OSMAND+ Pricing (was "Casting to tablet while doing something else on the phone.")

[Andy Burnelli]

OSMAND/OSMAND+ is a very useful offline mapping app.

Steve is confused because he's comparing, for Android anyway...
a. OSMAnd+ on Google Play <net.osmand.plus>
b. with OSMAnd on Google Play <net.osmand>
c. (which are completely _different_ packages!).

And in doing so, he is _ignoring_ these two packages are the same!
a. OSMAnd+ on Google Play <net.osmand.plus>
b. OSMAnd+ on F-Droid (aka OSMAnd~) <net.osmand.plus>
c. Which are the exact same package for Christs' sake.

The difference between the <net.osmand.plus> on the Google Play repo and
the exact same <net.osmand.plus> package on the F-Droid repo, besides the
Google Play <net.osmand.plus> costing money and F-Droid's <net.osmand.plus>
being free, is only in minor differences such as signing & subversions
(where it's said F-Droid <net.osmand.plus> subversions "may" be behind).

We've covered this _many_ (many!) times in gory detail on the Android
newsgroup, so it would be shocking for Steve to _still_ be ignorant.

But people who filter out facts will always remain ignorant.
Unfortunately, at some point ignorance begets stupidity.

As I said on the Android newsgroup in the Casting thread today...
*Casting to tablet while doing something else on the phone.*
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/SGYgn8-8Mg0>

I don't care that Steve is ignorant.
I don't care that Steve filters out facts.
I don't even care that because Steve filters facts, he's stupid.

What I care about is Steve is telling others very bad advice.

We covered this so many times I'm tired of hashing it out.
The fact is OSMAnd+ <net.osmand.plus> on the Google Play repository is the
exact same package as OSMAnd+ <net.osmand.plus> (aka OSMAnd~) on the
F-Droid repository, whether Steve comprehends that fact, or not.

People like Steve (and the iKooks like Alan Browne) who filter out all
facts will remain ignorant, and I don't care - unless they spew their
ignorance to others - and that's when I care to call them out on it.

[Maxmillian]

Post by Andy Burnelli

OSMAND/OSMAND+ is a very useful offline mapping app.

Steve is confused because he's comparing, for Android anyway...
a. OSMAnd+ on Google Play <net.osmand.plus>
b. with OSMAnd on Google Play <net.osmand>
c. (which are completely _different_ packages!).
And in doing so, he is _ignoring_ these two packages are the same!
a. OSMAnd+ on Google Play <net.osmand.plus>
b. OSMAnd+ on F-Droid (aka OSMAnd~) <net.osmand.plus>
c. Which are the exact same package for Christs' sake.
The difference between the <net.osmand.plus> on the Google Play repo and
the exact same <net.osmand.plus> package on the F-Droid repo, besides the
Google Play <net.osmand.plus> costing money and F-Droid's <net.osmand.plus>
being free, is only in minor differences such as signing & subversions
(where it's said F-Droid <net.osmand.plus> subversions "may" be behind).
We've covered this _many_ (many!) times in gory detail on the Android
newsgroup, so it would be shocking for Steve to _still_ be ignorant.
But people who filter out facts will always remain ignorant.
Unfortunately, at some point ignorance begets stupidity.
As I said on the Android newsgroup in the Casting thread today...
*Casting to tablet while doing something else on the phone.*
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/SGYgn8-8Mg0>
I don't care that Steve is ignorant.
I don't care that Steve filters out facts.
I don't even care that because Steve filters facts, he's stupid.
What I care about is Steve is telling others very bad advice.
We covered this so many times I'm tired of hashing it out.
The fact is OSMAnd+ <net.osmand.plus> on the Google Play repository is the
exact same package as OSMAnd+ <net.osmand.plus> (aka OSMAnd~) on the
F-Droid repository, whether Steve comprehends that fact, or not.
People like Steve (and the iKooks like Alan Browne) who filter out all
facts will remain ignorant, and I don't care - unless they spew their
ignorance to others - and that's when I care to call them out on it.
Minor differences are in the signing and supposedly in timely updates.
<https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/42079/differences-between-osmand-and-osmand>

It looks like the android owners can get the osmand+ for free just by not
downloading it from the google play store app but by instead downloading it
from the f-droid link using either the f-droid app or just a web browser
(as f-droid never will use any login account - f-droid uses a normal url).

As you said, the $24.99 google play store subversion 4.3.12 was updated on
Feb 17, 2023 which is the same package on f-droid but two weeks earlier.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand.plus

That same f-droid net.osmand.plus package version is only two weeks later.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/

Which anyone can download on any computer and use on any Android phone
for free by pointing their web browser to net.osmand.plus subversion 4.3.12
(431203) - Added on 2023-03-05 (which is only two weeks later).
https://f-droid.org/repo/net.osmand.plus_431203.apk

So other than a couple of weeks difference in subversion update and signing
certificates (both google play & f-droid allow the developer to sign an apk
but either google or f-droid can also sign that certificate), is there any
other real difference between those two android net.osmand.plus apps?

What about the ios subversion 4.3.5 that came out on Feb 21, 2023?
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/osmand-maps-travel-navigate/id934850257

How does the ios osmand+ differ from the f-droid/googleplay osmand+?

[RonTheGuy]

Post by Maxmillian
What about the ios subversion 4.3.5 that came out on Feb 21, 2023?
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/osmand-maps-travel-navigate/id934850257
How does the ios osmand+ differ from the f-droid/googleplay osmand+?

The iOS version is very old compared to the either the version on the
Google Play Store or to the slightly older version on the F-Droid store.

Ron, the humblest guy in town.