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		pbmonster 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Android/Linux Dual Boot > Waydroid works also pretty good. Did you test apps that need sensors and notifications? If I want to run an OpenStreetmaps apk (there's no good way to run OMS on Linux natively), do I get GPS and compass heading? Do I get turn-by-turn navigation? Even if the app is in the background?

Ghoelian 5 months ago [–]

Organic Maps has a flatpak, though oddly they don't refer to a desktop app on their website anywhere so idk how trustworthy this is.

Unfortunately CoMaps doesn't seem to have desktop client builds at all yet.

Vinnl 5 months ago | [–]

They do mention it at the bottom: https://organicmaps.app/#community

But it's less full-featured than the mobile-only versions.

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