2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Full support for offline mode is exactly what all users of the Google Maps mobile application have been waiting for. The developers of the program announced today that this feature is ready.
The Google Maps mobile application is an extremely useful tool that combines the functions of maps, a universal reference book, and a navigator. In terms of the functionality available and the accuracy of the maps, this application simply has no competitors. However, as soon as the program loses access to the Internet, all its benefits disappear. The impossibility of full use without an Internet connection has always been a weak point of Google Maps.
The function of downloading map patches for offline use has been present in the mobile version of Google Maps for a long time. Thanks to this function, you can download a map area of interest to your device and view it without an Internet connection. This is done as follows.
Today in the official blog of the company it appeared that the developers are taking the next step and are implementing support for offline navigation and object search in the Google Maps mobile client. Thus, it becomes possible not only to view the saved section of the map, but also to search for shops, institutions, addresses on it, to plot routes and receive navigation tips. And all this without an internet connection!
To enable the offline mode of operation, you do not need to perform any manipulations. The new version of Google Maps will automatically switch to offline mode if the Internet connection is lost or the access speed is too slow. When the connection is restored, the application will automatically start using online data sources and update outdated information.
The innovation will appear in the Google Maps application for Android, which will begin to be updated literally from today. A little later, the developers promise to implement offline navigation in the client for iOS.
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