How to download map in android

Our trained team of editors and researchers validate articles for accuracy and comprehensiveness. The wikiHow Tech Team also followed the article's instructions and verified that they work. This article has been viewed 9, times. Learn more This wikiHow teaches you how to select and download a location or an area in Google Maps, using Android. Once you download a location, the area is made available to you offline, and you can look up directions around here without an internet connection.

Open Maps. Search and find the location. Tap the location's name at the bottom. Tap Download. Adjust the area you want to download. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.

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There's two ways to access this setting for Android devices — you can either go into your phone's Settings app and search for "Location," then make sure the switch on the top of the Location page is toggled on, or you can access your phone's Quick Settings panel and tap on the "Location" tile if you have the tile set on there.

Set the toggle switch to the on position here, or choose either "Allow all the time" or "Allow only while the app is in use" if you're on Android 10 or higher. If you're using an iPhone, go to the "Privacy" menu in your Settings app, then tap on "Locations Services.

To download routes using your cellular data, open Google Maps and open its side menu, then tap on "Offline maps. At this point, you're ready to download offline maps. If you're using an Android device, open Google Maps and either type your target destination into the search bar or put a pin on it by long-pressing the location. From there, tap on "Directions" in the lower-right corner and decide on a route. With the directions pulled up, tap on the black banner right below the destination entry to download an offline copy of the entire map and all the businesses along your route.

After that, you can proceed to the next step. If you're using an iPhone or if you didn't see the black banner on Android, the process of downloading offline maps is a little more tedious, but it's still doable. To get started, open Google Maps and tap on the hamburger menu in the top-left corner, then choose "Offline areas," and select "Custom area" on the following screen.

Click Directions. It's in the left panel. Look for the blue icon with a road sign containing an arrow. Enter a starting point. Just as you searched your destination, enter the name or address of the location you're traveling from into the box at the top-left corner of the page.

Click the starting point in the search results. This will display a map that shows the route from the starting point to the destination. This displays step-by-step directions for the trip. Depending on the location and destination, you may see multiple routes in the left panel. Click the printer icon. It's in the left panel at the top-right corner. A small pop-up will appear.

Click Print including maps. This will include the map in the downloaded directions. Click Print. It's the blue button at the top-right corner of the page. This opens the print panel.

It's near the top-left corner of the Print dialog. Click Save. It's the blue button at the top-left corner of the dialog. Select a folder and click Save. You may also want to change the name of the file, but that's up to you. This downloads the directions to the selected folder. Now that the directions are saved to your computer, you can review them without the need for an internet connection.

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