Does Google not currently have an anti trust lawsuit going on? Fine addition of them abusing their quasi monopoly position. But maybe they want to use this as argument "look people could just get it from fdroid" or something like that. IANAL

BTW does removal mean phones with enabled google protect will ask users to uninstall the app? I have this "feature" disabled.

Solution: don't install it from the Google Play Store. F-Droid and Obtainium exist.

On the bright side I had never heard of this app. So thanks I'm checking it out now

This means I want to install organic maps now.

Update: I like it, it got us home quicker than google yesterday. And the route was less boring

Damn, that means Google sees Organic maps as a threat. It is crazy how good it is.

Well, at least now Google won't try to update the app I installed through F-Droid.

That's one of the reasons why we need to breaking up google. They use gapps and play store to control the android ecosystem.

evil

Organic Maps is also available via https://accrescent.app/ which is developed by a GrapheneOS community member and even hosted in the GrapheneOS App Store.

Accrescent is a private and secure Android app store built with modern features in mind. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps.

Accrescent comes from within the GrapheneOS community and we're collaborating together.

https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112821386750410102

Any info what the exact problem they had was? Can you search for brothels in that app or what? (I remember you can in OsmAnd)

I literally downloaded this two days ago. Wtf

As much as I love fdroid and I love to be in a community where this recommendation is made repeatedly, the announcement suggests to download from https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/OrganicMaps-24081605-GooglePlay.apk while they appeal. From the way they wrote the announcement, I understand Android Auto won't work with the fdroid version.

That's funny I just installed it yesterday but decided to use f-droid instead. Going to be my default going forward.

It's back up now. It seems to have been a mistake to block it.

It's back! https://fosstodon.org/@organicmaps/112982935184446753

So, if they make it 18+, they would be fine? (not that this is a solution)

Google's anticompetitive practices are at it again.

Someone still uses Google software? Poor souls...