How to Cache Maps for Offline Use in Google Maps 2.0

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Posted July 19, 2013 at 4:07pm by iClarified

These are instructions on how to cache maps for offline use in Google Maps 2.0 for iOS.

Step One
Launch Google Maps from your Springboard.

Step Two
Frame the map area you would like to save for offline use. Make sure it's not too big!

Step Three
In the search bar input Ok maps and click the blue Search button at the bottom right of the keyboard.

Step Four
You will now be informed that Google is Pre-loading map....

Step Five
Once the caching is complete you will be returned to the map and a message at the bottom of the screen will inform you that "The on-screen map area has been cached."

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Max Mar - November 2, 2013 at 1:27pm

It didn't work for mine. It says it is not available for my area :(

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mark colenn - September 28, 2013 at 8:40pm

the best free offline maps is (rmaps). first, you will need to download (mobile atlas creator version 1.8) on your pc, which allow you to download google maps of any where and any size. unlimited. note: select map source (google maps). zoom level (17 is good for cities). atlas settings (format: RMaps SQLite). then create it. then, insall (rmaps) on phone. copy paste the saved maps the (phone memory> rmaps> maps). then open rmaps>settings>user defined maps> select the maps. it work great. i have all europe (google maps) saved on my phone. enjoy.

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DNA64 - July 21, 2013 at 12:47pm

Years ago to get offline maps on my iPhone I would just download the .dat on my mac from Google then use filezilla to copy it over via SFTP. NO Jailbreak needed these days (Use iFunBox). The files could be Gigabytes in size though, even for a small area like a city core when caching all zoom levels.

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jamr_mx - July 21, 2013 at 3:23am

It works in Mexico City. Does anyone know how to delete the cached map?

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Camfella - July 21, 2013 at 3:44am

You can delete application data in settings (terms and privacy)

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Ian - July 20, 2013 at 11:16am

I kept getting maps for (ok) oklahoma! Am I missing something?

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hermano80 - July 20, 2013 at 11:29pm

You need to update to Google Maps 2.0

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Vivek Vedivelu - July 20, 2013 at 6:44am

the new offline cache map is nothing good, its just a offline map where you cant search a place, navigate route, nothing, i just dont see how useful is an offline map unless ur are able to navigate a route, like in sygic maps

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Ok maps LIVE - July 20, 2013 at 5:19pm

If you type in Ok maps LiVE it will let you use the routing portion of it as well as the transit feature.

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Vivek Vedivelu - July 21, 2013 at 5:47am

I tried it doesnt work either

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Camfella - July 21, 2013 at 5:51am

If you're offline, there's no way you could do routing, or anything else that requires connection to the servers.

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Vivek Vedivelu - July 21, 2013 at 12:44pm

Exactly, thats why I say its useless using offline map, most of the time I use routing while offline and i dont see google map helpful, but i gotta say none other maps are fluid as google maps and also nice UI

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cgonz61070 - July 20, 2013 at 5:08am

Works fine in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Alen - July 20, 2013 at 4:37am

It worked.!!! And cached map can delete by iCleaner

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RickvanR - July 20, 2013 at 3:47am

No problem on the Southern Tip of Africa, saves a lot of expensive 3G Data.

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Thoune - July 20, 2013 at 2:52am

It's working on newest version. 2.0 google map!!!

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Jew - July 20, 2013 at 1:10am

Why "ok maps" ?

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Humberto Díaz - July 20, 2013 at 12:38am

It's not working in China (Taiwan) either!

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Dommm - July 19, 2013 at 8:45pm

Does anyone know how to delete the maps

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.cl - July 19, 2013 at 8:42pm

Doesn't work in Chile neither.

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nekton1 - July 19, 2013 at 8:31pm

Does not work in Tokyo. The message "Map pre-loading is not available in this area." is displayed. So much for Google being a world company!

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.NoGoodNick. - July 20, 2013 at 4:47pm

That makes perfect sense. I like that.

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David Atkinson - July 19, 2013 at 6:11pm

It does work in the UK but can anyone tell me how to recover the cashed map once it has been saved?

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tzvifiller - July 19, 2013 at 9:19pm

Is your brother Rowan?

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Paul - July 19, 2013 at 6:11pm

Does not work in Vancouver BC, I'm using the latest version of Google Maps on an Iphone 4.

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Russell - July 19, 2013 at 7:00pm

liar!

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mackan1 - July 19, 2013 at 5:41pm

Work in uk

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Fernando Fresoft - July 19, 2013 at 5:05pm

Dont work in Brazil maps

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Camfella - July 19, 2013 at 4:34pm

After you have cached, will you be able to zoom in? Will the zoomed in information be there(cached)?

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Keith - July 19, 2013 at 9:39pm

Turn off wifi and turn off all cellular data. Now, cached maps are the only ones that you can see in the app since it cannot download any data. Zoom in and out on your cached map and see for yourself.

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Camfella - July 19, 2013 at 9:43pm

The zoomed info seemed to be there, most of it anyway, but only on regular map, it wasn't there if you cache Satalite map.

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