Google Maps is getting Offline Navigation And Search

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Now you can download an area of the world to your phone, and the next time you find there’s no internet connectivity—whether it’s a country road or an underground parking garage—Google Maps will continue to

work seamlessly. Whereas before you could simply view an area of the map offline, now you can get turn-by-turn driving directions, search for specific destinations, and find useful information about places, like hours

of operation, contact information or ratings.Read more... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeUe8Bn-Tg&list=PLK2ccNIJVPpAlYHL7UaTP5uUs6eux28ZG
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  • Closed (not notable; negative vote for 2wks)
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Why the neg vote (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2015-11-18 07:49 (#TYP7)

Could at least post a comment saying why

Re: Why the neg vote (Score: 1)

by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2015-11-18 20:53 (#V103)

I didn't vote (up or down), but it is fairly mundane news.

Other apps have had offline navigation for years, even some free ones like HERE... Google's offline maps support is pretty cumbersome, having to select all the areas you might ever want to go to, in a series of small squares, one at a time... Others make it one click to download entire US states, or even whole countries.

Google isn't the best online Navigation app, either... While not exactly relevant for offline navigation, it unfortunately tells you about traffic slowdowns up ahead, but never bothers trying to route you around them! Only thing Google Maps has going for it is larger volumes of POI/business info, but that is often wrong, and the bad info doesn't get fixed for years.

Incidentally, a link to a YouTube video where someone reads you the same story you just read, isn't a very good source for |. submissions, either. I'd be inclined to vote them down for that reason alone, but that's IMHO, and I've refrained from voting at all so far.