Re:OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap) 4.3 for Android is fast with a new...
by virtualritz on Friday January 27, 2023 @01:47PM
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Yeah, talk about a chicken-egg problem.
If you want people to use OSM-based apps in place of Google/Apple maps you need to provide a way to access/add/edit (and better also import) POI reviews.
W/o them average users will not switch because offline navigationo via OSM is simply not good enough a reason.
Particualrly if you have commercial (but free) stuff like HERE WeGo which does offline navigation better than any OSM-based app I've seen.
If you want people to use OSM-based apps in place of Google/Apple maps you need to provide a way to access/add/edit (and better also import) POI reviews.
W/o them average users will not switch because offline navigationo via OSM is simply not good enough a reason. Particualrly if you have commercial (but free) stuff like HERE WeGo which does offline navigation better than any OSM-based app I've seen.