Avoid paying for unnecessary mobile data roaming on your next trip. To view your maps offline, download from the Google Maps app on your Android or iPhone phone. We explain how to do it.
When going to a foreign city or overseas, Google Maps makes it easy to avoid having to go around in circles for hours and find your way.
But who says travel is also roaming charges, especially when there is no WiFi connection to use the internet on our phone and use apps like Google Maps.
How to avoid these charges when you use Google Maps anywhere?
You can consult while offline by first downloading Google Map.
Good news? The trick works on both iPhones and Android phones!
Steps to download maps in Google Maps app
By pre-downloading our maps in the Google Maps application, Google can not only consult with us without an internet connection, but also guide us through the accelerometer of our phone.
So we can walk or drive, and without an internet network the application can find us (within a few meters) on the map!
So, to download maps from the Google Maps app on your Android or iPhone phone, you must:
- Open the app Google Maps
- Enter the city or country you are visiting
- Press his Profile image In the upper right corner
- Select the option: Offline maps
- To compress: Select your own card
- Adjust the size of the card you want
- To compress: Download
Here’s how to download maps from the Google Maps app on your Android or iPhone phone.
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