Download areas & navigate offline - Android (original) (raw)

You can save an area from Google Maps to your phone or tablet and use it when you're offline.

Tip: You’re unable to download offline maps in some countries or regions because of contractual limitations, language support, address formats, or other reasons.

Step 1: Download a map to use offline

Tip: You can save maps on your device or an SD card. If you change the way you save maps, you’ll have to download the map again.

Save offline maps on an SD card

Offline maps are downloaded on your device’s internal storage by default, but you can download them on an SD card instead. If your device is on Android 6.0 or higher, you can only save an area to an SD card that's set up for portable storage. To learn how to set up your SD card, get help from your phone's manufacturer.

Step 2 (optional): Save battery & mobile data

Use offline maps

Tip: Transit, bicycling, or walking directions are unavailable offline. In your offline driving directions, you can’t get traffic info or alternate routes.

Manage offline maps

Find a list of your offline maps

Delete offline maps

Rename areas you've downloaded for offline use

Update offline maps

Offline maps that you downloaded on your phone or tablet must be updated before they expire. When your offline maps expire in 15 days or less, Google Maps tries to update the area automatically when you're connected to Wi-Fi.

If your offline maps aren’t automatically updated, you can update them by following the steps below.

From the notification

1. In the "Update offline maps" notification, tap Update now.
2. Tap the expired or expiring area on the list.
3. Tap Update.

From anywhere else

Find maps based on your upcoming trips

You can also download offline maps based on places you're going to in the future. These trips can come from Gmail, Google Travel, and other places. You can find offline maps to download under "Recommended maps."

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