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Using OsmAnd~ navigation from Google Maps Web search (lemmy.ml)
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Hi folks,

I recently migrated to GrapheneOS and am happy with all the open-source, privacy centric apps except for navigation. In my region, OSM has limited mapping data for places, businesses, and landmarks. I contribute whenever I can, but often I can't find the place I need and have to rely on someone else using Google Maps for navigation.

I tried using Google Maps in the browser, but live navigation isn't available. I used to pre-plan routes on Google Maps on my PC, get the coordinates, and input them into OSM. However, that process was very tedious.

Today, I learned that I can use the "Share Place" feature of Google Maps Web. Among the share options - I can use OsmAnd~ to directly open that place in the OsmAnd~ navigation app.

I was about to give in and install the Google Maps app, but then I stumbled upon this feature. Many of you might already know of this feature, but I didn't, and I'm really happy that such feature exists.

Nevertheless, I'd still request OSM users to keep contributing places. So that we would not even have to rely on the browser based Google Maps.

Not exactly a DeGoogle guide, but I believe it might help transitioning.

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[–] promitheas 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Im using OsmAnd+ and when I share something from Google maps to it it either doesnt find it at all, or gives me a location way off. I just shared a pin relatively nearby to me, and in OsmAnd+ it thought the location was in the middle of the ocean.

I really want to switch away from Google maps, could you please explain a bit more what you are exactly doing and getting it to work?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So far I haven't done anything apart from Share from Google Maps Web and Open with OsmAnd~. I have not faced such errorneous behaviour. Proabably because I have never shared a pin, and always shared places which I have found through Google Maps.

I will try more with pins and custom locations, and let you know.

[–] promitheas 1 points 3 months ago

I meant any location you select on the map, not custom pins or anything :)

I just tried it from the web version of google maps and it works. The app version just give a link, which does not contain any coordinates so thats why OsmAnd+ cant interpret it.

Web google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carnegieplein+2,+2517+KJ+Den+Haag,+Netherlands/@52.0873812,4.2953261,16z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x47c5b734aa46e079:0x3bc96ab8d184ef1!8m2!3d52.086832!4d4.2955402!16s%2Fg%2F11c26_zxcd

App google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kGiSocirt8b73pHN8

Not sure if there is a way to get the top format from the app