Finally uninstalled Google Maps. Installed Organic Maps, instead. (f-droid).
You just couldn’t resist sucking up to Trump, could you Google? Remember when your company motto was, “don’t be evil?” That was 20 years ago.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are rolling in their graves.
Time for a repeat comment: Organic Maps does everything Google Maps does (except traffic conditions), and is FOSS. Please encourage places to contribute business information to Open Street Maps.
Organic Maps does everything Google Maps does (except traffic conditions)
I really doubt that’s true, but I’ll give it a shot… it doesn’t seem like they position it as a good tool for driving directions, which is my main use case. Lack of traffic data is sort of a big part of that. How well they keep up to date based on things like road construction and changes is important, too.
I also recommend StreetComplete (fdroid), an app that lets you contribute to the OpenStreetMaps database. It shows you a local map and asks questions like, how wide is this road? What kind of road is it? Is there a pedestrian crossing here? What kind of parking is here? How do power lines attach to this pole? etc.
I’ve been trying to fill in the data around me. It’s not there yet. But I’m trying.
And I’m not in some backwater area. I’m just outside Chicago and when I go into the city I’m still filling things out.
No traffic data is a deal breaker for me.
Have you tried Magic Earth? It’s based on Open Street Maps but it has real time traffic data.
No, but I’ll take a look
Thanks
When are they changing Lake
MichiganIllinois?Just going to put this Apple
Maps screenshot right here:
Apple maps still remains shite tho
I can’t recommend Organic Maps enough
I’ll check it out
I’m going to politely disagree. I’ve not had a problem using it yet. For my needs, it’s pretty intuitive.
I guess for your needs then. It’s quite useless when you’re in a third world country trying to find the street you’re on. Whole districts have no ID on apple maps.
It’s not quite as information-full as Google Maps, which still seems to be the leader there unfortunately, but it is getting close. I also tend to get better walking directions from it. Google Maps has some weird ideas about avoiding footpaths that will get you somewhere faster, at least around here. I’m thinking maybe because it doesn’t count some places where cars can’t drive.
Just submitted some feedback.
Reported and left a one-star review for mislabeled locations.
We must share a brain, because I did the same earlier too.
Well, I called them “dipshit collaborators” but you know.
Submitted as well
Ok internet, lets sing a song called “non-google alternative map programs”, ill start.
OpenStreetMap!
(I dont know the rest of the words… Halp)
Well, I just opened Apple Maps and typed in “gulf of america” and got 0 results. I typed in “gulf of mexico” and got a big bold label across the correct location saying “Gulf of Mexico”.
Under Google Maps, for either of them, I get Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America).
Screenshot from Apple Maps just now:
That’s because they use open street map (and other providers).
May be time for Android users to switch to iPhone, then?
Or just use any other maps app. You can avoid Google entirely even on Android. Just takes bit of effort.
or just install a non invasive os that doesnt steal your data…
Sure I’ll go support this little caritative company by buying a new ethical phone instead of using e/os or whatever alternatives there is! 😁
Organic Maps!
Magic Earth!
Love them, they almost seem too good to be true
Here Wego (formerly Nokia maps)
Reciew bomb it to oblivion. Google sides with fascism. Next stop map out where minorities are (lgbtq, unregistered foreigners etc.)…
I tried to report it in google maps, but it says you can’t report on that area.
Probably just because there are no streets or landmarks there. I went through the “submit feedback” option, it took a screenshot of the Gulf, and let me submit with no issues
Alternative can be TomTom AmiGO (nice pun in this matter) for your navigation needs
Google is helping the rich try to take over the world?
Dam i always thought the richest company on the planet was looking out for the little guy!
Lmao but seriously nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives
Maybe interesting for people here: There is not 1 Google Maps.
There is a version per country.
Open it in Russia and you might see a larger Russia…
Open it in Ukraine and you might see the Ukraine, as if there was no war…
So, it does not even surprise me that they change the name of something, if they even change borders…
(Psst: It’s “Ukraine”, not “the Ukraine”. It was “the Ukraine” when it was a territory of the Russian Empire. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine)
I now see the following: „Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)“
I’m in Europe. Yes, there’s a version per country (or at least there are multiple versions), but this change is also made for places that will continue to call it Gulf of Mexico. Its annoying.
I’m in the US and I see this if I zoom out a bit.
Same in the UK.
Same, but still reviewed it 1 star. Shame my car can only use Google maps natively…
Funnily enough in Mexico it’s still called Gulf of Mexico, no brackets or anything. I’m wondering if that’s the only place where it didn’t change.
It’s important to remember that the only reason he can get away with everything is because lots of other powerful people are going along with it.
and by doing so, those ‘lots of other powerful people’ are getting less powerful by the hour. we may even be down to one or two scRotus rulings from those particular people not being needed anymore.
There’s a simple explanation for that: they’re more committed to fascism than to their own self-interests.
Rich and powerful doesn’t mean wise.
Everyone always thinks they’ll be on the life raft. That they’re on the “inside” group.
History, statistics and economics would show the vast majority will not be, but they are willing to give up everything everyone else has, as well as risk all they own, to guzzle down the hopium that they’ll hit the jackpot and be even filthier richer than they already are.
The inevitable shoe drop and leopard face-eating is inevitable, as is the fact another asshole will immediately start claiming if we just give him all the power and wealth that will be the fix.
Spineless collaborators. Fuck you, google.
Google has no credibility except that of complicity.
