I’m limiting my Google usage to the best of my ability. Monopolies always lead to a huge decrease in quality as shown by the likes of Reddit and so on. I will appreciate the help. I solely walk or use public transport if that matters. And I live in Germany. :)

  • CountMonte@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I use OsmAnd for Android. I pay yearly for some extra features. I mainly use it for hiking and 4wheeling but it’s street navigation is pretty accurate.

    • Anonymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Upvote for OsmAnd for street navigation and offline use while out in the wilderness. The search is awful, though. Addresses can’t be found and businesses are hit or miss, so I grab the coordinates beforehand and bookmark them.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Adding new business through Organic Maps works well too, for those who also contribute to OSM.

    • lemillionsocks@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah OsmAnd~ has a lot of cool features like path tracking, and I find when I’m out hiking or in a park it has more accurate and available trail information than google does(though it’s still not perfect and still more of a supplement). Navigating isnt quite as good as google because of a lack of traffic data, and it’s ui is a little complex, but it works fully off line.

  • xikubs@feddit.ukEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    I can recommend the app called Waze if it is available in your area

    Edit Sorry, ignore this. Google own Waze as mentioned below.

  • Devgard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I think your only choices would be OpenStreetMap or TomTomGo I think it’s called.

    btw for your information, asklemmy is Lemmy’s equivalent to askreddit (not a support chat haha). if you want more android specific help, visit the Android Lemmy or the Google Lemmy

  • manned_meatball@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    unfortunately (and understandably) no option to my knowledge has traffic information, so I stick with Waze/GMaps, even though I’d like to choose a FOSS alternative.

  • Boe6@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been slowly switching away from google products the past year or so. Switched from chrome to firefox, and google search to duckduckgo, but maps is one I couldn’t give up. It’s just better than all other competitors IMO.