At the bottom, tap the name or address of the place, then select Download. On your phone or tablet signed into the Google Maps app. How To Use The Offline Maps of Google Maps Read on for how to use offline maps! How To Use Offline Maps Although Waze doesn’t technically store offline maps, if you program your route ahead of time, your phone will cache the directions, and you can use turn-by-turn directions when your phone is in airplane mode. But as they improve, they may be worth buying, especially because they’re developing some cool features, such as 3D maps.įor now, we’ve compared how to access offline maps in five of the more popular free app options that each have at least 4.5 stars both in Google Play and iTunes app stores: Google Maps, MAPS.ME, Here WeGo, and Waze. There are also paid apps for offline maps such as TomTom Go, ($19.99 for one year) and CoPilot ($39.99 for iOS offline Europe maps), but the reviews on iTunes and Google Play are mostly bad and don’t seem to justify the price. To learn more about how to use offline maps and how they compare to online maps, click here. The apps require you to download a map and then the app uses GPS, which is available offline, to chart your moves. There are a growing number of apps offering offline maps.
