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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by zeroClassSOLDIER@feddit.org to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

Well, what maps do you recommend over Apple or Google?

I have just recently de-googled my phone with GrapheneOS.

I want something that is going to be real-time and respect privacy.

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[-] marcie@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I use comaps, I feel like OSM isnt as good at cars as google maps, but it beats google maps easily in bikes and pedestrian traffic, like one time i plotted out a route where i could sit on a bench (which are shown on map) every 5 minutes or so on comaps. on trains its kind of a wash in comparison to google maps. the biggest issue is when you want to do a spur of the moment thing like 'eat at a nondescript restaurant closest to me', openstreetmap data here isnt great and the built in search engine for a nondescript restaurant isnt great, you cant write 'closest vietnamese restaurant' into the searchbar.

also one time i fell off a cliff and had no signal while hiking and comaps got me reoriented and on the right path in a no cell service area. if i used google maps it wouldnt have had the hikers trail i found on comaps either.

this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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