Join the CoMaps Community Ops!

CoMaps is a community and lives across many platforms— as a community we help people by answering questions about CoMaps, sharing links to requests and status, and engage with people who post comments.

Want to help run the social‑media channels?
We’d love to have you on board!

To get started with community operations, let us know in the comments.

#CommunityOps #SocialMediaTeam #GetInvolved #TogetherWeBuild

A new Android test build 2025.09.14-14-test 🤖
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/1878

Changes:
- Update close and clear "x" buttons icons - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Remove OSM profile logout confirmation - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Turn penalties for bicycle routing - by @bluelight_henry
- Change many buttons looks to outlined and rounded - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Distinct app icons for test and debug builds - by @gpesquero
- Android Auto: display roundabout exit numbers - by @Charlie83
- Reorganize socials networks on about screen - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Save bookmark color to GPX exports - by @cyber-toad via OM

Map:
- Use brown color for tourism POIs in dark mode - by @dvdmrtnz via OM
- Display libraries earlier - by @pastk
- Display caravan and camp sites in car navigation style - by @pastk
- More distinct color for cemeteries - by @yannikbloschek
- Update nightclubs icon - by @yannikbloschek

What’s your favorite Free/Libre & Open Source Software?

Free/Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS) empowers anyone to view, modify, and share the source code— no vendor lock‑in. It fuels collaboration, transparency, and innovation, letting communities build better, more secure tools together.

switching.software has ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.

Check them out https://switching.software/

Drop your top pick in the comments and let’s celebrate the power of community‑driven tech!

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Community

A new Android test build 2025.09.16-04-test 🤖
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/1898

Please provide feedback on following changes:
- Colored POI labels for car navigation map style - by @x7z4w, feedback to https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/1891

Other changes:
- Update shapes of screen buttons - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Use a separate round button to confirm added OSM place positions instead of small topbar button - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Fix communication channels icons in the About screen - by @jeanbaptisteC
- Update icons for communication towers (major and minor) and generic towers - by @yannikbloschek
- Outdoor style: update flagpole icon - by @yannikbloschek

Notable changes in the previous test build:
- Turn penalties for bicycle routing - by @bluelight_henry
- Android Auto: display roundabout exit numbers - by @Charlie83
- Save bookmark color to GPX exports - by @cyber-toad via OM

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Meet the CoMaps Crew!

We’re a global family of volunteers—engineers, designers, community builders and dreamers—all united by one vision: A world in which the top choice for navigation software respects users' freedom and privacy, and is developed through open collaboration.

From sunrise in Asia to sunset in South America, the contributors collaborate across time zones, languages, and cultures. No salaries, no borders—just pure passion for open data and community‑driven cartography.

Excited by CoMaps? Get involved, donate, or just spread the word.

https://codeberg.org/comaps

Together we turn plans into journeys.

#CoMaps #OpenMapping #VolunteerPower #GlobalCommunity

Antelope Canyon – A Natural Masterpiece

Carved over millennia, this Arizona slot canyon twists through towering sandstone walls etched with wave‑like patterns. Sunlight pours in, casting golden shafts that paint the reds, oranges, and golds of the rock—turning the canyon into a living work of art.

#AntelopeCanyon #NatureMagic #TravelDreams #Wanderlust #Arizona

Did you know you can now add an address to OpenStreetMap directly from the CoMaps editor?

Contributing info is easier than ever:
Community impact – Every address improves navigation and discovery for millions of people worldwide.

Get started today:
1) Tap ‘Add Place to OpenStreetMap’ and select the point where the address belongs
2) Select the ‘Address’ Category
3) Enter the address and tap 'Save' to submit to OSM

Your small edit can make a big difference!

#OpenStreetMap #MappingCommunity #GIS #CrowdsourcedData #DigitalCartography

Celebrating 15 Years of F‑Droid!

September 29th marks the anniversary of the open‑source app repository we all love.

Why it matters: F‑Droid’s mission aligns well with CoMaps—both champion Free/Libre Open‑Source Software (FLOSS) and community‑driven innovation.

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/04/twif.html
Post from 2010: https://f-droid.org/en//2010/09/29/f-droid-is-here.html

Let’s keep building a freer tech ecosystem together!

CoMaps empowers you to reclaim the driver's seat of your software. Check out a great idea by reclaimcontrol

Stop the Scroll - RECLAIM CONTROL

“We love technology. But today's tools are not delivering a faster, more efficient and reliable automated future; instead they trap us in products that can feel impossible to exit or change.”

“The first day of every month, let's #stopthescroll. Log off from corporate platforms for the day. Spend the time investing in healthier habits and more ethical, responsible, humane systems. Together we can leave toxic tech and reclaim our right to a better digital future.”

DISCONNECT TO RE-CONNECT

https://www.reclaimcontrol.tech/stopthescroll.html


#stopthescroll #TechWellbeing #DigitalWellness #TechFreedom

State of the Map 2026

Planning for #SOTM2026 is is well underway – Paris, France has been chosen as the host city. And CoMaps makes an appearance in the promotional video!

CoMaps perfectly embodies the vibrant energy that drives OpenStreetMap forward: collaboration, innovation, and a shared love for exploring the world one map tile at a time.

Take a look at the video: https://peertube.openstreetmap.fr/w/kme7gzVKaqaK4tztBSkkWb

To calculate the "best" routes and more accurate arrival time estimates, #CoMaps assigns so-called penalties to pedestrian crossings or traffic calming features such as speed bumps.

For this to work, the data needs to be available and correct in #OpenStreetMap. On our blog, CoMaps contributor Jean-Baptiste shares some tips on how you can help with improving this data by finding tagging errors, all without having to do surveying in the field!

https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-10-03/improving-routing-data-osm-errors/

New release 2025.10.16 is available!

Highlights
- Routing option to avoid steps
- Improved first map download experience
- Improved fields available in editor following type objects
- Android: Improved visibility and UI of instructions in navigation
- Map: Bus station specific icons


Full List https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.10.16-1

Mount Merapi — Sacred Peak of Java.

Rising through veils of mist and crowned with drifting smoke, this active volcano commands sweeping views of terraced valleys, tropical forests, and distant temples; its steep, ash-brushed slopes and ever-changing skies make it a breathtaking fusion of geological power and serene beauty.

Indonesia

A new 2025.11.07-2 release! 🎉

Highlights:
- OpenStreetMap data as of November 4 (more up-to-date at the time of release now thanks to a faster map generation server!)
- Recategorized map icons including some new colors for entertainment, sports and other businesses
- Android: Display info about available sockets on charging stations
- Added bandstands, backless benches and loungers
- New icons for different sport centres, event venues, massage salons, guest houses and some disused businesses
- Show public transport stop references

...and many more changes - check full notes on the Codeberg release page:
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.11.07-2

Google Play, App Store and F-Droid releases will be available soon!

The latest v2025.11.07-2 has reached F-Droid, AppStore and Google Play!

Full list of changes: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.11.07-2

New Android test build with new map data from 2025.11.12 that needs to be downloaded for all new features to work
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/2557

Please provide feedback on following changes:
- Added trees - useful or cluttering the map? - by @yannikbloscheck, feedback to https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/2283
- Added sand areas - fine or overwhelming in some locations? - by @map-per, feedback to https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/2451
- Differentiate between different entrances types - by @yannikbloscheck, feedback to https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/2260
- Display bus stops earlier but with smaller icons - by @yannikbloscheck, feedback to https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/2216
- Please also keep a close eye on OSM editing and OSM notes as there were some changes in https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/2422 to prevent duplicate notes

...more changes below

A new 2025.11.19-2 release! 🎉

Highlights:
• OpenStreetMap data as of November 16
• Added trees
• Made bus stop icons smaller and show up earlier
• Render various entrances types differently
• Added several other POI types
• Show sand areas on the map
• Add business is vacant option to the OSM editor
• Improved road shields in Europe
• Avoid paved roads routing option
• Added icons to the settings page

...and many more changes - check full notes on the Codeberg release page:
https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.11.19-2

Google Play, App Store and F-Droid releases will be available soon!

The latest v2025.11.19-2 has reached F-Droid, AppStore and Google Play!

Full list of changes: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.11.19-2

A hotfix 2025.11.25-4 release!

Its a follow-up to the 2025.11.19-2 release (check full changelog there); also includes updated map data:

- Fixed voice directions pronouncing weird symbols in the beginning, when Announce Street Names feature is enabled
- OpenStreetMap data as of November 23

It will be available soon on Google Play and F-Droid.

This hotfix won't be available on AppStore, sorry!

Thanks to all of you, we have over 1,000 stars ⭐ on Codeberg, a mostly volunteer-driven code forge that shares our commitment to community & Free/Libre/Open Source Software. Their efforts make the way we develop CoMaps possible.

Did you know: Codeberg is run by a non-profit association that sustains itself via memberships & donations. If that sounds as cool to you as it does to us: Consider donating or becoming a member! https://join.codeberg.org/