Re: Magic Earth app

On 8/11/24 8:29 PM, Andrew wrote:

The Real Bev wrote on Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:54:27 -0700 :
 

1. IMHO, Google Maps is the best, bar none, unfortunately, for roads.

 BUT... I wanted to put a certain route on my phone because I only cared about the twists and turns at the far end.  I was absolutely unable to change the route from what IT wanted.  I finally just wrote the turns on a piece of paper.  Old school, right?  How can it NOT allow you to choose your own route?

 I've been using Google maps for routing to a destination and then finding
something (like a Target store or whatever) in between the start & finish.
 

Supposedly you can do it with the web version, but it's like pushing string and only a little more effective.

 It's rare I'll say something good about Google but can't you use your
finger to "push" & "move" a section of a route on the Android Google maps?

No.  And I was unable to find some sort of option/setting that would permit such a thing.  The movable dots on the web version are OK when they work, but sometimes you just create knots and have to start all over.

2. OSMAnd~ is surprisingly good for walking about such as between buildings
    at apartment complexes, or along park trails, or outside shopping malls.
3. But OSM maps suck like you can't believe for backcountry topography.

 And last time I used it several years ago it was more battery-hungry than was tolerable.

 What I found useful was that OSMAnd~ seemed shockingly useful for walking
between buildings in areas such as parking lots and apartment complexes.
 My battery on my 2021 Samsung Galaxy A32-5G is 5 amp hours so I never even
look at it so I can't say about that but I remember your thread on that.

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Cheers,Bev
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