Your Guide to Saving Google Maps Locations for Offline Use

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Yohana Desta
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Your Guide to Saving Google Maps Locations for Offline Use
Credit: Joe Buzzica

No Wi-Fi? That's no problem for Google Maps.

Using the app's offline option, you can save specific locations on your phone to access even when you don't have an Internet connection. That way, when you're on the subway or in an area with terrible cell service, you can still pull up those saved maps and go on your merry way.

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However, this requires some preparation on your part. We used an iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S5 for a location-saving tutorial, but you can use any iPhone, iPad or Android device with Google Maps 3.0.

Here's a step-by-step guide to saving places on Google Maps. You can thank us later.

iPhone tutorial

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Android tutorial

Now for the second round. Here's how to save locations on an Android phone. The steps and interface are essentially the same, but we included it to avoid any confusion.

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