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Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they're all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I would like to find alternative to Garmin app. It is bad if you don't want to use the cloud features, also you can't plan routes without internet connection like wtf that's the only reason I bought it for.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Have you tried Gadgetbridge?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It didn't worked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It didn't work. (not being snarky, or a dick, honestly trying to help)

It hasn't worked. It worked. It didn't work.

For some reason getting tense correct on words like "work" is confusing for ESL. (or autoincorrect got you)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Sorry not native speaker, thanks for correction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Thanks I give it a try, problem for me is that I need to plan route and then put it in cyclocomputer. I don't need any other bs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you can't plan routes without internet

Oh fuck I hate that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yes for the basic thing most people buy it and it is this fucked up. Also it uses Google maps, they are bit useless for cycling.

I have more mapping apps and all of them have offline planning.