CoMaps release 2025.12.19 is now out.
In addition to fresh #OpenStreetMap data from December 17, new features on Android include better warnings about outdated maps when trying to edit OSM and the ability to specify your own remote-server for downloading maps.
(Note: For now CoMaps expects the custom server to still serve the same maps as the "official" CoMaps server, but it's a start.)
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.12.19-11
Decentralization. If the official servers stop running, someone else can quickly put up a new one and everyone can switch without having to install a fork of the app with a different server address baked into it.
While I agree, it's a bit sad that torrenting architecture is not used. The DHT is a beautiful and effective+efficient piece of technology. You can have gigabytes of content shared for literally less than a Euro/dollar; and it'll be perfectly scalable if a million people use it suddenly, too.
That's a great point
It also reduces sever load on the project.