▲ 833 ▼ Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (www.androidauthority.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 257 comments fedilink hide all child comments Jesus, that is a gross way to inject advertising into turn-by-turn navigation. Edit/update from 9to5google so this post does not spread what is apparently inaccurate information: https://9to5google.com/2024/07/08/google-maps-pop-up-quick-detour-ad/
[–] manmachine@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) The old maps.me is reborn and active as Organic Maps now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mlg@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) +1 for Organic Maps though I feel it's lacking in some basic features. Still renders much better and smoother than OSMAnd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] manmachine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah. OsmAnd (at least for me) suffers from the rather typical opensource thing that it can do lots of things and can be configured in a myriad of specific ways, and to use it you have to dive into it to configure them; Organic Maps, on the other hand, does less, but much slicker and simpler. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mlg@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) +1 for Organic Maps though I feel it's lacking in some basic features. Still renders much better and smoother than OSMAnd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] manmachine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah. OsmAnd (at least for me) suffers from the rather typical opensource thing that it can do lots of things and can be configured in a myriad of specific ways, and to use it you have to dive into it to configure them; Organic Maps, on the other hand, does less, but much slicker and simpler. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] manmachine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yeah. OsmAnd (at least for me) suffers from the rather typical opensource thing that it can do lots of things and can be configured in a myriad of specific ways, and to use it you have to dive into it to configure them; Organic Maps, on the other hand, does less, but much slicker and simpler. permalink fedilink source parent