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Is osmand normally terrible? (suppo.fi)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by bartolomeo@suppo.fi to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I just tried osmand. It took forever to locate me and then the map would freeze for minutes, then the blue arrow would finally jump to my location. It seems useless for real time navigation, is that normal? Google maps works fine on the phone (Android) so it's not the hardware. Is there maybe some setting I haven't found?

Edit: nevermind, my phone is just on the fritz. Location doesn't work at all anymore :/

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[–] RedNight@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've used osmand+ for 6 years nearly every time I drive. Its definitely usable and only craps out once in a while. The biggest pain is just lack if address resolution, but that is expected with osm generally. As long as there aren't walls between you and the satellites, at most I've waited a minute or two for position lock. Google Maps will use GPS and nearby WiFi to locate you, so its faster. Been playing around with Organic Maps lately and it has been nice, but I miss the advanced features and visual info elements osmand+ offers.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Use latlong.net/convert-address-to-lat-long.html, life saver with osmand+!

[–] RedNight@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

get out of my ~~head~~ bookmarks! lol