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Comment by pedrogpimenta | Hacker News Reader

Moving away from Gmail is an hassle, but it's ultimately eady. What I can't do without is Maps. There's no real alternative (I don't know about Apple Maps, don't own an iPhone), nothing gets even close to Google Maps.

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I'm in exactly the same boat. Currently trying HERE WeGo, it's okay. I think it's going to come down to reminding myself that Google Maps is not always as polished as it appears.

Apple Maps works great, but you have to use Apple.

Edit: Apple works great for navigation. Google is much better for locating things by business name, etc. Google just has far more data.

Apple can't even display the speed you are going.

Google Maps can display the speed, and the speed limit.

I won't install Google Maps, but it annoys me every single time.

OsmAnd is an alternative to Maps.

I don't know what kind of requirement you have that "nothing gets close". My opinion is that Osm is much more useful, but YMMV.

OsmAnd and also Organic Maps are great, I have them installed and use them regularly, specially for non-commercial walks, like parks, etc. But Google Maps has much more information on restaurants, bars, shops, hospitals, post offices, pharmacies, hotels, carshops, etc... And the reviews are also priceless when browsing restaurants. Also navigation wise, knowing speed limits, current traffic (I know, I know, the paradox of data sharing), toll-free roads, searching for exact addresses are much much better on Google Maps. For me, of course!

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