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The last couple of times I upgraded, bloat in maps navigation was reason enough to upgrade to a faster phone. I don't want a sluggish UI while driving. Hoping Google doesn't cram much more ads or junk into the maps app or Waze.


Try OsmAnd, it's great!


OsmAnd is actually one of the main reasons I'm considering upgrading my phone. The 6GB memory in my P5a is apparently not sufficient to take a photo and not kill OsmAnd in the background...


Actually, map rendering in OsmAnd embarrassingly slow, even on mosern-ish phones. Try organic maps instead


It's gotten a lot faster a few months ago when they started using OpenGL instead of CPU rendering.


The maps are fantastic but I've had real trouble finding places or street addresses there


The data is taken from OpenStreetMap, which is like Wikipedia for maps. You can improve coverage in your area!




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