Google maps offline

coldfire1x

Looks like a great news:

Google Maps for Android Will Be Available Offline and Let You Navigate When There’s No Reception

Android: Soon you'll be able to preload Google Maps on your Android phone and save your wireless minutes, according to an announcement today by Google. Offline Google Maps means you can navigate when traveling abroad or get directions in the subway or other places where you don't have any reception.

With GPS, you'll even be able to track your location on the map via a blue dot and see the compass.

The maps should be large enough to cover a metropolitan area (the size of the San Francisco Bay Area) and also show you detail down to the street level, according to The Next Web.

The next version of Google Maps for Android should be rolling out in the next few weeks worldwide.

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5916279/google-maps-for-android-will-be-available-offline

coldfire1x

And another article:

http://gizmodo.com/5916207/new-google-maps-offline-mobile-access-and-more-updating-live

Eggonyerface

This is great news, the fact you needed phone signal was one of its only downfalls

BopNiblets

Is this because of the iMaps jazz or will they have that too? If not, great!

I just watched the video thing saying 75% of all people can see their house on Google Maps, not in Kildare you can't, lame!
I'm also getting a weird flickering on Gmaps from the latest version today, what's up with it?

ThisRegard

Am I missing something here, you could already pre-cache an area in maps which sounds just like what's being described here, what's the difference ?

Stevek101

ThisRegard wrote: »

Am I missing something here, you could already pre-cache an area in maps which sounds just like what's being described here, what's the difference ?

You couldn't used directions with pre-cached areas without a data connection.

Random

i hope its more successful and reliable than the current cache thing