Notices by Organic Maps (organicmaps@fosstodon.org)

@nictakiego we confusingly have two accounts... probably we should kill one..

Organic Maps has more than 10K stars on GitHub: https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps

...And here is the video of Organic Maps in Season 3 Episode 1 of Interns (Hippocrate) series at 03:24 https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/84363-hippocrate/season/3/episode/1

Organic Maps is featured in Season 3 Episode 1 of Interns (Hippocrate) series at 03:24 https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/84363-hippocrate/season/3/episode/1

Track recording preview on Android. Missing features are coming soon, stay tuned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7vgffhLHwE

Thanks to everyone who supports and donates to keep the project alive!
Donate: https://organicmaps.app/donate/
Support us in other ways: https://organicmaps.app/support-us/

Due to "anti-features" introduced unilaterally by some people from FDroid community, it is not possible to find Organic Maps using the search in FDroid client without tinkering with its settings first: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/issues/3347

By default, it is possible to find apps with ads, with tracking, with non-free network services, dependencies and assets, apps without source code and with known vulnerabilities. But it is not possible to find Organic Maps, an open-source app without ads and tracking.

Last night Organic Maps was removed from the Play Store without any warnings or additional details due to "not meeting the requirements for the Family Program". Compared to Google Maps and other maps apps rated for 3+ age, there are no ads or in-app purchases in Organic Maps. We have asked for an appeal.

As a temporary workaround for the Google Play issue, you can install the new upcoming Google Play update from this link: https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/OrganicMaps-24081605-GooglePlay.apk

The May 2024 Organic Maps update supports bookmarks and tracks sorting by name, paved paths are white, and unpaved ones are brown. And there are so many other changes and fixes, thanks to our contributors! Update and enjoy, and don't forget to update maps too. And donate to support the open-source, community-driven, privacy-focused maps project! Get the update at https://omaps.app/get and read more details about the improvements here: https://organicmaps.app/news/2024-05-19/the-may-2024-organic-maps-update-bookmarks-and-tracks-sorting-by-name-gpx-fixes/

📣 Call for Participation: Seeking Technical Writers for Google Season of Docs 2024
We are looking for talented writers to update our FAQ on the website and in the app.
👉 https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/wiki/Google-Season-of-Docs-2024-Ideas

@forteller @steko @organicmaps @fdroidorg Organic Maps update was pushed to Fdroid repo almost a week ago and awaits for the merge by FDroid maintainers. Please ask them about the ETA.

@nicemicro are your changes included in the OpenStreetMap.org data snapshot used in OM? The date is displayed in the about dialog.

@AzureFubuki @daltux @openstreetmap Are your addresses present at OpenStreetMap.org ? Organic Maps finds only what’s there. There are plans to add external open addresses databases support. Are you in the US?

We have some great news to share – our project has been awarded a microgrant from FUTO! This grant will help us continue improving and growing the app. Receiving grant from an independent lab and grant fund also means that our vision of what a good and reliable map service should be is shared, valued and supported. More details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJJclgBHrEw

We wish you a Merry Christmas ? and a Happy New Year ?! The best gift for us is to know that we are doing The Right Thing and that our time and efforts are helping someone on the Planet ?. Meet our small gift ? to you: a New Year's release of Organic Maps!

Please read more details here: https://organicmaps.app/news/2022-12-23/we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/