Google Maps on Android phones are far superior to the iPhone app and they just got better. You can now download Google Maps to your Android phone.
Remember the days of driving around with a paper map while trying to find an address? Most , if not all, tech savvy agents and appraisers now use a dedicated GPA device or their smartphone.
Smartphones work well and there are several good apps including MapQuest that can help you find your way. But what if you are traveling to a rural property and don’t have a cell phone signal?
Google Maps can now be downloaded directly to your Android phone so you can view the map even if you don’t have a cell signal.
How To Download A Map On Your Android Phone
Then you will need to activate the feature. To access Labs on your phone, press your phone’s menu button once in Google Maps, choose “More” and select Labs. On a tablet, click the menu button in the upper-right corner of Maps.
To download a map, press the “More” button while viewing a map and select the option to locally store a map of the surrounding area.
Google will download a copy of the map tiles within a 10 mile radius. You can view, pan, and zoom in on the map even if you don’t have a data connection.
All your downloaded map areas can be managed in your Google Maps cache settings so you can delete maps you no longer need or if you want to free up storage. After 30 days, all downloaded map areas will be removed from your cache; they can be re-downloaded any time.
