use it for…

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You could try ViaMichelin Not saying it doesn’t track you, but atleast it’s not Google

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Though I haven’t used it myself, I’ve seen OpenStreetMaps recommended several times on Lemmy.

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