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Offline navigation comes to Google Maps (for Android)

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Ron Amadeo
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Just search for a city and press download. (credit: Google)

Almost six months ago at Google I/O 2015, Google demoed offline navigation for Google Maps. Today, the feature is finally ready for consumers.

To save a map, search for a city, county, or country. On the place card there will be a new "download" button, which will save the map to your phone. In Google's example, a map of San Francisco took up 375MB of space. Once you have a map saved, Google Maps will work almost like it does online, allowing you to search, use turn-by-turn navigation, and view points of interest cards with information like reviews or opening hours. It seems the only thing that's missing is live traffic information.

There's also an "Offline Access" item in the Google Maps navigation bar that will allow you to view and manage your offline maps.

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