Is there a Google maps proxy app? (Like startpage but for maps) (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by Bezzelbob@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It saddens me to admit, but google maps is by far the best maps app, ig all that stalking does come in handy. OSM just doesn't have nearly as much data or information about certain places

So I was thinking, if you can proxy google's search results via something like startpage, is there an app that can do the same for google maps? As of now I've yet to find one

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[-] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

GMaps WV as mentioned in another comment : https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.maps/ Last updated, June 2024.

This is a restricted WebView wrapper for accessing the web version of Google Maps. Intended for use when OpenStreetMap isn't enough.

[-] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I am using GMaps WV

this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2024

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