Today the routing algorythm is quite basic and does not contain penalties for road features like traffic lights, stop signs or turns, that is why the travel time estimates is always unrealistically low, and this can create routes which may not be the most optimal. A contributor is starting work to add penalties:
This could improve search for many points of interests.
There is quite a bit of work to be done with search to improve it. Right now data is not pulled from Wikidata, so this additional source would need to be added.
If there is anyone who is familiar with developing search and/or C++ and interested in contributing to CoMaps, this would be a great project!
Right now there is no traffic data, but there is work ongoing to add offline traffic data. Since traffic is mostly cyclical, it’s quite predictable, so historical offline data can show traffic.
While portraying Organic Maps as a community-driven project, shareholders were making decisions behind closed doors - a Kayak ad affiliate link was added, parts of the open-source code was hidden, and shareholders are leaving the door open for selling the company and pocketing profit from contributor work (this would likely go the unfortunate route of Maps.Me).
There is no graphic designer at CoMaps, anyone was welcome to submit a design, including designers, and a few of the logos in the first round were by designers.
It only works with Android Auto from the Play Store, it's a Google requirement. It's possible that GrapheneOS may have services turned off which are needed for it. We can help at support@comaps.app
Maybe it’s happening every time the app loses the privilege, it’s possible that selecting Ask Me Every Time causes it to gain and then lose the privilege and resets the popup. Try unchecking it. For further assistance we can help at support@comaps.app
There should not be a download limit, but depending on where you are in the world, the mirror servers may behave differently. Regarding downloads, you can reach out on Telegram at t.me/CoMaps_EN or to support@comaps.app
The Organic Maps project was described as community-driven, but shareholders were making a number of decisions without the community's input, and even without the community being aware that decisions are being made. While the use of donations is concerning, it wasn't the main problem. When people contribute their time and money to the project so that it can be for the entire community, but it turns out the shareholders are open to selling the contributors' work for their own profit - that becomes problematic. After Maps.me was sold, it added paid subscriptions and a crypto wallet, which destroyed the entire experience. And it appears Organic Maps risks the same problem.
The Organic Maps shareholders closed parts of the code, added Kayak advertising and there is a risk that they will sell the project for their own profit.
Yes, the feature is to link to the photos.