Better track editing and many improvements and fixes in Organic Maps July 2025 update
July 14, 2025
Meet Organic Maps July update with many fixes and improvements, thanks to our contributors ❤️💪! The update is already available in the AppStore, Obtainium and Accrescent, and will be ready in Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, and FDroid in a few days.
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The full list of changes:
- New OSM map data as of July 8, Wikipedia map data as of July 1
- Improved search for the Arabic language (Omar Mostafa)
- Display campsite and resort areas, see industrial zones earlier (Viktor Govako)
- Do not ignore secondary roads at roundabouts (Viktor Govako)
- Improved zooming on a selected track (Kiryl Kaveryn)
- New Bookmarks and Tracks icon on the map to help users in finding their recorded or imported tracks (@euf)
- Charging stations now have their own distinguishable icon on the map and in the search (David Martinez)
- Save elevation/altitude (if it is present) when saving a route (Kiryl Kaveryn)
- Updated translations, you can help fix wrong or missing translations at Weblate
Android:
- Fixed non-working Back button on Android 16 (Andrei Shkrob)
- Use the light map theme by default with the dark theme when navigation is active (Viktor Govako)
- Fixed duplicated OSM edits (Alexander Borsuk)
- Properly show all search results on the map (Viktor Govako)
- Fixed wrong user interface layout on some devices (Sergiy Kozyr)
- Show OSM login and password if browser login fails/is not available (Sergiy Kozyr)
- Fixed crosshair jump when adding objects to OpenStreetMap (@hemanggs)
- Fixed "Retry failed download" button (Kavi Khalique)
- Fixed splash screen overlapping with system buttons (Vraj Shah)
- Fixed some crashes (Devarsh Vasani)
- Fixed EACCESS PermissionDenied error when importing KML or GPX on Android 5 (Alexander Borsuk)
iOS changes, all kudos to Kiryl Kaveryn:
- Improved bookmark and track editing: change the color and the list directly from the Track Information Page
- Now you can edit or delete the recorded track immediately after saving it
- Expanded tap area for buttons
- Fixed jumping OSM notes when typing text
- Show "Add Place" button for businesses
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