OsmAnd — Maps & GPS Offline

OsmAnd

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About this app

OsmAnd is an offline world map application based on OpenStreetMap (OSM), which allows you to navigate taking into account the preferred roads and vehicle dimensions. Plan routes based on inclines and record GPX tracks without an internet connection.
OsmAnd is an open source app. We do not collect user data and you decide what data the app will have access to.

Main features:

Map view
• Choice of places to be displayed on the map: attractions, food, health and more;
• Search for places by address, name, coordinates, or category;
• Map styles for the convenience of different activities: touring view, nautical map, winter and ski, topographic, desert, off-road, and others;
• Shading relief and plug-in contour lines;
• Ability to overlay different sources of maps on top of each other;

GPS Navigation
• Plotting a route to a place without an Internet connection;
• Customizable navigation profiles for different vehicles: cars, motorcycles, bicycles, 4x4, pedestrians, boats, public transport, and more;
• Change the constructed route, taking into account the exclusion of certain roads or road surfaces;
• Customizable information widgets about the route: distance, speed, remaining travel time, distance to turn, and more;

Route Planning and Recording
• Plotting a route point by point using one or multiple navigation profiles;
• Route recording using GPX tracks;
• Manage GPX tracks: displaying your own or imported GPX tracks on the map, navigating through them;
• Visual data about the route - descents/ascents, distances;
• Ability to share GPX track in OpenStreetMap;

Creation of points with different functionality
• Favourites;
• Markers;
• Audio/video notes;

OpenStreetMap
• Making edits to OSM;
• Updating maps with a frequency of up to one hour;

Additional features
• Android Auto support;
• Compass and radius ruler;
• Mapillary interface;
• Night theme;
• Wikipedia;
• Large community of users around the world, documentation, and support;

Paid features:

Maps+ (in-app or subscription)
• Unlimited map downloads;
• Topo data (Contour lines and Terrain);
• Nautical depths;
• Offline Wikipedia;
• Offline Wikivoyage - Travel guides;

OsmAnd Pro (subscription)
• All Maps+ features;
• OsmAnd Cloud (backup and restore);
• Pro features;
• Hourly map updates.

Ratings and reviews

I've had more practice with this now and I do love the app. You have to keep an eye on the map itself as well as the direction since it does sometimes have you make several turns at a single light instead of going straight, which is avoidable if you're watching the map too. Definitely check ahead of time whether omsand knows the address you want, not as you're leaving. The last few days though it has stopped functioning. Hopefully it gets updated soon & the bug is addressed.

It's a great app...very accurate; but, lately, I find that I can't get the map(s) to center properly; that is, they won't stay centered to the middle of the screen (they lock to the bottom of the screen). Every fix I've tried doesn't work. I would ask the developers to fix this in the source code, since uninstalling/reinstalling the app suggests a far larger problem within the app itself. Also, include a folder for storing offline maps, as some phones seem to have issues in this respect. Thanks!

Can be a frustrating to learn but worth the effort. If you have become accustomed to one of the big name commercial applications the number of options in OsmAnd can be overwhelming to set up/use. There will be times when you will be surprised at things that "pop up" or possibly disappear for no apparent reason but spend a day or two playing with it and it will all make sense. The learning process is why I did not give it 5 stars but, once mastered, it is worth 5 stars.

What's new

• New, faster Version 2 (OpenGL) map rendering engine, with 2.5D view
• Smooth animation of location changes while in motion
• New widgets for map center coordinates and elevation of geolocations
• "Distance to tap": added text size options
• "Map marker" widget: added option to change click behavior
• Fixed "Display position" option
• GPX: added support for "link", "cmt", "desc" tags and for any custom extensions
• Reorganized "Nautical maps" list
• Added support for ANT+ sensors