How to Download and Use Google Maps for Android, iOS Without Internet

Those accustomed to the very many functions of Google
Map would testify that it is more than just any
navigation tool and the application requires internet
connection to work properly. In cases where you get to
a location without internet connection (G Maps makes
use of both Wi-Fi and Mobile Data services).
Google recently added a new feature to Google Maps
which let’s you save maps to your phone. Yes, you can
now save maps to your phone without internet
connection but there is a downside as you cannot
access route information, traffic, address, navigation and
other features which requires internet connection.
However, having a map for reference can save you a lot
of time.
Tools Needed
User must have an iOS and Android device aside that it
isn’t available for other OS platforms. And also Android
users must have upgraded to Google Maps version 8
and iOS users to Google Maps version 3 to be able to
use this feature.
<B>How To Save Google Maps Offline</B>
• First of all sign in to your Google account o use this
feature.
• Type in ‘Ok Maps’ to the search bar and click the
search button. A dialog box pops up asking ‘Save This
Map?’ With a save button at the bottom of the screen.
• At this point you can move the map to the select the
area you would like to save and everything on that page
gets downloaded. Let’s say you want to save the Map
of Lagos on GMAPs, zoom out to save the entire screen
then you can zoom in later to see individual localities.
• Once you are okay with the selected area, you can
then tap the save button at the bottom of the screen. A
dialog box comes up and ask you to enter a name to
save the map. Type in any name you want and click on
save.
• To access the saved maps offline, tap on the ‘person’
icon, which is next to the directions icon on the search
bar. This will take you to your profile. Scroll to the
bottom to see your saved maps. You can rename saved
maps in case you plan to save more than one.
Have you save Google Map and used them offline
before, if yes how was your experience. And if you
haven’t, why not try it out.

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