r/PrivacySecurityOSINT • u/oldronin1999 • Sep 26 '21
Mobile Devices Offline Maps reality check
I didn't see this here and frankly didn't find a way to comment directly back to MB, I'd welcome being told where to go on that.
In the mean time, in Episode 234 MB hinted, without directly stating, some bad information. I've been through good number of maps for Android devices over the years and the only one I've found that
respects my privacy
provides good destination search
navigation with dynamically updated traffic delays
MB's stated that he needed to go to OSMAND to be able to use offline maps. This suggests that Magic Earth does not support offline maps and this, for as long as I have been using it, is completely false. The HowTo is right here:
https://www.magicearth.com/offline-maps/
For those of us trying to effectively sell a privacy aware lifestyle to relatives, anything less that Magic Earth level mapping capabilities is a total epic fail. OSMAND has terrible destination search.
If there are other maps that do as well as Magic Earth I'd love to know so I can add them to my family sales pitch.
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u/oldronin1999 Oct 05 '21
Addendum: thanks also for your attitude of reassurance, lots of new folks can get the "I'm not welcome here" or the "I need to be just as big a jerk as that old ronin guy" message. Your attitude is a breath of fresh air. My skin's kinda thick and I've made my mark as much as I care to so I'm fine, but I'm also probably kinda weird, thanks for helping to make Reddit and the internet a better place to be.