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They still use magic earth last time I checked.
Is that bad? I am trying out Organic maps now, but was usong Magic Earth before.
Its proprietary
Oh sweet summer child...
That's by far not the only proprietary component in that or any phone.
True but we should minimize the about of proprietary software with the hopes one day we can eliminate it.
I hear there are some completely libre phones now but they only support 3G
Working proprietary software that respects your privacy is better than not-quite working FOSS IMHO, especially in an OS targeted at regular folks rather than exclusively at nerds like us.
Disable it and install something else. Problem solved.