Tips Android: How to Access Offline Maps on Google Maps - After announcing the latest version of their Maps service in the event I / O in May, Google today officially released the update to Google Maps for Android applications into v7. This update will be released in stages for each region, and it will present a number of reforms in terms of UI and also some new features.
Unfortunately, this latest version (whether intentional or not) even eliminate access to offline maps feature highly reliable by the users. This step obviously is strange, considering that Google itself emphasizes the greatness of offline maps feature when they add it to the Maps application a few years ago.
But not to worry too much, because the feature seems to be an Easter Egg (for now) and just requires a little extra patience to access it again. If you want to store the cache of an area to be accessed at a later time offline, only directly access the area Ok Maps and type in the search field. Not only that, you can also do it through voice commands. After that, the Google Maps application will immediately save the cache of the area you want to access it offline.
Unfortunately there is still no other way to organize offline maps like in previous versions. My Maps feature also absent in the v7 update, although likely to be present again in the next update. Update the latest version in the future will reportedly restore support for custom maps. If you want a full feature, simply use the desktop version of Google Maps.
Unfortunately, this latest version (whether intentional or not) even eliminate access to offline maps feature highly reliable by the users. This step obviously is strange, considering that Google itself emphasizes the greatness of offline maps feature when they add it to the Maps application a few years ago.
But not to worry too much, because the feature seems to be an Easter Egg (for now) and just requires a little extra patience to access it again. If you want to store the cache of an area to be accessed at a later time offline, only directly access the area Ok Maps and type in the search field. Not only that, you can also do it through voice commands. After that, the Google Maps application will immediately save the cache of the area you want to access it offline.
Unfortunately there is still no other way to organize offline maps like in previous versions. My Maps feature also absent in the v7 update, although likely to be present again in the next update. Update the latest version in the future will reportedly restore support for custom maps. If you want a full feature, simply use the desktop version of Google Maps.
