More vivid colors in Dark theme, capacity and levels in search results, OpenStreetMap.org map data as of January 4, 2026, fresh Wiki, and UK/US postal codes data, and other bugfixes in Organic Maps iOS and Android beta at https://beta.omaps.org/
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If you are interested in joining the 2026 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program, please check out some Organic Maps project ideas here https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/wiki/GSoC-2026-ideas or submit your own. Candidates with already merged pull requests will have more chances to be accepted ;-)
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Let's start 2026 with an Organic Maps update, made possible by all our contributors! Install it from https://get.omaps.org/
### Release notes (all platforms)
* Higher-contrast dark theme colors (David Martinez)
* Updated OpenStreetMap data (January 11) (Viktor Govako)
* Added Albanian voice guidance (TTS) (Alexander Borsuk)
* Added Bulgarian search synonyms (Clippy)
* Excluded casinos from the "Entertainment" category (Clippy)
* Reduced the thickness of subway lines (Manik)
* Added capacity information to search results for motorcycle parking, bicycle rental, bicycle charging, and car charging (David Martinez)
* Added floor level to search results (David Martinez)
### Translations
* Added Albanian app translations (Alexander Borsuk)
* Updated the FAQ and added FAQ translations for Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Farsi, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Marathi, Swedish, Telugu (Alexander Borsuk)
* Improved German app and FAQ translations (DaN0mic)
* Improved Latin American Spanish app translations (Alexander Borsuk)
* Renamed the "Zoom buttons" setting for clarity (Alexander Borsuk)
* Translation fixes from Weblate contributors for various languages (Viktor Govako)
### iOS only changes
* Wider route planning buttons (Kiryl Kaveryn)
### Android only changes
* Added Google Assistant support for navigation and search (skirm-tech)
* Updated the "Auto" navigation theme setting to follow the system dark/light mode (Dzmitry Strekha)
* Fixed a crash when starting navigation (Owm Dubey)
* Fixed a crash when uploading notes to OpenStreetMap (Prakamy Awasthi)
* Fixed a crash in Android Auto (Alexander Borsuk)
* Fixed missing TTS voice guidance announcements (Alexander Borsuk)
Join beta testing to try early features and report issues:
• iOS Testflight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
• Android AppTester: https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
• Linux Flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/details/app.organicmaps.desktop
Organic Maps is driven by your donations and contributions ❤️
The Organic Maps Team
### Release notes (all platforms)
* Higher-contrast dark theme colors (David Martinez)
* Updated OpenStreetMap data (January 11) (Viktor Govako)
* Added Albanian voice guidance (TTS) (Alexander Borsuk)
* Added Bulgarian search synonyms (Clippy)
* Excluded casinos from the "Entertainment" category (Clippy)
* Reduced the thickness of subway lines (Manik)
* Added capacity information to search results for motorcycle parking, bicycle rental, bicycle charging, and car charging (David Martinez)
* Added floor level to search results (David Martinez)
### Translations
* Added Albanian app translations (Alexander Borsuk)
* Updated the FAQ and added FAQ translations for Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Farsi, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Marathi, Swedish, Telugu (Alexander Borsuk)
* Improved German app and FAQ translations (DaN0mic)
* Improved Latin American Spanish app translations (Alexander Borsuk)
* Renamed the "Zoom buttons" setting for clarity (Alexander Borsuk)
* Translation fixes from Weblate contributors for various languages (Viktor Govako)
### iOS only changes
* Wider route planning buttons (Kiryl Kaveryn)
### Android only changes
* Added Google Assistant support for navigation and search (skirm-tech)
* Updated the "Auto" navigation theme setting to follow the system dark/light mode (Dzmitry Strekha)
* Fixed a crash when starting navigation (Owm Dubey)
* Fixed a crash when uploading notes to OpenStreetMap (Prakamy Awasthi)
* Fixed a crash in Android Auto (Alexander Borsuk)
* Fixed missing TTS voice guidance announcements (Alexander Borsuk)
Join beta testing to try early features and report issues:
• iOS Testflight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
• Android AppTester: https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
• Linux Flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/details/app.organicmaps.desktop
Organic Maps is driven by your donations and contributions ❤️
The Organic Maps Team
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Time to update Organic Maps! Faster cross-country and cross-region routes, fresh OSM map data, and many bug fixes for Android in the second app update in 2026.
Install it from get.omaps.org or from App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Obtainium, Accrescent, F-Droid
### What's New
- Routes between countries are created faster and no longer cause out-of-memory crashes in some cases (Viktar Havaka)
- Updated OpenStreetMap data as of January 25 (Viktar Havaka)
- GeoJSON export support for bookmarks and tracks (Sergiy Kozyr, Alexander Borsuk, Viktar Havaka)
- Fixed and updated links to the Organic Maps website (Alexander Borsuk)
### Android
- Expanded opening hours to show full-week hours (rovertrack)
- Split the Light/Dark app theme option into Appearance and Navigation settings (Dzmitry Strekha)
- Tapping a bookmark icon in the bookmarks list allows changing its color (Abdelhadi Wael)
- Improved landscape UI for a selected place on the map (Rover track)
- Fixed a non-working editor for places with invalid phone numbers (Abdelhadi Wael)
- Fixed a crash on Android 12 devices (Alexander Borsuk)
- Fixed long street name clipping in the navigation header (pranjaldubey022)
- Fixed routing toolbar overlap on small screens (Anton P)
- Fixed a search crash on Android 5 and 6 (Alexander Borsuk)
- Fixed FAQ translations on Android 5 (Alexander Borsuk)
- Fixed a “Not Enough Free Space” error when maps are updated (Alexander Borsuk)
### Translations
- Fixed and updated translations from Weblate contributors (Viktar Havaka)
- Updated Romanian TTS voice directions (R. Ravzan)
- Improved countries descriptions (alnzrv)
- Fixed Romanian and Mexican Spanish translations (Alexander Borsuk)
- Added missing translations for disused bridges (Alexander Borsuk)
Join beta testing to try early features and report issues:
• iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
• Android https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
Donate https://organicmaps.app/donate/ and contribute https://organicmaps.app/contribute/ to build a better, privacy-focused alternative to Apple and Google Maps.
With love,
The Organic Maps Team
Install it from get.omaps.org or from App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Obtainium, Accrescent, F-Droid
### What's New
- Routes between countries are created faster and no longer cause out-of-memory crashes in some cases (Viktar Havaka)
- Updated OpenStreetMap data as of January 25 (Viktar Havaka)
- GeoJSON export support for bookmarks and tracks (Sergiy Kozyr, Alexander Borsuk, Viktar Havaka)
- Fixed and updated links to the Organic Maps website (Alexander Borsuk)
### Android
- Expanded opening hours to show full-week hours (rovertrack)
- Split the Light/Dark app theme option into Appearance and Navigation settings (Dzmitry Strekha)
- Tapping a bookmark icon in the bookmarks list allows changing its color (Abdelhadi Wael)
- Improved landscape UI for a selected place on the map (Rover track)
- Fixed a non-working editor for places with invalid phone numbers (Abdelhadi Wael)
- Fixed a crash on Android 12 devices (Alexander Borsuk)
- Fixed long street name clipping in the navigation header (pranjaldubey022)
- Fixed routing toolbar overlap on small screens (Anton P)
- Fixed a search crash on Android 5 and 6 (Alexander Borsuk)
- Fixed FAQ translations on Android 5 (Alexander Borsuk)
- Fixed a “Not Enough Free Space” error when maps are updated (Alexander Borsuk)
### Translations
- Fixed and updated translations from Weblate contributors (Viktar Havaka)
- Updated Romanian TTS voice directions (R. Ravzan)
- Improved countries descriptions (alnzrv)
- Fixed Romanian and Mexican Spanish translations (Alexander Borsuk)
- Added missing translations for disused bridges (Alexander Borsuk)
Join beta testing to try early features and report issues:
• iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
• Android https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
Donate https://organicmaps.app/donate/ and contribute https://organicmaps.app/contribute/ to build a better, privacy-focused alternative to Apple and Google Maps.
With love,
The Organic Maps Team
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We're working on live public transport schedules, as the first step to public transport routing. Here is the helper web app that shows currently supported GTFS feeds in different countries and cities and helps to match bus/tram/train stops from OpenStreetMap.org with stops from GTFS: https://gtfs-osm-matcher.organicmaps.app/
If you are interested in public transport schedules in your city, please let us know about feeds for your place/country (there are contacts on the link above), and help by adding missing stops into OpenStreetMap.org , and setting proper GTFS identifiers to match.
If you are interested in public transport schedules in your city, please let us know about feeds for your place/country (there are contacts on the link above), and help by adding missing stops into OpenStreetMap.org , and setting proper GTFS identifiers to match.
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How to zoom in or zoom out with one hand in Organic Maps:
1. Tap quickly twice anywhere on the map, but don't lift up a finger after the 2nd tap.
2. Move your finger up or down to zoom out or zoom in.
Long Tap gesture: shows or hides the interface.
1. Tap quickly twice anywhere on the map, but don't lift up a finger after the 2nd tap.
2. Move your finger up or down to zoom out or zoom in.
Long Tap gesture: shows or hides the interface.
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New Organic Maps beta:
- iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
- Android https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
- APK https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/2026.02.09-24-Google-beta.apk
- NEW Search Screen Interface on Android!
- New OpenStreetMap data as of February 8, new Wikipedia data as of February 1
- Selecting the current position or recording a track shows the correct MSL (meters above the sea level) elevation on Android 14+ devices (instead of meters above the geoid)
- Routing: fixed average speed estimation
- Routing: fixed bicycle access for some roads
- iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
- Android https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
- APK https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/2026.02.09-24-Google-beta.apk
- NEW Search Screen Interface on Android!
- New OpenStreetMap data as of February 8, new Wikipedia data as of February 1
- Selecting the current position or recording a track shows the correct MSL (meters above the sea level) elevation on Android 14+ devices (instead of meters above the geoid)
- Routing: fixed average speed estimation
- Routing: fixed bicycle access for some roads
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Thanks to our contributors, Friday is a good time to update Organic Maps!
Get the update at https://get.omaps.org or on the App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Obtainium, Accrescent, and F-Droid.
If you want to see real-time public transport schedules in your city in one of the upcoming updates, please:
1. Send us the static and real-time GTFS feed sources from your local transport agencies so we can test and integrate them.
2. Check whether OpenStreetMap data in your area includes all bus/tram/train stops with the necessary tags at https://gtfs-osm-matcher.organicmaps.app.
### Release notes
- OSM map data as of February 16
- Wikipedia data as of February 1
- Black hiking and cycling routes are now visible in the dark theme (Viktor Govako)
- Added more car services: repair, service, and parts (Viktor Govako)
- Fixed bicycle access on some road types (Viktor Govako)
- Fixed average speed calculation (Viktor Govako)
- Improved search results ranking for categories (Viktor Govako)
- Added Uzbek cuisine (alnzrv)
- Added zip lines on the map (Rawdyrathaur)
- Fixed Wikimedia links with "?" in the title (alnzrv)
- Support GPX files with "+" in coordinates (Alexander Borsuk)
### iOS
- Added OSM browser authentication and logo (Rahul Kolluru)
### Android
- Expandable opening hours (Rover track)
- Fixed opening hours display (DaN0mic)
- Fixed focus issue on dialog input text (Alexander Borsuk)
- Show and use MSL altitude for recorded tracks on Android 14+ (Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako)
- Fixed KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoJSON import from WhatsApp (Sergiy Kozyr)
- Fixed crash (Alexander Borsuk)
- More detailed OSM login error messages (Owm Dubey)
- Improved Place Page performance (Owm Dubey)
- Fixed bookmark/track list visibility icon on older Android devices (Owm Dubey)
### Translations
- Removed duplicate city names in some map regions (alnzrv)
- Fixed Hebrew voice directions (mattanelkaim)
- Fixed Korean typos (Parkjju)
- Added Russian search synonyms (ednzxt)
- Improved German voice directions (Navigator72)
- Fixed missing translation for disused railway tunnel (pranjaldubey022)
- Fixed country translation in Romanian (Eugen Dedu)
- Added Lao and Armenian translations (Viktor Govako)
- Added missing Armenian translations (Alexander Borsuk)
- Updated translations from Weblate contributors (Viktor Govako)
Join beta testing to try early features and report issues:
- iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
- Android https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
Every donation and contribution helps us to build a better, privacy-focused alternative to Apple and Google Maps.
With care and love,
The Organic Maps Team❤️ 🗺 📍
Get the update at https://get.omaps.org or on the App Store, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, Obtainium, Accrescent, and F-Droid.
If you want to see real-time public transport schedules in your city in one of the upcoming updates, please:
1. Send us the static and real-time GTFS feed sources from your local transport agencies so we can test and integrate them.
2. Check whether OpenStreetMap data in your area includes all bus/tram/train stops with the necessary tags at https://gtfs-osm-matcher.organicmaps.app.
### Release notes
- OSM map data as of February 16
- Wikipedia data as of February 1
- Black hiking and cycling routes are now visible in the dark theme (Viktor Govako)
- Added more car services: repair, service, and parts (Viktor Govako)
- Fixed bicycle access on some road types (Viktor Govako)
- Fixed average speed calculation (Viktor Govako)
- Improved search results ranking for categories (Viktor Govako)
- Added Uzbek cuisine (alnzrv)
- Added zip lines on the map (Rawdyrathaur)
- Fixed Wikimedia links with "?" in the title (alnzrv)
- Support GPX files with "+" in coordinates (Alexander Borsuk)
### iOS
- Added OSM browser authentication and logo (Rahul Kolluru)
### Android
- Expandable opening hours (Rover track)
- Fixed opening hours display (DaN0mic)
- Fixed focus issue on dialog input text (Alexander Borsuk)
- Show and use MSL altitude for recorded tracks on Android 14+ (Alexander Borsuk, Viktor Govako)
- Fixed KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoJSON import from WhatsApp (Sergiy Kozyr)
- Fixed crash (Alexander Borsuk)
- More detailed OSM login error messages (Owm Dubey)
- Improved Place Page performance (Owm Dubey)
- Fixed bookmark/track list visibility icon on older Android devices (Owm Dubey)
### Translations
- Removed duplicate city names in some map regions (alnzrv)
- Fixed Hebrew voice directions (mattanelkaim)
- Fixed Korean typos (Parkjju)
- Added Russian search synonyms (ednzxt)
- Improved German voice directions (Navigator72)
- Fixed missing translation for disused railway tunnel (pranjaldubey022)
- Fixed country translation in Romanian (Eugen Dedu)
- Added Lao and Armenian translations (Viktor Govako)
- Added missing Armenian translations (Alexander Borsuk)
- Updated translations from Weblate contributors (Viktor Govako)
Join beta testing to try early features and report issues:
- iOS https://testflight.apple.com/join/lrKCl08I
- Android https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f3e918f9abc40c9c
Every donation and contribution helps us to build a better, privacy-focused alternative to Apple and Google Maps.
With care and love,
The Organic Maps Team
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Book the date: on March 4th, 2026, 20:00 CET/2PM EST, Organic Maps is presenting at Open Transport Meetup with the topic "GTFS + OpenStreetMap + Organic Maps = Public Transport for everyone." https://github.com/transportkollektiv/meetup/wiki
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Documentation of the German Open Transport Meetup and Open Transport Data Quality Meetup Meetings - transportkollektiv/meetup
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Join Organic Maps and other interesting people/projects at Parallel Society UnConference in Lisbon on March 6-8 https://ps.logos.co
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