Much as this entire exercise aims to wean you off using the internet, Google Maps has another feature called “Wi-Fi only” mode. The entire process doesn’t take a long time to tweak, as you can see below: Wi-Fi Only mode # If it so happens that your offline maps are eating up your phone storage, there’s an option to move them to SD card. New Google Maps update brings SD card storage, Offline Mode to save on data and battery usage Google Maps navigation now shows live traffic updates for Kampala Uber rides in Uganda now show on Google maps Save offline maps on an SD card # T0 save yourself time and energy, you can set Google Maps to automatically download and update your offline maps. Your offline maps expire in 30 days, after which you will be required to update them to be able to use it next time. Once you have saved your offline maps, you can be able to navigate and look up locations within the selected area without the need for an internet connection. Downloading Rwanda and Burundi altogether take up only 30MB but a similar area in France will take up 720MB. Also, the size of the offline Google Maps depends on your locality and level of infrastructure. This is just about the exact size of Rwanda and Burundi. How to use Google Maps offline #įrom our calculations using Google Maps’s own ‘Measure distance’ metrics, it so appears that you can save a maximum land area of about 250 x 200 miles. You obviously also don’t get traffic data, duh, but even so, you still get turn by turn navigation which gets you from point A to B. Public transport, walking directions, ride-hailing services, and cycling directions are all not available offline. On the downside, Google Maps offline doesn’t give you the All Access pass you get when you’re online. Most importantly, you need to be connected to the internet in order to download maps of areas of interest onto your smartphone so that you can access them offline. Using this feature though requires some preparation beforehand. Google Maps offline mode is helpful whether you are navigating your way through the concrete jungle or a remote countryside and you don’t have a data bundle, or if you have sketchy internet.
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