I switched to Organic Maps on Android. I'm still figuring out how to make it convenient (some apps seem to prefer trying to open with Google Maps which is now disabled) but it works on Android Auto and gets me to destination just fine.
I also recommend downloading StreetComplete, which lets you contribute to the OpenStreetMaps database.
If you open the android settings for Organic Maps (where you adjust permissions), there should be one called "Open by Default" or something like that. Just add all the links that are presented there.
Here WeGo is a good alternative that can work fully offline too.
Organic map is crazy fast. I just wish it has trafic data but after a few weeks using it, that's not a big difference in the end.
Traffic isn't too bad where I'm at, but I find myself missing satelite images and streetview, both for exploring and locating garage entrances or anything else. Having said that, and thanks to my buddies here on Lemmy, I successfully eliminated over half of my proprietary phone apps and shoved all the remaining proprietary stuff in a single folder so I would only access it after trying the FOSS alternatives. Anything that has a web portal instead of an app is going next, and that includes Google Maps.
Organic maps is great, OSMand is great if more detail is needed.
Openstreetmaps is an awesome setup just saying ;)
It's cool but I need traffic routing :(
There's some routing in place! It's not perfect everywhere I'll admit, but it's an option. An option owned by the public, improving every day, and more detailed if you want to help 🤗
Just spent 20 minutes finding an updated motor carriers Atlas.
It is spiral bound and laminated pages.
Google maps is handy... But like with all online services . We are at the mercy of license agreement....
Time to start thinking about going back to analog sources of information.
Edit: https://a.co/d/dIsSgha - is the one in getting.
Yes it's an Amazon link... But buy used from an independent seller.
Unfortunately they also go out of date pretty quickly.
OSM is a great option, and you can host it yourself.
That was a fun educational watch seeing the thought process that goes into trying to figure how to interpret the data to make an extension.
For the fastest routing, try GraphHopper maps (F-droid), unbeatable in that region. For searching, gmaps is really difficult to beat. Organic maps is OK.
Who cares? How often does someone actually see the name of the Gulf when using maps?
Because if Google agrees to that kind of petty shit, you better know they're gonna give your data and position to the government without a blink. De-googling yourself is just common sense at this point.
And every other mapping source out there that currently still labels it Gulf of Mexico will eventually change it to Gulf of America because that's what it is recognized by the federal government. Name changes never prevent people from using the well-established name, a majority of users on X still refer to it as Twitter. It will always be Twitter.
Do you actually believe that Google has not been providing data to the government since the beginning?
And how does adding an extension to Google Chrome that visually changes one word on Google Maps suppose to help with that?
