June is the best time for a road trip. Whether you’re hoping to interact with friends or heading to the seaside for a trip in the ocean, you’ll want to make. Tasty appetizers, great sounds and Google Maps to ensure you is getting where you’re going without sitting in traffic. Turn-by-turn information deliver simple ways to avoid injuries, taking the scenic route and assure you not get lost along the way. But, if you don’t properly plan and end up in an area without sign, you may run into problems.  

Without a gross network, Google Maps doesn’t help you divert, return from a wrong turn or get a gas station. You’re stuck with whatever guidance you started with. Fortunately, there’s a bright work-around: You can get your chart for offline use. With online maps, you can also get turn-by-turn navigation actually when you’re disconnected. Here’s how to make certain you’re not lost, yet without assistance.

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First off, you won’t get all of Google Maps in its totality. Otherwise, before your trip, you’ll want to get a particular area, which could be a city, state or region where you’ll be spending period and might not have services on your telephone.

To get a chart in Google Maps online, opened the Google Maps apps on iOS or Android and touch your profile photo on the top proper (you must be logged in to your Google account for this to work ). In the menu that appears, tap Offline maps > Select Your Own Map.

Use your fingers to place the map you want to download within the confines of the rectangle border. Use one finger to move across the map and a two-finger pinch to zoom in and out. As you move around the map, you’ll see how much storage space the download will take up on your phone. Once you’re happy with the area, tap Download.  

Note: Alternatively, you can type a city or other area into Google Maps and then hit the  Download  button that appears in the pull-up window to download the map offline, but this only works on the iPhone.

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You must be connected to Wi-Fi to download the map. If you want to download over cellular, go to the Offline maps page, tap the gear icon on the top right, tap When to download offline maps and select Over Wi-Fi or mobile network. Once your map is downloaded, you’ll be sent back to the Offline maps page, where you can see all your offline maps.

Now you’ll be able to use Google Maps even when you’re offline in the area you downloaded– and in that area only. You won’t get extremely accurate travel times or alternate route options because traffic and other road issues are not accounted for, but you will get a ballpark idea of how long your trip should take. Transit, bicycling and walking directions also are not available offline– only driving directions.  

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