Search for a location. Tap the location name. Tap the menu. Tap the Download option. Select an area to download. Tap Download. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet?
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Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Open Google Maps on your Android. It's the map icon with a red pushpin. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer. Map downloads use a lot of data so it's best to download maps when connected to Wi-Fi. Enable saving to your SD card optional. Downloaded maps will save to your internal memory by default, which is fine if you have a lot of internal memory. As long as you've already formatted your SD card as Portable Storage , you can opt to save maps to it instead.
Type a city or location into the search bar. If you want your map to encompass more than one city, you'll be able to expand the area in a little bit. Just start with one city or location for now. If you prefer, you can select a location visually on the map. Skip down to step 7 for the remaining steps. The map will zoom in to the selected location. Tap the name of the place. It's near the bottom of the screen. Some more options will appear. Drag the box to select the area you want to download.
You can also look link for how to create KML file from Google earth. Note: Google provides Google map and this kind of service for free. But i suppose, if you are going to extract and create KML file with your program in bulk, then Google may notify you for the same. Open Google map and sign in with all in one Google account. Click the setting button which appears at the bottom right corner of map as shown below New Google map , and select My places. Or if you are using old map theme, then choose my places from top right corner.
Now click on Create Map in the last with blue font which will open new link in new tab and select Create Map again. You can zoom in or out as well, and when you do, you'll see a preview of the area's approximate file size. You can download map areas that are a maximum size of roughly 1. But once you've picked out an area that you want to access offline, just tap "Download" to save it.
In the future, when you need directions in an area that you've downloaded, but you don't have cellular reception, you'll have no need to worry. Just open your Google Maps app, then the entire map, including streets, businesses, and points of interest in the downloaded area will be visible — even without a connection. As long as you stay within the bounds of your downloaded map area, you'll essentially have a fully functional Google Maps app even without the internet.
This means that features like driving directions and search will continue to work, but note that map overlays like satellite view and traffic data , along with walking, transit biking, or ride share routes will not work without a data connection.
There's one more thing you should know about downloading offline areas in Google Maps. Each offline area will expire after a month if you don't update it, which means you'll no longer be able to access the downloaded area without an internet connection. Google does this to save space on your phone and to ensure you're not using an outdated map. However, it's easy to update your offline maps if you want to be able to access them indefinitely. To start, tap the hamburger icon in the top-left corner of Google Maps, then choose "Offline maps" Android or "Offline areas" iPhone.
From here, select the downloaded map area, then press "Update" on the following screen.
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