Victor (vshcherb) wrote that there are 3 versions of osmand which are usable without Goofgle Play services. And there are a lot of comments of experienced people who can't confirm the problem. It is a good idea to read the whole thread. https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues/10637
Egal schrieb am Donnerstag, 4. Februar 2021 um 17:28:36 UTC+1: > Since version 3.9.3 in OSMand the GPS don't works when > you downloaded the app from Google Play Store and you use your device > offline without google play services. > So do I. Since version 3.9.3 (also 3.9.4 and 3.9.5) routing is impossible > for me because OSMand now don't activates the GPS. In versions 3.9.1 beta > and 3.9.2 beta and all previous versions the GPS worked normaly. > It seems, that OSMand is now an new slave of the google services. As > vshcherb (the main developer) wrote: > "Google Play version very likely won't be working correctly if Google Play > Services are not installed. There are many limitation in Google Play right > now, so we won't be able to distribute previous version that used GPS > without Google Play Services." > This is the end of the app free of google services. OSMand turns now to a > google slave app with build in google spies. This was a very bad decision > of the app developer . > > Please send your protest to the developer. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/30b159f9-81ce-4bed-916d-1e90b79a90b6n%40googlegroups.com.
