🤖Finally, Organic Maps August update is also available in Google Play, Fdroid, Huawei AppGallery, and Flathub (iOS version passed review earlier).
Thanks to all our contributors, supporters, and users, the app goes better and better with each update 😉

Highlights:
• New data as of August 16
• Longer routes are calculated faster
• Search should work way better and faster now
• Reduced size of mwm files
• Restored WunderLINQ support (yes, we have an API! Check omaps.app/api)
• Disabled Vulkan for Mali-G71 to fix path rendering
• Support wikimedia_commons tag
• Fixed crash when selecting some objects on the map

User Interface:
• Unified Place Page and Editor UI layout
• Replaced altitude difference to ascent and descent
• Show POI level in Place Page
• Show "Map data from OpenStreetMap" in the splash screen. Yes, many users don't get it.
• Fixed advanced timetable editor layout

Navigation:
• Fixed roundabout number
• Increased visibility of next street
• Fixed font in navigation progress bar

Search improvements:
• Fixed issue when some found objects were not highlighted on the map
• Removed common street search synonyms like parkway, path, line, walk, trail, etc.
• Fixed coordinates search if the query contains a newline
• Ignore non-relevant search results for coordinates
• Better search for capitals
• Treat 'emergency' as a last-choice feature type
• Added Catalan street search synonyms
• Properly filter equal streets in search results

Map styles:
• Improved visibility of military areas and boundaries
• Show disabled parking spaces
• Do not draw icon for residential gardens
• Render farm yard
• Add parking_entrance
• Add playground and internet cafe icon
• Add second_hand and charity
• Add table_tennis, volleyball, beachvolleyball, skateboard, chess, padel, handball, futsal, hockey, badminton, pelota
• Removed background circles from non-business icons

Translations:
• Updated Arabic translations and TTS texts
• Added missing translations for place=*
• Belarusian translations of countries
• Added missing Turkish translations

We have updated donation methods, now it’s even easier to support the development of Organic Maps! https://organicmaps.app/donate/

As some of you have already discovered, a new September update of Organic Maps is already available in AppStore, AppGallery, and F-Droid.
Google Play update is delayed because we hot-fixed a few interface-related issues. Hopefully, it will also be available in the upcoming days!

The coolest change is a fresh new look for Android (kudos to Arnaud Vergnet and all other contributors!), but let's check the full list of changes (and don’t forget to support us in many ways, including donations):

• New OSM maps data as of September 12
• Fixed wrong elevation data between -1,-1 and 1,1 latitudes and longitudes
• Fixed crash on startup after editing some OSM objects
• Bookmark lists are now sorted by recently modified time (sorting by name is planned!)
• Improved displaying of the next street name directions

Search:
• Show features in the viewport at the top of search results
• Significantly speedup some search scenarios
• Improved category ranking & address search.
• Fixed highlighted hotel search results icon on the map
• Improved German category search

Android:
• Replaced bottom toolbar with buttons for better UX and map visibility (now you see more map than before!)
• Improved toolbars, buttons and their positioning in different modes (please report any misalignment, we’ll fix it!)
• Fixed "gray location arrow" when device's time is incorrect (it’s better to sync your device’s time with network servers)
• Splash screen respects the dark mode
• Themed icon for Android 13
• Fixed displaying hotel rating in search results
• Fixed Search dialog appearance animation
• Note to OSM editors is not covered by a keyboard anymore
• Increased the font size of the exit number
• Improved OSM login page UX and OSM profile

iOS:
• Partially fixed annoying "Continue detecting location" dialog when returning to OM
• Use the same system font everywhere
• Use the default mail app on iOS 14 to report a bug
• Enabled Catalan translations

Localizations:
• Added missing translations for craft=* and residential gardens
• Added/fixed Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Catalan, Turkish, Belarusian translations
• Enabled Catalan TTS (Text-To-Speech)
• Localized some Telegram and Instagram links

Styles and icons:
• Added driving_school, music_school, language_school, archaeological_site, craft-painter
• Removed backgrounds from historic cemetery icons
• Added different castle types: castrum, fortified_church, fortress, hillfort, kremlin, manor, palace & shiro
• Increased visibility of education & some sports
• Separated furniture & kitchen types
• Better looking leisure=track
• Fixed vending=fuel icon

Organic Maps is participating in Hacktoberfest. You are welcome to contribute to the development of free, privacy-friendly, open-source maps that work offline anywhere and have so many map details thanks to OpenStreetMap. Choose any issue in our 1K+ issues list, and contribute! There are also other ways to support the project, including donations. We are very grateful for all your feedback and support.

Finally, the September update was approved by Google and is available in the Google Play Store. Please see the full changelog here.
It was a long delay, but we didn’t wait and worked hard together with our community on many issues. Please stay tuned for the upcoming October update 😉

Please test these beta versions for Android and let us know if you find any issues, especially related to location services. You can install them separately from the main store version.

Compared to FDroid, Google apk contains World map and Google Location Services that help to find your location faster over the network if you have Google on your device and are ok with privacy. It can be turned off in Organic Maps settings if you don’t need it.

A full changelog is available in our beta program at https://organicmaps.app/#beta
You can also install iOS beta from there.

Finally, after fixing some critical issues, the November Organic Maps update is available in the Apple Store, Huawei AppGallery, and on our Github. Google Play and FDroid are coming soon too.

Here is the full list of improvements, kudos to our contributors and our small team:

• New OSM data as of October 29
• Minor performance improvements
• Dump corrupted KMLs to the log on startup
• Do not strip non-ASCII characters from exported bookmark files
• Simplify/smooth road altitudes chart

Routing and Navigation:
• Show "Roads to avoid" options and warnings on the route also for walking, cycling, and metro routes
• Fixed some routing issues, including wrong routing via highway exits/links
• Enable Catalan TTS
• Show speed camera on tap

Search:
• Show all found results on the map screen
• Improved villages search
• Show only matched categories if they were selected from the list, not names
• Fixed street synonyms for nordic languages

Styles:
• Use regional metro/subway icons for entrances and stations
• Added brewery, plumber, tailor, carpenter, sawmill, beekeeper, blacksmith, electrician, painter, and other craft icons
• Added natural=shrubbery, natural=desert, leisure=dance, amenity=charging_station-motorcar, and more barrier types
• Draw international airport icon on z7-9
• Draw metro for major cities starting from z12
• Do not draw railway station icon for building=train_station
• Updated icons for garden, park, forest, national park, nature reserve, power, chimney
• Add historic battlefield, gallows, pillory, memorial cross, stolperstein and war_memorial
• Fixed historic=* priority
• Support sauna=yes tags
• Better colors for natural=scrub
• Draw entrance icon instead of a dot

Android
• Improved detecting current position
• Crossed out target icon means that you need to press it to detect current position
• Suggest turning on networking location service if it is disabled
• Hide system bars in full-screen mode
• On Android 13+ you can change OM language
• Use non-bold font in the Place Page title
• Properly handle notch on Android 8.1+
• Keep transparent status bar only on the map screen
• Fix crash on exit split screen
• Fix crash on login to OSM
• Fix crash in the "Location is disabled" dialog
• Crosshair API now supports "cll=lat,lon" argument to center the map
• Remove unused BATTERY_STATS system permission
• Use numbers for transit intermediate points
• Add missing icons in the editor
• Improve Wikipedia description in the Place Page

iOS Place Page:
• Use system 12/24h time format
• Show Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons links

Mac & Linux Desktop version:
• Fixed search indicator in Viewport mode
• Fixed search table update, now old results are always replaced by new ones

Translations:
• Use larger, more geographically significant names for Oregon maps in Downloader
• Updated Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Turkish translations

For those impatient, here is the Google Play APK, the same as was uploaded several days ago in Google Play for review. It should install on top of your existing Google Play version without conflicts. And it should be 100% compatible with the upcoming Google Play release (if it is approved by Google, of course).

October/November update of Organic Maps with many fixes and improvements is avaliable in FDroid. See the full list of changes on our web site or in Telegram. Many thanks to all our users and contributors. Your donations and support are motivating and helping us to improve the fastest maps app in the world 😉

After a one-week review delay, Organic Maps October/November update is finally available in Google Play. See the detailed list of changes and improvements on our web site. Your feedback and support are appreciated 🙏

Now, in addition to Telegram, [matrix], Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, you can follow us on Mastodon. Well, actually on Fosstodon 😉

Meet the second November update of Organic Maps! Enjoy your travels and share your experience with us. Let's make the best privacy-focused, fastest and easiest to use offline maps together!

What was done in this release:

• New OpenStreetMaps data as of November 19
• Added Organic Maps Mastodon account to follow in Help dialog
• Fixed bug in a wrong bicycle's speed used for routing algorithm

iOS 
• Secondary title in the local language is now displayed on the Place Page
• Fixed Organic Maps Matrix room link in Help dialog
• Fixed opening URLs with # and ? symbols
• Update About menu item
• Removed gray line from the menu
• Place Page properly displays 1 hour left before the place closes

Android 🤖
• The blue arrow is properly centered inside the position icon
• Links to our website in Help dialog are localized (en, ru, it, tr are supported at the moment, please help us with site translations)
• Fixed navigation menu visible under navbar in some cases
• The distance to search results in the list is now properly displayed

Styles 🗺️
• Added healthcare=physiotherapist
• Fixed some wrong icons displayed on top of each other
• Added highway=busway type
• place=island and place=archipelago are now visible on the World map
• Fixed leisure area style
• Properly render waterway=dam as a background area
• Fixed water incorrectly drawn over the pier

Translations 🌐
• Added Estonian translations, thanks to Aulo Aasmaa @auloaasmaa!
• Updated Czech, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Turkish translations
• Fixed missing RV category translations for search
• Fixed non-working Catalan categories search
• Use Metro instead of Subway for en-GB

Desktop 🖥️ (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)
• Fixed build errors on GCC-12
• Fixed map dragging using the mouse
• "+" key zooms in the map
• Use high-resolution icons on high-DPI displays on Macs
• Improve documentation about running WSL and desktop app (native Windows version is still in progress, please let us know if you are interested in it)

It's inspiring to know that what we do helps people. Organic Maps is great for many outdoor activities, including hiking. If you are considering the Alps for mountain hiking, you can turn to the experts on this subject: The Hiking Club. They have a successful history of preparing and planning for long mountain trips.

The Hiking Club recommends Organic Maps to all their clients, so they can easily import a thoroughly prepared KML file with all significant features and descriptions. And that's great, because the most important thing in the mountains is not to get lost, and to save your device's battery. And here we are (in our humble opinion 😉) the best!

In the future, we want to make route and trip planning even more convenient. Stay tuned for our news and updates. And many thanks to everyone who supports our free app and our small team of enthusiasts with words, deeds, and donations!