I use OSM and Organic Maps, but I have difficulty searching by address or business. I end up using my computer, finding the location, matching it to the map in the app, and favoriting it. Am I doing this the dumb way? Is there an alternative FOSS navigation app which has this functionality?
First there is a fork of Organic Maps, which is called CoMaps. If I understood it correctly, the development on Organic Maps nearly halted for some reason regarding the company that owns it. CoMaps now wants to pick it up again.
Also for navigation I use Magic Earth. It uses OSM data but is not FOSS itself, which is unfortunate. But it offers traffic data which is crucial for good arrival time estimation or avoiding traffic jams.
Same two here. CoMaps for general use, Magic Earth for navigation. Hopefully a true FOSS alternative comes along at some point.
Yeah I’d recommend Magic Earth as well, I use it practically every day. I tried many other apps and it’s annoying that this one isn’t FOSS but I needed something that actually works
doesn’t seem to work with Android Auto, which is the primary way I use it.
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Magic Earth generally works with Android Auto. I have already tried it. If so, then you have incorrectly configured or installed Android Auto or ME
I realized this after posting my comment. it’s not listed in the app description so I assumed incorrectly. been using it for a couple of weeks now and it’s good!! the only gripe I have with it is that there’s no way to turn off spoken directions. a lot of time I use gps just to estimate my arrival time and don’t actually need it to guide me to the destination.