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Google removed Organic Maps from the Play Store (fosstodon.org)

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[-] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 99 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Does Google not currently have an anti trust lawsuit going on? Fine addition of them abusing their quasi monopoly position. But maybe they want to use this as argument "look people could just get it from fdroid" or something like that. IANAL

BTW does removal mean phones with enabled google protect will ask users to uninstall the app? I have this "feature" disabled.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 14 points 4 months ago

play protect sucks, ye. I think I might just go for f-droid only for my next phone.

I'll lose tiktok, but whatever

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

Fuck tiktok

[-] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 months ago

There's the Aurora Store on F-Droid that lets you install apps from Google's store without giving any data/account info to Google. Works pretty well!

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[-] Asudox@lemmy.world 80 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Solution: don't install it from the Google Play Store.

[-] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 4 months ago

Yeah let’s just hand wave away significant friction to a reputable FLOSS project lol

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 35 points 4 months ago

This is a workaround for tech savvy people, but pretty far from the point here. This move is bad for the community and bad for the app. Play Store brings orders of magnitude more exposure and users

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[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Android Auto won't work that way.

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[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 71 points 4 months ago

On the bright side I had never heard of this app. So thanks I'm checking it out now

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

It's probably the best of the free and open source maps. I use it almost every day.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It is also apparently a threat to Google. If Google fears it then it must be solid.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Basically Osmand mini. Simple and not much settings but good enough defaults.

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 61 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This means I want to install organic maps now.

Update: I like it, it got us home quicker than google yesterday. And the route was less boring

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 41 points 4 months ago

https://f-droid.org/packages/app.organicmaps/

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 18 points 4 months ago

Got it installed! Thank you!

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 57 points 4 months ago

Damn, that means Google sees Organic maps as a threat. It is crazy how good it is.

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[-] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 37 points 4 months ago

Well, at least now Google won't try to update the app I installed through F-Droid.

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[-] gigachad@sh.itjust.works 36 points 4 months ago

evil

[-] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

That's one of the reasons why we need to breaking up google. They use gapps and play store to control the android ecosystem.

[-] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Organic Maps is also available via https://accrescent.app/ which is developed by a GrapheneOS community member and even hosted in the GrapheneOS App Store.

Accrescent is a private and secure Android app store built with modern features in mind. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps.

Accrescent comes from within the GrapheneOS community and we're collaborating together.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112821386750410102

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago

A grapheneos community member is just a random person

[-] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

A grapheneos community member is just a random person

A random person that is mentioned specifically by the official GrapheneOS account, not to mention that GrapheneOS has said Accrescent is their recommended app store above F-Droid. Maybe Accrescent dev is not a GrapheneOS core dev, but still a step up, with more credibility, than just "a random person."

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[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 4 months ago

Any info what the exact problem they had was? Can you search for brothels in that app or what? (I remember you can in OsmAnd)

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There's nothing you can find in open street maps that is not also going to have an equivalent in Google maps. There's no messaging capability in the app. There aren't even photos, except if you link it with Wikipedia. I can't think of a single reason why this would get flagged, even accidentally.

[-] subtext@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Well some Wikipedia articles could be construed as not appropriate for kids if you’re dead set on removing the app.

I’m thinking of things like Auschwitz or Hiroshima or the Twin Towers where content could be objectionable for children, but also that’s a terrible argument because it’s Wikipedia and it’s a fantastic educational resource.

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 months ago

Wikipedia has images of nude humans in articles about sexuality and genitals, so that would be a possible reason there; not applicable to OSM.

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[-] sunbytes@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

I literally downloaded this two days ago. Wtf

[-] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 25 points 4 months ago

Get Organic Maps from F-Droid. Start taking power away from Google. It's in your own hands.

[-] Vincent@feddit.nl 13 points 4 months ago

Next up: StreetComplete.

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 months ago

Fuck pokemon go all my homies play streetcomplete

[-] cadekat@pawb.social 6 points 4 months ago

I recently started using it and screw you all for recommending it. My walks take like twice as long now.

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[-] nickb333@fedia.io 5 points 4 months ago

Likewise, new android user and it's far easier than OSM in my Vivaldi browser.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago

As much as I love fdroid and I love to be in a community where this recommendation is made repeatedly, the announcement suggests to download from https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/OrganicMaps-24081605-GooglePlay.apk while they appeal. From the way they wrote the announcement, I understand Android Auto won't work with the fdroid version.

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 8 points 4 months ago

I'm angry that Google prevents sideloaded apps from running on Android Auto. I think this is against the recent EU laws about gatekeepers.

[-] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago

That's funny I just installed it yesterday but decided to use f-droid instead. Going to be my default going forward.

[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago

It's back up now. It seems to have been a mistake to block it.

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[-] nickb333@fedia.io 7 points 4 months ago

It's back! https://fosstodon.org/@organicmaps/112982935184446753

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[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Google's anticompetitive practices are at it again.

[-] LeLachs@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

So, if they make it 18+, they would be fine? (not that this is a solution)

[-] Slayerx@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Someone still uses Google software? Poor souls...

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