Re:F-Droid – alternative to Google Play store
by acidburnNSA on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @12:33AM
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In that category, I really have been impressed with osmand+, which uses open streetmap maps and allows you download entire state-wide regions in advance while still providing navigation and waypoint tracking. Very fun and useful for offline GPS needs.
Re:F-Droid – alternative to Google Play store
by IntrepidWorm on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:33PM
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I have used the waypoints feature on numerous occasions when trekking and have found it incredibly helpful for determining my location relative to various points of interest. It really is a fantastic app. The barometer has actually notified me of a rain storm about 30 minutes before some of the first drops fell- i was prepared for rain in the forecast that day, but it was still remarkable to see the app in action.
It's an absolute delight of an app in every way possible. A large number of features for hiking including a clever use of the barometer to run in the background and provide weather warnings, the standard compass/GPS, a TON of tools like flashlight, whistle, bubble level, triangulation without GPS... unfortunately I'm not a hiker so I don't know what to do with half of these, but it's amazing.
The UI of the app is amazing too - simple and material UI, but unobtrusive. The best part? It's 3.14MB (!!!!) in size. (And it's last update was 6 days back, so active development. And of course it's open source.)
Oh btw, the Play Store listing (186 reviews) has an average of 5 stars and no review below 4 stars. Go figure.