Our latest maps with OpenStreetMap data from September 27 are now out. You can press "check for updates" in the app to see them and start downloading them.

Why do we regularly update our map files? Because thanks to thousands of OpenStreetMap editors, the maps are constantly getting better, like seen here. Do you contribute to OSM? Then show us some of your own favorite before/after map images in CoMaps!

And if you don't have any before/after images at hand: You still got some days to map before we start the next map generation 😉

A new 2026.09.30-22-test test build!

iOS 🍏 https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/5346
Android 🤖 https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/5348
Follow these links for details and here are some highlights:

Please test and give feedback on these changes:
- Android: Change route preview and save buttons to icons in route planning screen: meaning of icons is clear enough? - by @LMBishop https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/pulls/4972

Other changes since current stable release:

- Show review ratings in search results
- Display hotel/restaurant stars as text
- Support searching for second_hand=yes/only places

iOS:
- Add CarPlay dashboard support and UIKit Scene migration for iOS 27 SDK
- Add custom map download server URL setting
- Make transport Modes picker accessible and activate extra options with a second tap in addition to a long tap

Android:
- Add link to add new reviews on place page

With "This Month in CoMaps", we are trying out a new, monthly format to keep folks updated about what's going on with CoMaps.

You can read the September 2026 edition here: https://www.comaps.app/news/2026-09-30/this-month-in-comaps-september-2026/

Our latest maps with OpenStreetMap data from October 4 are now out. You can press "check for updates" in the app to see them and start downloading them.

We got a new 2026.10.05-19 release out!

- Android: Adds link to add new reviews on place page
- iOS: Adds CarPlay dashboard support

- Show review ratings in search results
- Display hotel/restaurant stars as text
- Map: Adding tool hire shops & tool libraries

And many more updates, the full list and Android APK is on Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.10.05-19

F-Droid, Google Play, App Store and Flathub releases will be available soon!

If you are interested in how we get the offline Wikipedia articles into our maps: The folks of Wikimedia Enterprise talked to some of our contributors about the process of downloading, extracting and linking the articles: https://enterprise.wikimedia.com/blog/comaps-benefits-from-enterprise-free-access/

CoMaps release 2026.10.05 is now out via F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid, Codeberg and on iOS via the AppStore.

New features on Android include links to add Mangrove reviews via MapComplete and for iOS the support for CarPlay Dashboard.

The Google Play release is still waiting for review as has unfortunately become custom with their approval process.

Our latest maps with OpenStreetMap data from October 12 are now out. You can press "check for updates" in the app to see them and start downloading them.

Our latest maps with OpenStreetMap data from October 18 are now out. You can press "check for updates" in the app to see them and start downloading them.

Also: This weekend KDE España have their Akademy-es conference, and our contributor Diego will be there with a talk (and some stickers!) to present CoMaps. ⛺️

Since a few days, we got our first CDN node in Latin America. Provided and run by the amazing Undernet community in Uruguay.
Thanks to them, users in the region will benefit from faster map downloads. For a start, we are exploring how well it works with users based out of Uruguay, Argentina and Venezuela.
If you are interested and able to help your local area in a similar way, get in touch!
And you can learn more about Undernet here: https://undernet.uy/

The State of the Map Latin America conference is taking place 27-29 October in Mexico City. If you want to help participants to find their way around town, we will do one more map generation on the 25th, so there's still time to add to OpenStreetMap or review POI via Mangrove Reviews/MapComplete.
Our contributor Bastian will be there to give a talk about CoMaps and distribute some of our stickers. If you'd like to meet up, get in touch via our community channels 🙂

Our latest maps with OpenStreetMap data from October 25 are now out. You can press "check for updates" in the app to see them and start downloading them.

Just in time for the 2026 State of the Map Latin America conference that is kicking off tomorrow in Mexico City. If you're there: Say hi to our contributor Bastian, listen to his talk about CoMaps, and grab some stickers! 🇲🇽

Want to know how the integration for reviewing places works in CoMaps? Our contributor Maciek who made it happen wrote a blog post about it!

https://www.comaps.app/news/2026-10-27/place-reviews/

A new 2026.10.30 test build! (See next message for APK)

iOS 🍏 https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/5569
Android 🤖 https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/issues/5544

Please test and provide feedback on the following changes:

General/Map:

Overlay for (non)downloaded regions, see the toggle under Appearance - are there any bugs (other than a known bug when zooming in on non-downloaded mode)? Which mode do you prefer? - by @gekeleda (#4929)
Improve dark mode contrast: more legible text and roads - does pure black background look good? Any areas with poor contrast or visibility? Better or worse overall vs current? - by @eatham (#5382)
Add Hazardous Areas and Traffic Hazard points - are Traffic Hazards useful and not unduly drawing attention? - by @ldcuof (#5349)
Distinguish Vegetarian "options" vs "only" by @osmuser63783 (#5406)
Stop saying "go straight" when crossing large roads by @esposm03 (#5435)
Split Tanzania, Vietnam, Malaysia, China Guangdong into smaller maps - there are known migration issues collected in #5557, but are there critical bugs or crashes? - by @vng and @Emilevillette via OM and @pastk (#5516 and #5533)

Android:

Add route preview mode during route planning - tap a route step during preview. Useful? Buggy? - by @LMBishop (#5421)
Show POI branch names - understandable? - by @eisa01 (#5444)

Android Auto:

Improve car/phone switching by @libf-de (#5456)
Improve Android Auto UI, fix accidental routing touches by @kvanrooyen (#4984)

CarPlay:

Rewrite CarPlay turn guidance to read in full route at the start. Handles various pre-existing bugs (turn instructions can become stale, next turn shows current turn, next turn only shown if voice guidance is on etc.,), and improves recently introduced features like HUD display and lane guidance by @eisa01 (#5414)

And many more (see the test issues for details!)

New maps with OpenStreetMap data from November 1 are now out. Press "Check for Updates" to see them in-app!

Also: Did you know that the State of the Map Spain conference will be held upcoming weekend in Madrid? You might be able to catch some CoMaps folks!

Want to learn what the CoMaps community worked on during October? Learn about it in our latest "This Month in CoMaps" blog post here: https://www.comaps.app/news/2026-10-31/this-month-in-comaps-october-2026/

We got a new 2026.11.07-16 release out!

● Android: Adds route preview mode (tap a step during route planning)
● Android Auto: Improved UI and car/phone switching
● iOS: Rewritten CarPlay turn guidance
● Improved dark mode contrast with more legible text and roads
● Map: Adds Hazardous Areas, POI branch names, second-hand info, music venues, cafeterias and more
● Distinguishes Vegetarian "options" from "only"
● Stops saying "go straight" when crossing large roads

OpenStreetMap data as of November 5. No further map updates to old app versions will be released, as we needed to bump compatibility for the new POIs.

And many more updates, the full list and Android APK is on Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2026.11.07-16

F-Droid, Google Play, App Store and Flathub releases will be available soon!

Did you review places via Google Maps in the past? Mangrove Reviews now offers a way to import your past reviews, which means they will also appear in CoMaps in future maps!

https://mangrove.reviews/import