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Google removed Organic Maps from the Play Store (fosstodon.org)

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[-] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 95 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Does Google not currently have an anti trust lawsuit going on? Fine addition of them abusing their quasi monopoly position. But maybe they want to use this as argument "look people could just get it from fdroid" or something like that. IANAL

BTW does removal mean phones with enabled google protect will ask users to uninstall the app? I have this "feature" disabled.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 14 points 2 months ago

play protect sucks, ye. I think I might just go for f-droid only for my next phone.

I'll lose tiktok, but whatever

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Fuck tiktok

[-] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

There's the Aurora Store on F-Droid that lets you install apps from Google's store without giving any data/account info to Google. Works pretty well!

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[-] Asudox@lemmy.world 83 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Solution: don't install it from the Google Play Store. F-Droid and Obtainium exist.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago

This is a workaround for tech savvy people, but pretty far from the point here. This move is bad for the community and bad for the app. Play Store brings orders of magnitude more exposure and users

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Android Auto won't work that way.

[-] rzlatic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

true. adding https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps to Obtainium installs latest version of 27th July without issues.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Go though F-droid if you can. It adds another layer of verification

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 70 points 2 months ago

On the bright side I had never heard of this app. So thanks I'm checking it out now

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

It's probably the best of the free and open source maps. I use it almost every day.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It is also apparently a threat to Google. If Google fears it then it must be solid. (Spoiler: it is as I use it)

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Basically Osmand mini. Simple and not much settings but good enough defaults.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 61 points 2 months ago

Damn, that means Google sees Organic maps as a threat. It is crazy how good it is.

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[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 59 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This means I want to install organic maps now.

Update: I like it, it got us home quicker than google yesterday. And the route was less boring

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 40 points 2 months ago

https://f-droid.org/packages/app.organicmaps/

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 18 points 2 months ago

Got it installed! Thank you!

[-] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 months ago

evil

[-] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's one of the reasons why we need to breaking up google. They use gapps and play store to control the android ecosystem.

[-] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 months ago

Well, at least now Google won't try to update the app I installed through F-Droid.

[-] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Organic Maps is also available via https://accrescent.app/ which is developed by a GrapheneOS community member and even hosted in the GrapheneOS App Store.

Accrescent is a private and secure Android app store built with modern features in mind. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps.

Accrescent comes from within the GrapheneOS community and we're collaborating together.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112821386750410102

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago

A grapheneos community member is just a random person

[-] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

A grapheneos community member is just a random person

A random person that is mentioned specifically by the official GrapheneOS account, not to mention that GrapheneOS has said Accrescent is their recommended app store above F-Droid. Maybe Accrescent dev is not a GrapheneOS core dev, but still a step up, with more credibility, than just "a random person."

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[-] sunbytes@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

I literally downloaded this two days ago. Wtf

[-] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 months ago

Get Organic Maps from F-Droid. Start taking power away from Google. It's in your own hands.

[-] Vincent@feddit.nl 12 points 2 months ago

Next up: StreetComplete.

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago

Fuck pokemon go all my homies play streetcomplete

[-] cadekat@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago

I recently started using it and screw you all for recommending it. My walks take like twice as long now.

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[-] nickb333@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

Likewise, new android user and it's far easier than OSM in my Vivaldi browser.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago

As much as I love fdroid and I love to be in a community where this recommendation is made repeatedly, the announcement suggests to download from https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/OrganicMaps-24081605-GooglePlay.apk while they appeal. From the way they wrote the announcement, I understand Android Auto won't work with the fdroid version.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 8 points 2 months ago

I'm angry that Google prevents sideloaded apps from running on Android Auto. I think this is against the recent EU laws about gatekeepers.

[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

It's back up now. It seems to have been a mistake to block it.

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

This is not the first time the play store removes an app for absolutely no reason and then refuses to explain why it did so, and it won't be the last. Usually they don't just reinstate the app for no reason.

I don't think it was a mistake, but even if it was, they do not have proper communications to resolve such mistakes.

[-] Slayerx@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Someone still uses Google software? Poor souls...

[-] nickb333@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

It's back! https://fosstodon.org/@organicmaps/112982935184446753

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[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Google's anticompetitive practices are at it again.

[-] LeLachs@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

So, if they make it 18+, they would be fine? (not that this is a solution)

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