And they have the correct spelling of “gulf of Mexico”
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Just tried osmand and I basically soft locked the free version. I didn't know there was a download limit. I told it to download all of the maps for my province. It downloaded a bunch and then stopped and said I reached a download limit. It didn't get as far as downloading the map where I actually live, so I can't use the app. Deleting maps doesn't restore any ability to download maps. Dumb design.
Deleting maps doesn't restore any ability to download maps. Dumb design.
That actually is dumb design. I suggest using the F-Droid version which gives unlimited map access. I never use more than the base seven, but (apparently) not being able to change what those are is silly.
Even though it's a pain, I seem to recall that you could just delete the app and install it again, resetting the map download count.
I believe that is the limitation for the Google Play variant. You can download the alternate version allowing unlimited map downloads along with other features all for free from the FDroid repository.
I tried osmand a while back - I wanted more detail than organic. I really like the detail on osmand, but it keeps crashing my phone after a few minutes so is basically unusable for me.
Co-maps is good and doesn't crash my phone. It now has contour lines too which is a feature i really want.
What i don’t like on comaps is the saved routes. It just seems to saves the line - not the navigation waypoints. So when you load back in, you can't load into navigation and alter waypoints.
Have been using including in my vehicle. Pretty good honestly. I haven't missed Google Maps.
I've been using "Simple OSM Viewer" (on Android). Is there a reason for me to switch over?
Tbh I'm a bit overwhelmed by how many OpenStreetMap-related apps there are.
YSAK that editing OpenStreetMap is quite easy. If you find anything missing feel free to add it. Adding opening hours for business is also useful. If you find any errors it's always great to correct them.
Some time ago I found entire gas station with restaurant and car charger that was missing on OSM. It's added now!
YSAK that CoMaps is freaking amazing for offline navigation (so no traffic info of course). That also holds for walking and cycling.
Calling CoMaps and Osm hot garbage would be generous. They're incapable of finding addresses. The search is fundamentally broken, which makes them useless. All of the OSM based navigation apps are this way.
I tried OsMand and kicked it out again. One star rating, for only having very few maps for free, and then wanting a fortune for downloading more. Was not even enough to plan the single trip I had in mind.
OsmAnd's base version has seven offline maps free, which has always been enough for me.
If it's not enough and you don't want to upgrade to Maps+, because OsmAnd is FOSS, the version on F-Droid has the Maps+ and Pro features, meaning unlimited offline maps.

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