Simon wrote:
> The question is what not "ignoring this" entails.
Well a few things:
1. OSM community members being aware of it and perhaps checking it out if
they have a chance (as part of knowing the industry / competition).
2. Doing some research as to whether it is possible to integrate an
Just in case it isn't clear "Waze" is not a third party developer, it is
a 100% owned google/alphabet subsidiary. So while Waze availability does
indicate that there are no technical hurdles to integrating third party
apps, it does not show that there is a way to twist the googs arm to get
them to
I contacted MagicEarth (which uses OSM as well) a couple of days ago
about this topic.
They confirmed that there is no API and gave me a workaround to use
MagicEarth on the smartphone screen and Android Auto on the screen of
the car. They are looking forward to supper Android Auto when it
becomes
There is more information at the OsmAnd feature request:
https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3391
By my understanding, Google have blocked all navigation apps other than a
very short whitelist (Google Maps and Waze), ostensibly over concern for
liability for distracting drivers. Other
The question is what not "ignoring this" entails.
Essentially we would need to file a complaint with the respective authorities
which afaik even the companies that are directly affected by this (see for
example
Hi Simon,
No this is not that simple and (in my view) OSM shouldn't ignore this. It
works with quite a few existing third party apps (list on [1], [2])
including Google competitors (e.g. Amazon Music) and Open Source (e.g.
Signal messenger).
I cannot see any OSM app in the list which is a shame
AFAIK "Android Auto" is actually "google Auto" and simply an app that
connects to compatible screens provided by car manufacturers that are in
bed with the goog (sometimes in an open relationship complemented with
the same from the fruit company). As actually running the app requires
selling your
Hi all,
I recently was on holiday and needed maps for the hire car. Usually I use
Maps.Me as I like the fact that you can download the maps in advance and
that they have the hotels from Booking.com (thereby increasing the chance
that I can easily find my hotel).
This time however I forgot the
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