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agreed. On Google Maps app, there is a feature called "offline maps" which allows a user to select a rectangle on a the map and download all the street info in
by fhdkweig 3y ago
agreed. On Google Maps app, there is a feature called "offline maps" which allows a user to select a rectangle on a the map and download all the street info inside it. A whole US state can fit in less than a few hundred megabytes. I have all the city I live in downloaded so I can go on walks without needed to use my data plan.
- a_gnostic 3y agoNot as useful as back when google maps required a 5GB download IIRC
- herbst 3y agoDownloaded a whole island yesterday. Was 40mb. That's a lot better now, has less resolutions packed in tho.
- jader201 3y agoThat's assuming you have it on and updated before you hit the road. I think it's off by default, and I'm guessing most people haven't thought to turn it on, or are even aware of it.
- patmorgan23 3y agoI'm pretty sure maps caches the data around you if you've used it somewhat recently. It saves Google bandwidth too.
- jader201 3y agoI’m not so sure. Anecdotally, I’ve made it to a remote destination using Maps, then hopped back in the car an hour later (with no signal), and it couldn’t load anything. This seems to happen quite often.
- Scoundreller 3y agoMaps used to expire after 30 days (no idea why), and the auto-updating while on wifi wasn't great unless you were in the app forcing it update. Nowadays they last 365d.