Offline GPS is a vital feature for any maps app. You'll use it if you're exploring a foreign city and have data roaming turned off, or if you drive into a dead zone during a road trip. Here are the best free offline GPS apps for Android.
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To download a map, tap on your profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen, then select Offline Maps. Google will recommend some maps for you to download based on your home and frequent locations. You can also tap Select Your Own Map to download another area.
In some countries, the offline map even boasts features such as opening times and accepted payment methods of stores. Lastly, this is an app skiers should have. There's a paid plugin that shows route maps for many of the world's most popular resorts.
The maps are kept up-to-date by OpenStreetMap and are entirely open source. The developers behind the app have also made a promise to keep all maps and features free forever; there are no plans to introduce a pricing structure. MAPS.ME is ad-supported.
When you fire up the app for the first time, it will prompt you to download maps for offline usage. That's because there is no online map function here. Instead, the app offers more than 200 standalone individual maps to choose from, including 56 in Europe and 53 in the Americas.
The maps are organized by country, but densely populated areas have sub-regions available. You can also find maps for speed cameras in certain areas. Each map pulls its data from OpenStreetMap and recent features include Android Auto compatibility, so you can use your maps with your built-in car display.
HERE WeGo is another app that specializes in offline GPS navigation. It offers offline maps for more than 100 countries and they include directions, public transportation ticket prices, car-sharing prices, and train and bus timetables.
You can enjoy a free 14-day trial of the premium features. These include 3D maps and an audio navigation assistant. Once the trial expires, the app limits you to 2D offline maps and visual turn-by-turn directions.
These are some of the best offline maps for Android that will help you get where you're going, even without data. But we'll leave you with a quick word of warning: continuously running GPS apps in the background will quickly drain your battery.
Garmin maps are simple .img files (files with .img extension). So updating or adding maps is as simple as copying and pasting a file, which has to be named gmapprom.img or gmapsupp.img. In some places, you may find locked files, but there are tools to unlock those.
Some other recommended Garmin Sat Navs are the ones below. Bear in mind that nowadays most of them come with LifeTime maps from the country you buy them from, so better to buy them with the maps you are most likely to need.
Find the best route and navigate to your destination easily and reliably with Navigator - the popular free offline multiplatform GPS navigation app from Mapfactor. Based on free offline maps from OpenStreetMaps project, Navigator offers intuitive turn-by-turn voice navigation in different languages with many useful features, e.g. speed limits, camera warnings, favourite routes and places, POI, lane guidance, different routing modes (car, bus, truck, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle. motorhome / caravan / camper), 2D/3D mode, night/day mode and optional live traffic feature.
Once you have dowloaded maps to your device memory, you can navigate without data connection in more than 200 countries all over the world. The free OSM maps are updated every month for free. Navigator also supports professional TomTom maps for more accurate navigation.
Navigator Truck uses professional TomTom Truck offline maps and optimises the route based on your vehicle properties. The navigation is more reliable and accurate avoiding low bridges and narrow lanes. Available for Android, iOS, Windows and WinCE.
Try the new PRO versions Navigator TRUCK PRO (Android) and Navigator PRO (iOS) developed specifically for profesional drivers. They offer advantageous yearly subscription including the latest TomTom Truck maps with all updates, live traffic and all other paid features.
zebsogo Wrote: Maps look a bit Naff to me, No speed camera support.. HELLO.. Also in the US you can download it for free for a 30 day trial. Wonder why you don't get that option in the UKThere is no mention of the costs for the "Free" US version, and on top of that there are extra fees for newer maps and traffic. 2ff7e9595c
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