r/Anticonsumption • u/sarcodiotheca • Feb 15 '25

Corporations Hello MapQuest, my old friend

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I stole this from a meme on Instagram but just downloaded the app and it’s still there! Google and Apple both caved. Let’s bring this relic back!

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u/Skywalker350 Feb 15 '25

how? as far as i know it uses microg instead of a sandbox which offers an objectively worse user experience

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u/Losconquistadores Feb 15 '25

They're both fine. With microg whether a worse experience or not it does offer a way to keep connected to certain Play services for users that may want or need it.

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u/Skywalker350 Feb 15 '25

hmm it sounds like you don't know about the sandboxed google play services in grapheneos: https://grapheneos.org/features#sandboxed-google-play

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u/Losconquistadores Feb 16 '25

Thanks, been a few years since I evaluated them and rocked a calyx pixel. Looking to get back in will try graphene,  cheers