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This is the open-source Google Maps alternative I’ve been waiting for

I trialed this open-source navigation app that's taking on Google Maps with a community-driven approach, and the results were interesting.
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6 useful Google Maps features I use all the time (and you should too)

Save your parking spot easily in Google Maps to never lose your car again. Use the "Open now" filter on Google Maps to find places open when you need them. Customize public transit preferences in ...
Engadget

Amazon, Microsoft-led group shares data for open alternative to Google Maps

The Overture Maps Foundation, a group founded by Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom, has released an initial open dataset that will help developers build mapping apps and other location-based tools.
SlashGear

You're Missing Out If You Haven't Tried These Google Maps Tricks

Most people use Google Maps to take them where they want to go, but if you're limiting the times you open it to just directions, you're missing out on some of the app's most valuable features. Google ...
Android Police

7 simple Google Maps features that will make your life easier

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...
The Financial Express

Google Maps parking feature explained: How to save your car’s location in simple steps

Google Maps makes it easy to remember where you’ve parked by letting you save your car’s location in just a few taps. Here’s ...
SlashGear

11 Powerful Ways To Use Google Maps (Other Than For Directions)

Pretty much everyone has used Google Maps to get from Point A to Point B. It might be your go-to daily map app, or just something you only use when traveling. Millions of people rely on this app to ...
TechCrunch

Meta, Microsoft and Amazon release open map dataset to rival Google Maps, Apple Maps

A group formed by Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and mapping company TomTom is releasing data that could enable developers to build their own maps to take on Google Map and Apple Maps. The group, called the ...

I left Google Maps behind for a free alternative that doesn't track me (or drain my phone battery)

CoMaps is community-driven, open-source, transparent, and the developers aren't concerned with making a profit. The app is fairly new (just hitting Google Play Store and the Apple App Store around ...
Android Police

Google Maps keeps surfacing closed places, and it's time to fix that

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...
BGR

Gemini Has A Slick Google Maps Integration That I Want Immediately On My iPhone

The Rabbit r1 is a mobile gadget that can perform in-app actions for you. No other AI product can do that, at least for now. But I'm certain iPhones and Android devices will get similar AI ...