Legally the product is no longer their priority, maximising shareholder profits is their priority.

Not many companies manage to not get twisted to a worse product for the customers, though their ads get really good

Happy to learn what illegal content is on display and discussed about here?

This looks much like much more what I was looking for. Like a Foss replacement for the android keyboard, will keep playing with it to see how it goes. Thanks

Is there an alternative you can recommend that you feel is more honest?

It is hard to move away from maps completely but for pure navigation there are many alternatives. From the FOSS world, there are 2 I would recommend.

Organic Maps - fairly clean and focused app mainly around navigation

OsmAnd~ - a more fleshed out map app. Easily see hiking routes, ski routes, etc. This is the one I am trying to use at the moment.

Still doesn’t help solve the google review for restraunts and shops etc, but it is a step in the right direction.

Good to know thanks for the info. I’ll have to have a bit of a dig myself.

I’m curious what licensing issues you would run into with obsidian?