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What was the benefit of Organic Maps over OsmAnd or other options? I never understood why Organic Maps was getting so much traction.
For me its the android auto compatibility. OSM won't (and probably shouldnt) jump through the google hoops to do so. It's at least nice to have a more open option for an otherwise very proprietary ecosystem. Even though organic maps has room to improve