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I switched from Google Maps to an open source alternative and I'm not going back

Google Maps has become more and more feature-rich over the years, and sometimes that is a good thing. However, between the sponsored listings, pop-ups I have to interact with while I'm driving, and a ...
Android Authority

Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta team up to challenge Google Maps and Apple Maps

Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and TomTom have created an organization called the Overture Maps Foundation. The group has launched an initiative to take on Google Maps and Apple Maps. Overture’s open-source ...
Android Authority

I dumped 11 popular Google apps on my Android phone for these open-source alternatives

Before I get accused of Google-bashing, let me make one thing clear: Google makes some of Android’s best apps. Google Keep? Maps? The Play Store!? I’d find it difficult to ax all of these from my life ...
Mashable

Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and TomTom join forces to take on Google and Apple Maps

The Overture Maps Foundation's first release doesn't have complete data on Places of Interest in some areas of the world yet. Credit: The Overture Maps Foundation "The collaboration is based on the ...