# Map application - help please **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/map-application-help-please/26324 **Category:** Questions **Created:** 2025-03-31T20:07:20Z **Posts:** 16 ## Post 1 by @anon1373539 — 2025-03-31T20:07:20Z Hi! I want to use a graphene phone, and I need a maps application for navigation. So, I heard “organic maps” could be one? I need something open-source private that would not allow for spyware to get on my phone. I’m used on google maps so something not too complicated would help. Any recommendations or I’m better off without maps on my phone and instead would be better to get an old gps thing for my car? --- ## Post 2 by @anon42475305 — 2025-03-31T20:08:20Z Organic Maps is absolutely fantastic so long as you don’t need traffic data. 10/10 would recommend. --- ## Post 3 by @anon1373539 — 2025-03-31T20:15:55Z can i download this as an apk? --- ## Post 4 by @anon42475305 — 2025-03-31T20:18:27Z Yes you can [here](https://git.omaps.dev/organicmaps/organicmaps/releases) but the best place to get it is really [Accrescent](https://accrescent.app/). --- ## Post 5 by @anon1373539 — 2025-03-31T20:26:06Z oh wow very nice thank you! so instead of allowing google play services and downloading aurora store or having to search for apks online… can I just simply download Accrescent on the graphene app store and download selected apps from there? --- ## Post 6 by @anon42475305 — 2025-03-31T20:28:12Z > [@anon1373539](#): > > can I just simply download Accrescent on the graphene app store and download selected apps from there? Yes for the limited selection of apps that are currently available there since it’s currently limited to allowlisted developers. It is an app store so you can only download apps from it’s own selection, it is _not_ a tool like obtanium where you can get apps from lots of different sources. --- ## Post 7 by @anon73250778 — 2025-03-31T20:31:49Z Manage your expectation. It is a simple map software fully dependent on Open Street Map data, not the full suite of navigation tool replacement you have in mind. I’ve had several instances where I couldn’t find a locally “popular” place so I always have to fall back to Google Map to get the approximate location to Organic Maps. IIRC it has no voice to prompt you for turns and as what @anon42475305 has said, no real time traffic data. I also fall back to Google Maps for those. --- ## Post 8 by @anon1373539 — 2025-03-31T20:45:01Z thank you, last thing on accrescent is there an email app or my best choice would be proton apk? --- ## Post 9 by @napoleon_cosx — 2025-04-01T00:36:29Z I simply use this method: Open Gmaps WV Search your adress Click it Tab share button Open with Organic maps Make a route There you go It’s very helpfull when your searched adress not available on Openstreet map database. Advice: when my adres not available on Osm database, I usually add it to db from Osmand app with Openstreet map edit extension. Sorry for my bad english :frowning: --- ## Post 10 by @napoleon_cosx — 2025-04-01T00:40:43Z Yok can use obtainium to download protonmail and never deal with manual update --- ## Post 11 by @anon39279085 — 2025-04-01T00:53:04Z > [@anon73250778](#): > > IIRC it has no voice to prompt you for turns It does actually and goes beyond turns: ![Screenshot_20250401-035211](//forum-uploads.privacyguidesusercontent.com/original/2X/a/a23ceea399a47d6226e60229229d0fae86b31218.png) --- ## Post 12 by @anon73250778 — 2025-04-01T02:01:45Z Somehow I cant turn mine on right now. I think it requires me to download a language pack of sorts to run text to speech. --- ## Post 13 by @anon21666177 — 2025-04-01T04:54:39Z For these cases, I’d recommend using DDG’s map section, which uses Apple Maps data. --- ## Post 14 by @anon39279085 — 2025-04-01T09:09:11Z what OS do you have, Graphene I presume? --- ## Post 15 by @anon73250778 — 2025-04-01T13:52:55Z Yes. But I’d rather not have extra apps installed. I can live with no audible turn cues. :sweat_smile: --- ## Post 16 by @anon39279085 — 2025-04-01T16:01:56Z Oh ok because I was gonna say, I use RHVoice to get it working, it’s honestly only one app to get tts working so.