40 posts tagged with "ios"

Running every morning is just what you do. No discussion — just the street and whatever distance feels right that day. Your running partner lives on Yonge Street. So do you. Same street, different ends — and when he suggested a 7 AM run "somewhere in the middle", it sounded simple enough.

Yonge Street is 56 kilometres long. The longest street in the world, according to Guinness. It starts at Lake Ontario and runs straight north through Toronto until it quietly disappears near Holland Landing. "Somewhere in the middle" turned out to be a question neither of you had actually answered. You were both on Yonge Street — technically neighbours — and had absolutely no idea how far apart you were standing.

A few taps in OsmAnd, and the guessing stopped. Distance by tap, radius circles, a straight line to your meeting point — tools that turn a vague sense of scale into something exact.

Some trips exist first as an idea. You open a map, find a coastline, and start building something in your head — a route, a few stops, maybe a harbor where you'd want to spend the evening. A principality of your own, even if just for a week. Principality of Monaco takes that idea literally. In summer the water gets crowded quickly — and what looks like open space from the shore has its own logic underneath. Shallow patches, restricted zones, boats coming and going from every direction. You don't notice any of it until you're already in the middle of it.

A regular map won't tell you any of that. Roads, buildings, points of interest — useful on land, but the moment you're moving on water, the map needs to change completely.

This is what OsmAnd's Nautical Map View is for. Depth data, seabed information, navigation lights, buoys, fairways — the kind of detail that turns a general-purpose app into something you can actually use on the water. Whether you're planning a route along the Côte d'Azur or just trying to find a safe place to anchor for the night, it starts with a different kind of map.

In films like Angels & Demons, Rome never feels flat. The city unfolds through narrow streets, archways, inner courtyards, and massive stone buildings rising above the crowd. You remember not only where the characters go, but the space around them — the height of the facades, the passages through buildings, the way entire streets disappear beneath arches before opening into another square.

But on most digital maps, cities lose that depth. Buildings become flat shapes, reduced to outlines that show where something exists, but not how the city actually feels. For mappers, this is where building data starts to matter.

In OpenStreetMap, buildings can contain far more than a simple outline. Mappers can describe a building's height, the number of floors, where different sections begin, and even passages running through the structure. OsmAnd uses this data to transform flat map geometry into detailed 3D cityscapes. Buildings gain height, complex structures become distinguishable, and streets start to feel closer to the real places they represent.

OsmAnd 5.3 for iOS — Now Available!

Get ready to explore a new dimension. This update brings the highly anticipated 3D Buildings and Globe View to your iPhone, alongside a massive overhaul of the Trip Recording widgets. Whether you're navigating city skyscrapers or planning a transcontinental journey, version 5.3 offers more perspective and precision than ever before.

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Ready to hit the slopes? OsmAnd’s Skiing profile makes winter navigation effortless, whether you're carving alpine runs, exploring backcountry trails, or riding lifts. Winter sports enthusiasts will love how detailed piste data brings the mountain to your fingertips.

Explore Winter Trails with OsmAnd’s Snowmobile Mode​

When the landscape turns white and roads become snowy paths, OsmAnd is your perfect winter riding companion.

With the dedicated Snowmobile map style, you can easily identify official routes right on the map. Trails mapped as route=snowmobile in OpenStreetMap appear clearly, distinct from standard roads. Snowmobile map legend is here. Because OsmAnd works completely offline, you can rely on guidance even in backcountry areas with zero network coverage.

Just tap on a visible trail on the map to follow the track and start your adventure.

OsmAnd's Topography plugin offers an Avalanche color scheme for the Slope layer, coloring terrain by steepness to highlight potential avalanche risks. This visualizes slope angles intuitively for safer backcountry navigation.

OsmAnd 5.2 for iOS — Now Available!

We're excited to announce the release of OsmAnd 5.2 for iOS! This update delivers powerful customization and clarity improvements. Key features include the new Marine Map Style for nautical navigation, Custom Button Binding for external controllers to map any Quick Action, and enhanced map display with text outlines for all widgets and a precision grid for aligning map buttons. Download now for a smoother, more personalized experience!

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OsmAnd 5.1 for iOS is out now!

We’re excited to bring you the latest update — OsmAnd 5.1 is now available on the App Store. This version includes interface improvements, easier widget configuration, and new features to make exploring even more intuitive.

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Download the update and enjoy a better, smoother OsmAnd experience.
Thanks for being with us — safe travels!

Offline navigation is a lifeline for travelers, adventurers, and everyday commuters. We demand speed, accuracy, and the flexibility to tailor routes to our specific needs. For years, OsmAnd has championed powerful, feature-rich offline maps that fit in your pocket. But as maps grew more detailed and user demands for complex routing increased, our trusty A* algorithm, despite its flexibility, started hitting a performance wall. How could we deliver a 100x speed boost without bloating map sizes or sacrificing the deep customization our users love?