
18/02/2025
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Did you know that you can download maps on your smartphone before you travel or will be without service?
Google Maps and Apple Maps now allow users to download select areas of maps to their devices to use while offline or without service! 🗺📱📍
💡Pro tip: if using Apple Maps, you can even view downloaded maps on your Apple Watch!
Before traveling to a foreign city where you won’t have access to your data plan, or setting out on your remote location hike, download maps of the area! This way, you can access maps without internet access or data access – saving you from getting lost and saving you money on roaming charges! 🌎🪄📌
The steps to download maps on both apps are as follows:
Google Maps
Open the Google Maps app on your mobile device.
Search for your location.
Click on the “…” button in the top right corner of your screen.
Select “Download offline map” in the menu at the bottom of the screen.
Adjust the map to the area you want to download.
Tap “Download” and then “Download now.”
To Locate Downloaded Maps:
Within the Google Maps app, tap your profile picture in the top right corner.
Tap “Offline maps” in the drop-down menu next to the cloud emoji.
Here you will see your downloaded maps. You can also delete the map in this location if you no longer need it!
Apple Maps
In the “Maps” app on your Apple device, search for your desired location.
Tap the location in your search results.
On the lower right-hand side, click the button that says “More” with the “…” icon.
Select the “Download Map” button in the drop-down menu (if it's available – not every location is downloadable on Apple Maps).
Adjust the parameters of the area you want to include in your offline map.
Tap “Download”
To Locate Downloaded Maps:
Within the Apple Maps app, tap your profile in the bottom right corner.
Tap “Offline Maps” in the drop-down menu next to the cloud emoji.
Select the specific downloaded map you wish to open. Here you can download the map to your Apple watch or delete the map as well!
To learn more about downloading offline maps on both Google Maps and Apple Maps, click on the links below for help articles:
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?hl=en...
https://support.apple.com/.../download-offline-maps.../ios