{"id":3368,"date":"2014-11-04T08:30:48","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:18:01","slug":"tuesday-tip-how-to-download-a-map-for-offline-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/tuesday-tip-how-to-download-a-map-for-offline-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tip: How to download a Map for offline use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bigstock-Man-Sitting-In-The-Car-And-Hol-61915472-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Man Sitting In The Car And Holding A Phone With Interface Naviga\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<p>Google Maps is an extremely helpful app, but what happens when you\u2019re camping in a remote location where there\u2019s no service or you want to conserve data?<\/p>\n<p>Did you know you can save a Google map of your destination before you depart so you can view it offline later?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download and open the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps app<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Find the area\/location you\u2019ll be traveling to.<\/li>\n<li>Click the three dots in the lower-right of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cMake available offline.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The next time you\u2019re heading off the grid or exploring a new place, save a map to your smartphone so you can quickly and easily familiarize yourself with the new area.<\/p>\n<p>Check back next week for a tip for our iPhone users!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps is an extremely helpful app, but what happens when you\u2019re camping in a remote location where there\u2019s no service or you want to conserve data? 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