Off-line Google Maps - Good News For Android Users (1 Viewer)

[Glandwr]

Still use my TT (truck 5150) in car and van. Spot on, never let me down even in the far south of Morocco. It has map updates for life 4 times a year. What I really like as well are the "live" services, that I reckon has saved me many hours of time and gallons of fuel, the easy switch between types of vehicle and the range of POIs available.

Will have a look at Google maps offline, at the moment the wife is the fall back and has Osmand+ on a tablet running especially as we near built up areas. I find that it is much easier to use now that you can increase and decrease the size of text in the map view. Previously found it annoyingly small.

I do have one serious delimma though. When fed contradictory instruction who do I follow? The wide or TT? The wife of course every time . But do insist she get out and stop the traffic when I have to reverse back from barriers or bridges

Dick

 

[Tootles]

I use a dedicated TomTom Rider on the bike.....Only because my phone lets in rainwater, and you cant see the damned thing at 70 mph in a cover.

 

[chaser]

Don't want to keep on about this , but for anyone interested in getting world mapping on your mobile smartphone have a look here
https://www.here.com/
Free to download , more poi than you can shake a stick at, downloaded maps so works without any connection goes right down to street level for walking always up to date .
You don't have to take my word for it and if you don't like it , fair enough, but what have you got to lose, just trying to save you hundreds of £s.
We have been all over Europe with nothing else, never got lost , never got stuck.
Will take you on all non toll roads if need be, it's got the lot , have a try it's all free, works on any platform.

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[hilldweller]

you cant see the damned thing at 70 mph in a cover.

70, at your age.

I don't know.

 

[golly]

Google Maps updated today in the UK, but I can't see this functionality. Guess it's US first. Can't even download a map larger than London to view.

Dave

You need separate app "Google offline maps" from Play Store

 

[laird of Dunstan]

I use a dedicated TomTom Rider on the bike.....Only because my phone lets in rainwater, and you cant see the damned thing at 70 mph in a cover.

You can read the phone on your bike at 70 mph ,its when your breaking the 70mph that you can't read the thing ,well you can't on mine

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[GJH]

I use a dedicated TomTom Rider on the bike.....Only because my phone lets in rainwater, and you cant see the damned thing at 70 mph in a cover.

Perhaps you should take the cover off your head. You're far too old for a hoodie anyway.

 

[CeeJay13]

Found this thought some people might be interested - seems to cover some mapping solutions already mentioned!

 

[Tootles]

70, at your age.

I don't know.

Well Brian, it's like this........................SOME of us have bikes that will do 70.

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[PeteH]

70, at your age.

I don't know.

No Brian. Wrong Quote.?

ONLY 70 at your age? Surely? Us old ex "ton up" boy`s should stick together!.

Pete

 

[hilldweller]

No Brian. Wrong Quote.?

ONLY 70 at your age? Surely? Us old ex "ton up" boy`s should stick together!.

Pete

Don't encourage him too much, have you seen him on the Nurburgring !