Cross-posted from "Release 2026.01.24 is out" by @CoMap@sopuli.xyz in !CoMaps@sopuli.xyz
Release 2026.01.24 is now out on all distribution channels! Beyond fresh OpenStreetMap data, it includes adding road outlines for better readability, renaming of the "Bookmarks & Tracks" to the clearer "Favorites" and many more updates: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.01.24-5
30 Comments
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 216d
As a contributor to OSM, I didn't know about what was going on with Organic Maps. I might check out CoMaps on F-Droid to see how it compares with OsmAnd~. Thanks, OP!
harrybo93@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 216d
Out of the loop here but what’s going on with Organic Maps?
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 216d
Admittedly I only read this open letter and so am still too out-of-the-loop to say if Organic Maps is in the wrong here. Still, it seems like a sizable and competent enough fork that my initial bias is against Organic Maps.
digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 216d
“Profit off the free contributions to inflate shareholder value” is about the gist of it from what was summarized. Might hold off checking this out if that’s the case.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 216d
For clarification, Organic Maps was the project that has been accused of mismanagement. A significant portion of that community departed to create this app, CoMaps. The goal from the outset was to create a more transparent and open community, hence the name, community maps or CoMaps.
CoMaps is a fairly recent fork of what was already an excellent app, but likely with poor management ethics behind it. I've been extremely impressed by the rapid pace of development on a pretty sizable project. There are already hundreds of small (and a few not so small) improvements over the project it was forked from.
harrybo93@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 216d
sigh
Sake. Can every bloody FOSS project stop falling out with itself and fighting with each other?
infeeeee@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 216d
This was the second time, so it wasn't really unexpected. Maps.me was foss, then they sold it, and the original devs forked it after the sale, that's how Organic Maps came to life. They started to sell out AGAIN, but now different devs forked it before it could have been sold. Current version of Organic Maps already contains some ads.
DSN9@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 216d
The current version of organic maps has ads?! Can you corroborate this with evidence?
Also how the hell was maps.me captures, then organic maps also?! Who are the VC leeches sucking our community dry. They need to be called out.
infeeeee@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 216d
https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/pull/6523
They are called out in the open letter: https://openletter.earth/open-letter-to-organic-maps-shareholders-a0bf770c
PonyOfWar@pawb.social · 4 pts · 216d
This is no longer in the app, to be clear. It was removed in may 2025.
Damage@feddit.it · 1 pts · 216d
For every one that fails there are 15 that keep steady
hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 216d
I see it supports Android Auto. Does anyone know if its only the google play store version that supports Android auto?
RmDebArc_5@feddit.org · 9 pts · 216d
AFAIK not just google play, but you have to enable unknown apps
Edit: My bad, seems you have to get it from google play or set the installer to google play via shizuku
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/1234 https://www.comaps.app/support/how-to-use-android-auto/
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hellmo_luciferrari@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 216d
I will be giving this a shot! Thank you
warmaster@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 216d
How does the Shizoku route work exactly?
RmDebArc_5@feddit.org · 1 pts · 216d
You will first have to set up Shizuku and then use a app client that supports it. Here is a config for Obtainium.
It basically installs the app via ADB, which allows faking the installation source
DSN9@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 216d
I still think osm needs better business listings, maybe the fine ladies at Anna's can scrape Google maps 🚬
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 216d
That's true, there are some projects to bring features like street view/360 view, interactive business listings, internal views, etc. In my area, I still have to switch back and forth between Google and OSM, but some areas are much more complete. It just depends on where you live and which specific features you rely on.
It will never come from scraping a copyrighted source, as that would be fundamentally against the ethos of the project 🤷
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 216d
It will have them if you enter them, street complete is easy to use.
DSN9@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 215d
What's street complete? I signed up for something on osm to contribute but I never see an option to contribute
hubobes@piefed.europe.pub · 3 pts · 215d
Basically Pokemon Go but you catch OSM updates: https://streetcomplete.app/
Calfpupa@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 215d
StreetComplete is a separate app dedicated to updating OSM stuff
webkitten@piefed.social · 3 pts · 216d
semperverus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 215d
Theyre aiming to reduce overall load on OSM as much as possible
astro@leminal.space · 2 pts · 216d
Chee_Koala@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 216d
I use OSMand more for car navigation or hiking navigation, CoMaps for me is more for finding out about a store, or a coffeeplace in the city somewhere... the search is somehow just miles ahead of OSMand (which almost never satisfies me) and the UI decisions just seem better for that. It also looks fantastic, although OSMand is highly customizable and for car navigation i'm really happy with the map settings i have.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 216d
It's a very different approach. Personally, I could never fit OSMand into my daily routine, but this one has been great.
It's not a reskin, it's built from the ground up. Although it is technically a fork of a fork (not OSMand).
For me, much more user-friendly and intuitive and even quicker. They both use open street maps data, but I think they are worlds apart. I haven't done any testing with OSMand for a couple years, so I couldn't tell you which specific features are different.
I find it very easy to read, day or night. It's quick to add a destination for navigation. It's very easy to create updates directly from the app that will upload to OSM.
RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 216d
Is OSMAnd available on Android Auto?
ozymandias117@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 216d
Osmand~ and CoMaps (fork of Organic Maps) use the same map data, but different rendering/routing engines.
Osmand~ is everything and the kitchen sink. Any feature you can think of, it probably has
CoMaps is just the basics for 85% of people. It's much simpler, its map drawing is much faster (no lag while waiting for tiles/branches/labels like Osmand), and much faster on-device routing than Osmand.
kuneho@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 216d
I'm gonna try this out. I like OsmAnd~, but sometimes it feels like it's like shooting out of cannon to sparrows (which is one thing I love about it).