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Google Maps is available offline on Android




Google unveiled have implemented a version of Google Maps for Android available offline only. Great news for all those who find themselves for one reason or another, private connection.





Many people will say: " it's been several months since Google has maps offline! ". Yes, but this time Google Maps on Android work a whole, including for guidance. There will be no need to contort or walk in a random direction, hoping to hook a network to get Google Maps from a smartphone running Android.

Google Maps: it will be possible to detect even when one is deprived of connection.

Users of the popular mapping application will have the ability now to do an address search, obtain generally present on location information (opening hours, evaluations, etc.) and enjoy the guide function, while being offline. This ability to access Google Maps offline is also useful when traveling abroad, a point which is very handy when looking his way or a specific place, all without charge.

Amanda Bishop, product manager at Google said: "Now you can download an area of ​​the world on your phone, and the next time you find yourself without a connection, either on a country road or parking in basement, Google Maps will continue to function without problem. "

The handy side is that the cards will update automatically whenever the user hang a Wi-Fi network even momentarily. Additionally, the download will be intelligent, because the tool will first assess the available storage space of the phone and offer an offline map, adapted to the possibilities of the smartphone.

Google has indicated he intended this service primarily for mobile users, but especially for emerging countries which do not always have quality networks, with frequent interruptions and unconnected areas. Google has estimated that about 60% of the planet was not covered by internet.



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