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I've been using Waze for the past year but I just looked it up and realised that it's also owned by Google. I tried using OsmAnd yesterday twice, but the first time I went through a tunnel it just stopped giving directions when I came out of the tunnel (a bug I assume). The second time on the way home, it took me down the wrong exit and I almost ended up at the airport!

Anybody have a better experience with other apps? I've just installed Organic Maps so I'll see how that goes this week.

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I used MapFactor many times during trips.

You can either download free maps from OSM or paid maps from... I think it's TomTom? Or is it Garmin? I forget, I've never used them.

Anyway the interface ain't that friendly, but there's a LOT of points of interests, and there's live traffic if you have internet access. It has a few cool features too. It can be used via Android Auto and can even use your phone screen's reflection on your windshield as a HUD!

The only caveat is you have to download the maps and they can take a lot of storage space depending how large an area you need.

Edit : yeah it's TomTom