I’ve tried Magic Earth a handful of times, but each time I dumped it because it marked a street as closed or wrong-way, creating a circuitous detour. There’s no such issue in OSM; it simply hallucinated something.

I was testing it so I knew where I was going, but I’m reluctant to rely on it when I really need nav. Have I been supremely unlucky?

  • Hyacin (He/Him)English
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    4 months ago

    One of the first times I used it I ended up 30 minutes away from my destination while it INSISTED I was AT my destination.

    I’ve been looking for alternatives ever since, but it seems with Android Auto no matter what you install and use, Maps still gets your data, so I’m kinda ready to just throw in the towel, or get an iPhone just for nav or something … not sure, I’ve put a pin in it for now.

    Seems getting away from it will be the right move for me though based on your experience!