For those of us who rely on our smartphones for navigation, driving through areas with bad mobile data service can be a cause for major headaches. Thankfully, Google Maps has this problem covered with a feature that lets you download your route, which can be a lifesaver if you ever get lost in an area with poor reception.
This feature works for both Android and iPhone, but the process is slightly different between the two. Either way, we've got you covered below, so keep reading to find out how to download routes in Google Maps for offline use.
Before you start downloading maps, you'll need to make sure location services are enabled. There's two ways to access this setting for Android devices — you can either go into your phone's Settings app and search for "Location," then make sure the switch on the top of the Location page is toggled on, or you can access your phone's Quick Settings panel and tap on the "Location" tile if you have the tile set on there.
Set the toggle switch to the on position here, or choose either "Allow all the time" or "Allow only while the app is in use" if you're on Android 10 or higher. If you're using an iPhone, go to the "Privacy" menu in your Settings app, then tap on "Locations Services. To download routes using your cellular data, open Google Maps and open its side menu, then tap on "Offline maps.
At this point, you're ready to download offline maps. Tap the menu. Tap the Download option. Select an area to download. Tap Download. Did this summary help you? Yes No.
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Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Open Google Maps on your Android. It's the map icon with a red pushpin. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer. Map downloads use a lot of data so it's best to download maps when connected to Wi-Fi. Enable saving to your SD card optional. Downloaded maps will save to your internal memory by default, which is fine if you have a lot of internal memory.
As long as you've already formatted your SD card as Portable Storage , you can opt to save maps to it instead. Type a city or location into the search bar. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 9 years, 6 months ago. Active 8 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 30k times.
I am using Google Maps 6. Improve this question. Tony the Pony Tony the Pony 1 1 gold badge 2 2 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges. Were you able to solve this issue eventually? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. How to save maps to SD card? It is definitely possible to do what you want, although it needs a couple of things done, which may or may not be viable to you. You will need to use Link2SD to link all data related to Google Maps onto your SD card or just the data ext in your case should do the job.
However, using Link2SD requires 1 your phone to be rooted, and 2 a second partition on your SD card, which will be used to store "linked" applications. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
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