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Stop the Scroll - RECLAIM CONTROL

“We love technology. But today's tools are not delivering a faster, more efficient and reliable automated future; instead they trap us in products that can feel impossible to exit or change.”

“The first day of every month, let's #stopthescroll. Log off from corporate platforms for the day. Spend the time investing in healthier habits and more ethical, responsible, humane systems. Together we can leave toxic tech and reclaim our right to a better digital future.”

DISCONNECT TO RE-CONNECT

https://www.reclaimcontrol.tech/stopthescroll.html

September 29th marks the anniversary of the open‑source app repository we all love.

Why it matters: F‑Droid’s mission aligns well with CoMaps—both champion Free/Libre Open‑Source Software (FLOSS) and community‑driven innovation.

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/04/twif.html Post from 2010: https://f-droid.org/en//2010/09/29/f-droid-is-here.html

Let’s keep building a freer tech ecosystem together!

Did you know you can now add an address to OpenStreetMap directly from the CoMaps editor?

Contributing info is easier than ever: Community impact – Every address improves navigation and discovery for millions of people worldwide.

Get started today:

1. Tap ‘Add Place to OpenStreetMap’ and select the point where the address belongs
2. Select the ‘Address’ Category
3. Enter the address and tap 'Save' to submit to OSM

Your small edit can make a big difference!

Antelope Canyon – A Natural Masterpiece

Carved over millennia, this Arizona slot canyon twists through towering sandstone walls etched with wave‑like patterns. Sunlight pours in, casting golden shafts that paint the reds, oranges, and golds of the rock—turning the canyon into a living work of art.

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We’re a global family of volunteers—engineers, designers, community builders and dreamers—all united by one vision: A world in which the top choice for navigation software respects users' freedom and privacy, and is developed through open collaboration.

From sunrise in Asia to sunset in South America, the contributors collaborate across time zones, languages, and cultures. No salaries, no borders—just pure passion for open data and community‑driven cartography.

Why we love CoMaps:

• Sleek, privacy‑focused navigation experience that works worldwide, without tracking or ads.
• We learn from each other, sharing skills and stories along the way.
• Our work lives online, so anyone can join the adventure at any time.

Excited by CoMaps? Get involved, donate, or just spread the word.

https://codeberg.org/comaps

Together we turn plans into journeys.

Free/Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS) empowers anyone to view, modify, and share the source code— no vendor lock‑in. It fuels collaboration, transparency, and innovation, letting communities build better, more secure tools together.

switching.software has ethical, easy-to-use and privacy-conscious alternatives to well-known software.

Check them out https://switching.software/

Drop your top pick in the comments and let’s celebrate the power of community‑driven tech!

Great ideas thrive in collaboration - when the community joins forces, powerful map experience happen

OpenStreetMap – the global crowdsourced map of the world, the foundation of CoMaps

OrganicMaps and MAPS.ME – predecessors of the CoMaps project – the code, algorithms and design foundation

Wikipedia – rich descriptions for Points-of-Interests

NASA's SRTM and Sonny's Lidar DTMs - open altitude data for contour lines and elevation profiles

JOSM, Every Door, Street Complete and other Free & Open Source community tools that power map data editing and help keep it fresh and accurate

... and more open datasets and great open-source libraries used in the CoMaps project!

“Why I Use CoMaps to Find Hiking Areas Near Me ”

“The diversity of OpenStreetMap tools and how they help create a commons”

Dive into real‑world stories and discover creative ways the community is using CoMaps and mapping together: https://www.comaps.app/category/blog/

Have your own CoMaps‑related blog post and want it featured on the News page, or thinking of writing a fresh piece? We’d love to showcase your voice!

To get started, create an Issue and let’s get your story in front of the community: https://codeberg.org/comaps/website/issues

IzzyOnDroid – an Android store for Free & Open Source Software. The apps are free (as in „free beer“ and as in „free speech“) and Open Source.

Builds for IzzyOnDroid are directly from developers and signed by developers. This enables very fast publishing of new releases (whereas F-Droid re-builds all apps from the source).

There are several ways to install and update CoMaps via IzzyOnDroid, see here:

https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/app.comaps

Highlights:

· Improved routing accounting time for turns, traffic lights & stop signs etc, and conditional restrictions

· Improved dark map style, and added colored labels

· Building entrances easier to see on the map (displayed earlier)

· Standalone addresses can be added in the Editor

· Display when place's existence and opening hours were last checked

· Added animal shelters, wicket gates, ladder lines and generic non-specified barrier lines

· OpenStreetMap data as of August 22nd

· Android: New speed indicator, display track info

· iOS: CarPlay is available!

Full list:https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.08.31-15

CoMaps is available in 44 languages, and more on the way, thanks to the incredible community of translators! Your devotion makes the app truly accessible to people all around the world.

Want to join the effort? 🌐 Help us keep expanding the language list and reach even more people. Visit our translation page and start contributing today:

https://translate.codeberg.org/projects/comaps/

Together, we’re building a more inclusive map for everyone.

The iodéOS team, developer of a Google-free Android, chooses CoMaps as the default map navigation app!

https://iode.tech/iodeos/

Iodé’s core value is prioritizing open source apps, and a poll let the community decide. It’s wonderful to see the community coming together to shape the future.

https://community.iode.tech/t/preinstalled-navigation-app-change-changement-de-lapplication-de-navigation-preinstallee-anderung-der-vorinstallierten-navigations-app/6138