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I get updates every 30 days. Do they expire if you don’t update?

• gruez 8y ago
  Yes
  • maxxxxx 8y ago
    That's stupid. I do offline maps mainly for the times when I don't have a good connection. It makes no sense to lose the maps when you are spending an extended amount of time off-grid. That's exactly when you need offline maps.
    • toomuchtodo 8y ago
      License issues. Wouldn't happen if all the data was OpenStreetMap and Google data only.
    • sliken 8y ago
      I suspect very very few people pay to have a smart phone and don't get it on WAN or wifi at least once a month.
      • int_19h 8y ago
        If I remember correctly, the maps aren't auto-updated by default; you do get notifications, but those are too easy to ignore (esp. since Maps is chatty in general). And then for someone on an expensive metered or slow connection - which is a lot of people in the developing countries - they might not want auto-update at all. So if they didn't notice expiration, they'll find out that their maps aren't there next time they try to navigate offline.