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Google removed Organic Maps from the Play Store
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this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2024
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This is a workaround for tech savvy people, but pretty far from the point here. This move is bad for the community and bad for the app. Play Store brings orders of magnitude more exposure and users
Most non-tech savy people aren't even looking for an alternative map app. They are just going to use the one that comes pre packaged on their phone.
I don't know how many people found it through the Play Store, but for a point of comparison, OSMand has over 10 million downloads. That's 10 million people who are interested enough to seek out and install it, despite not being tech savvy enough to get it from F-Droid, etc.