@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoGoogle Maps redesigning directions search, drops fullscreen UIs, more9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps redesigning directions search, drops fullscreen UIs, more9to5google.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
Google Maps is changing with pretty significant redesigns across key surfaces, including when searching for directions…
minus-squareKraftinglinkEnglish15•edit-21 year agoYeah not that ground breaking. Also if you want good alternative I found MagicEarth, you should give it a try. It uses OpenStreetMap, no tracking or ads. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generalmagic.magicearth
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-21 year agoThe ui feels really unpolished though ): Edit: I’m still using it, just not thrilled about it
minus-square@demonhockeylinkEnglish7•1 year agoHaven’t tried that, but Organic Maps is another OSM based app that has a pretty clean UI
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 year agoI was taking about organic maps Edit: I’m dumb, I was talking about magic earth
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 year agoMagic earth is just as proprietary as Google Maps. If you can, use Organic Maps
minus-squareKraftinglinkEnglish4•1 year agohttps://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.generalmagic.magicearth/latest/ it doesn’t seems like it
minus-square@iturnedintoanewtlinkEnglish1•1 year agoI always worry with these guys… What’s their business plan then? How are they making money? Why not open source?
Yeah not that ground breaking. Also if you want good alternative I found MagicEarth, you should give it a try. It uses OpenStreetMap, no tracking or ads.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generalmagic.magicearth
The ui feels really unpolished though ):
Edit: I’m still using it, just not thrilled about it
Haven’t tried that, but Organic Maps is another OSM based app that has a pretty clean UI
I was taking about organic maps Edit: I’m dumb, I was talking about magic earth
Magic earth is just as proprietary as Google Maps. If you can, use Organic Maps
I believe Magic Earth has plenty of trackers?
https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.generalmagic.magicearth/latest/ it doesn’t seems like it
I always worry with these guys… What’s their business plan then? How are they making money? Why not open source?
Yes, i’m wondering that too…