This scenario you describe was common because the algorithm previously didn’t consider time for road features like turns, traffic lights, stop signs, etc, so it sometimes made choices for the route that saved seconds, but seemed puzzling. In the latest release of the app, the algorithm was updated to consider road features, which makes the route more optimized and should have much less unusual route choices. Plus, the route time estimation is realistic now. Some tuning of the algorithm may still be needed as this is new, but overall you should see improved routes.

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Yes, the feature is to link to the photos.

F-Droid takes a bit longer to release.

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:

https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/817

If you would like to help out, would be great to have you!

Great that you are trying it out, and thank you for your work on OSM!

You can also contribute within CoMaps

This is a great idea! Would you be able to create an issue here: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues

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.

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No, there is no app traffic info.

No, since CoMaps does not track data, we don’t have map info. This is from App Store and Google Play Store, they offer basic stats.

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

Great to hear that resolved it!

CoMaps operates offline, so it does not need cellular service to work.

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

For new feature requests, the best place is to create a new Issue on Codeberg https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues

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.