The new home of /r/Android on Lemmy and the Fediverse!
Android news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps.
πUniversal Link: !android@lemdro.id
π‘Content Philosophy:
Content which benefits the community (news, rumours, and discussions) is generally allowed and is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, self-promotion, etc.) which will be removed if it's in violation of the rules.
Support, technical, or app related questions belong in: !askandroid@lemdro.id
For fresh communities, lemmy apps, and instance updates: !lemdroid@lemdro.id
π¬Matrix Chat
π°Our communities below
Stay on topic: All posts should be related to the Android OS or ecosystem.
No support questions, recommendation requests, rants, or bug reports: Posts must benefit the community rather than the individual. Please post to !askandroid@lemdro.id.
Describe images/videos, no memes: Please include a text description when sharing images or videos. Post memes to !androidmemes@lemdro.id.
No self-promotion spam: Active community members can post their apps if they answer any questions in the comments. Please do not post links to your own website, YouTube, blog content, or communities.
No reposts or rehosted content: Share only the original source of an article, unless it's not available in English or requires logging in (like Twitter). Avoid reposting the same topic from other sources.
No editorializing titles: You can add the author or website's name if helpful, but keep article titles unchanged.
No piracy or unverified APKs: Do not share links or direct people to pirated content or unverified APKs, which may contain malicious code.
No unauthorized polls, bots, or giveaways: Do not create polls, use bots, or organize giveaways without first contacting mods for approval.
No offensive or low-effort content: Don't post offensive or unhelpful content. Keep it civil and friendly!
No affiliate links: Posting affiliate links is not allowed.
Our Communities
Lemmy App List
Chat and More
Ugh. Fuck Google. I wish there were more companies investing in open street maps just to make it the best map software out there. Then we wouldn't have to rely on a corporation like Google that drops apps, services and features every year.
Not to mention all the tracking and privacy stuff.
Not sure why you got all the down votes here, as an educated society, wouldn't we want more competition and less monopoly as the world relies on this tech every day?
maybe because android automotive and google maps are different
I'm pretty sure Android Automotive uses Google Maps as its default navigation system.
Probably because wishing there were more alternatives to Google Maps has absolutely nothing to do with Porsche adopting Android Auto.
As much as people like to crow on and on about having choices, they don't actually like making choices. It's been the same with Linux, there's so much you can configure and change that you have to be proactive with your choices. It's why people gravitate to Apple simple interface where every decision has been made for you and the answer to wanting to change how the system works is met with "go fuck yourself".
look up overture maps
Microsoft, meta, and others are working together for that
Those are like the only people I would trust less.
it's an open dataset though
Open source doesn't mean they won't spy on you.
Everything on the apps side could be peachy, but what the app requests from the server tells them everything they need to know.
no - the dataset is open. You can self-host it and use it in your own app.
You should have mentioned that's a project from the Linux foundation, although Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and TomTom are controlling it
Wait until Porsche finds out who owns Android
Return to buttons. This "infotainment" fad is seriously dangerous.
I don't suppose this is optional.
No Porsche for me then. Not a new one anyway. That's a deal breaker.