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Maps is the only Google service I am hooked on. I use it to get around (both on foot and via public transport) but also to find places to eat and drink when I am in a new area. I love OSM as a project and have contributed to it but it just doesn't compare.

Other than that, for me it's mailbox.org for Gmail and Nextcloud hosted on a VPS for Drive and Calendar.

Look into Transit app for public transit. The UI for transit wayfinding and exploring nearby stops/lines is way better the Maps in my opinion. For agencies that don't have realtime arrivals, Transit also supports opt-in crowdsourced time estimates.

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