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   mxk (mxk@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 21:07:17 JST mxk

   • F-Droid
   • Flippin' eck, Tucker!
   • Organic Maps

   @losttourist @organicmaps @fdroidorg the F-Droid version is lacking play location services integration though, making positioning slower and more battery intensive.
   (Just to put that out there, that switching to the F-Droid version might not be in everyone's interest)

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 21:07:17 JST 翠星石

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     • F-Droid
     • Flippin' eck, Tucker!
     • Organic Maps
     @mxk >the F-Droid version is lacking play location services integration though
     That is a feature and not a bug.
     
     It's stupidity to just hand over your exact location to google when it can be possible to have somewhat private positioning at the small cost of a slightly slower GPS-lock and a bit more battery life (not much arguably, as that GPS chip cannot be switched off - only asked to go into a low-power code).
     
     @losttourist @organicmaps @fdroidorg As far as I can tell, the version of organic maps downloadable from github is proprietary software (what a surprise), while old versions of organic maps that haven't been compiled with proprietary software are free; https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps/