Sorry for being “that guy”. But don’t use google maps if your primary concern is privacy?
Try magic earth
They use Open Street Maps instead both they and Apple say the app does not send your data back to them.
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Sorry for being “that guy”. But don’t use google maps if your primary concern is privacy?
Try magic earth
They use Open Street Maps instead both they and Apple say the app does not send your data back to them.
I haven’t tried magic earth yet but I used organic maps https://apps.apple.com/au/app/organic-maps-offline-hike-bike/id1567437057 and it is also available for iOS. With organic maps there’s no login needed and you can also save some locations as favourites and if you switch your device you can export the favourites list.
The most private I’m using google maps on iOS is without logging in. I’m not sure if there’s any difference between the app and using it in the browser.
Also, despite Apple saying that having the location and Bluetooth turned on isn’t affecting the battery life I still prefer to turn them completely off when I don’t use them so I made some shortcuts using the shortcut app.
Why not just use Apple Maps for now, until you find one that works better for you?