cole@lemdro.id to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 months agoGoogle Maps redesigning directions search, drops fullscreen UIs, more9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps redesigning directions search, drops fullscreen UIs, more9to5google.comcole@lemdro.id to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
Google Maps is changing with pretty significant redesigns across key surfaces, including when searching for directions…
minus-squareKrafting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-25 months 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-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 months agoThe ui feels really unpolished though ): Edit: I’m still using it, just not thrilled about it
minus-squaredemonhockey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoHaven’t tried that, but Organic Maps is another OSM based app that has a pretty clean UI
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 months agoI was taking about organic maps Edit: I’m dumb, I was talking about magic earth
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoMagic earth is just as proprietary as Google Maps. If you can, use Organic Maps
minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoI believe Magic Earth has plenty of trackers?
minus-squareKrafting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agohttps://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.generalmagic.magicearth/latest/ it doesn’t seems like it
minus-squareiturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI always worry with these guys… What’s their business plan then? How are they making money? Why not open source?
minus-squareKrafting@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoYes, i’m wondering that too…
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…