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Areas and Navigate Offline

This document provides instructions on how to verify a recovery phone number for a Google Maps account and how to download maps for offline use. Users can save maps to their device or an SD card, and it outlines steps for managing offline maps, including getting directions and navigating without an internet connection. Additionally, it notes limitations on certain features when offline and offers links for further assistance.

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Areas and Navigate Offline

This document provides instructions on how to verify a recovery phone number for a Google Maps account and how to download maps for offline use. Users can save maps to their device or an SD card, and it outlines steps for managing offline maps, including getting directions and navigating without an internet connection. Additionally, it notes limitations on certain features when offline and offers links for further assistance.

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Google Maps Help

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Help Center Community Submit edits to Google Maps

Your account, [email protected], has an


unveri!ed recovery phone number. If you’re
locked out of your account, a veri!ed recovery
phone number helps you get back in. Verify your
recovery phone number .

Download areas and


navigate o!ine
If you're going somewhere where the Internet
is slow, mobile data is expensive or you can't
get online, you can save an area from Google
Maps to your phone or tablet and use it when
you're offline.

Note: Download of offline maps isn't available


in some regions because of contractual
limitations, language support, address formats
or other reasons.

Android iPhone and iPad

Step 1: Download a map to use


o!ine

Tip: You can save maps on your device or a


SD card. If you change the way that you save
maps, you'll have to download the map again.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the


Google Maps app .
2. Make sure that you're connected to the
Internet and signed in to Google Maps.
3. Search for a place, like Southampton.
4. At the bottom, tap the name or address of
the place tap More Download
offline map. If you searched for a place like
a restaurant, tap More Download
offline map Download.

Save o!ine 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.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, insert an


SD card.
2. Open the Google Maps app .
3. Tap your profile picture or initial
Offline maps.
4. In the top right, tap Settings .
5. Under 'Storage preferences', tap Device
SD card.

Step 2 (optional): Save ba"ery


and mobile data
You can set up offline maps and still use other
apps with mobile data.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the


Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial
Settings turn on Wi-Fi only.

Select your own map


1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the
Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial
Offline maps.
3. Tap Select your own map.
4. Adjust the map according to the area that
you want to download
5. Tap Download.

Use o!ine maps


After you've downloaded an area, use the
Google Maps app just as you normally would.
If your Internet connection is slow or absent,
your offline maps will guide you to your
destination as long as the entire route is within
the offline map.

• Get directions and show routes


• Use navigation
• Search for locations

Tip: Public transport, bicycling or walking


directions are unavailable offline. In your
offline driving directions, you can’t get traffic
info or alternative routes.

Manage o!ine maps


Find a list of your offline maps

Delete offline maps

Rename areas that you've downloaded


for offline use

Update offline maps

Find maps based on your upcoming trips

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