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  • "Before installing, please turn off all anti-virus and firewall software."
  • If you have two apps, both maps...

    > The reason behind it is the hardened memory allocator, which seems to create a significant overhead for Osmand. That might be because scrolling a map requires constant loading and discarding of data.

    ... is this really the right hunch, over e.g. the OpenStreetMaps app lacking in discipline with its heap allocations?

  • I wonder if a website using leaflet.js has better or worse performance in the said case. If it does better, then maybe the problem is on OsmAnd's side?
  • Maybe the actual solution is to improve, replace the application.
  • Huh. Yeah, it is noticeably faster on my 9a with that disabled. I wonder what they're doing differently...
  • Odd. Google Pixel 7 with GrapheneOS here. OsmAnd works perfectly fine for me without disabling any exploit protection options.

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