Release 2026.05.06 is out on Codeberg, F-Droid, iOS, and soon on Google Play and brings a big new feature:

[comaps@floss.social]

Release 2026.05.06 is out on Codeberg, F-Droid, iOS, and soon on Google Play and brings a big new feature:

From this version onward, updating the map files of CoMaps is no longer tied to updating the app. Which means we can bring you fresh #openstreetMap based maps more often!

Read more about it on our website: https://www.comaps.app/news/2026-05-06/Release-2026.05.06-release-notes/

[jalict@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@CoMaps how is the user experience in the future if my app is out of date and the latest map does not support my outdated app?

can i continue using the latest local version i have stored? can i disable updating of maps and simple use what I have?

Thanks!

[winterstar@fosstodon.org]

@CoMaps Decoupling maps from app version is awesome! #comaps

[comaps@floss.social]

@jalict yes, if newer maps require a newer app version for compatibility, your app will just not download new maps and be stuck on the latest supported release!

[tedstechtips@mas.to]

@CoMaps This is a fantastic upgrade! Great work

[stem@framapiaf.org]

@CoMaps What's the frequency of maps updates?

[clemensg@digitalcourage.social]

@Stem

In the linked articel I understood, that they try weekly.

@CoMaps

[doc75@pouet.chapril.org]

@CoMaps this a great move. Do not necessarily release map more often as it will waste a lot of bandwidth. Current pace seems a good compromise to me.

[comaps@floss.social]

@clemensg @Stem yes, that's our targeted frequency!

[comaps@floss.social]

@doc75 you won't have to update that often, you can keep the older maps.

But, we know that many of our users also use CoMaps for actively contributing to OpenStreetMap - and for them having fresher local maps helps making better contributions!

[robtherunt@cupoftea.social]

@CoMaps
iOS user here and I thought maps update separately already?

[iyanne@sk.girlthi.ng]

@CoMaps@floss.social @doc75@pouet.chapril.org Exactly! extremely good move IMO.

[jonassmith@theforkiverse.com]

@CoMaps You guys are awesome. Not a real problem for me, but would there be some way of incrementally updating maps instead of downloading everything for each update?

[comaps@floss.social]

@jonassmith if you mean on a map-by-map base (e.g. only update the map for region X) you already can do that!

If you mean just getting a "diff" of the changes, that's quite a bit more complex to implement and nothing to expect soon I think!

[jonassmith@theforkiverse.com]

@CoMaps Oh yes I meant diff Ok, just wondering

[comaps@floss.social]

@robtherunt yes and no: Until now you would first download a new app version, and then inside the app update the maps. But so far, you never would get newer maps without first updating the app (maybe you didn't notice because of having auto-app-updates enabled?)

From now on, you don't have to update the app version first, in regular intervals there'll be new maps available in-app!

[comaps@floss.social]

@jonassmith I know that it's something that's being talked about, but not in a concrete way.

Personally, I think it would potentially also shift a lot of computational burden onto end-user devices for the merging, which could be problematic for older devices. So it's a bit of a trade-off to consider!

[michammel@mastodon.social]

@CoMaps can we get cycle routes as they are marked in OSM?

BTW. Awesome app. Keep it up!

[jalict@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@CoMaps Wonderful - thank you!

[rapha3l@not-x.g2od.ch]

@CoMaps @bsm

Cool!