Google Maps is probably one of the most popular services out there with apps available on almost any device. However, since Apple implemented its own mapping solution, Google Maps has stopped working.
installed by default on iOS devices
and becomes an optional installation instead.
Still, the Google Maps app remains the most capable mapping app for iPhones and other iOS devices, although how it works is now less familiar to iPhone owners. The main reason for this is Google’s effort to make their app design as minimalistic as possible. While this helps reduce the number of elements on the screen, it also means that in some cases you’ll have to guess and try everything to get what you want.
One of these options that may have completely slipped out of your sight until now is the ability to share your location and route data with your contacts. So go ahead and learn how to do it. And while we do, we’ll also demonstrate how to use Google Maps offline on iOS.
Share location data with your contacts
Whenever we find a place we like, one of the first things we tend to do is try to share that place with as many people as possible. However, if you look at the options displayed in Google Maps, you won’t find any obvious way to do this.
Thankfully, getting information about a particular location and sharing it with your contacts isn’t difficult.
To do that, you’ll need to pin any locations that already exist on Google’s database or don’t. Do this by tapping and holding for a while on the desired location on the screen.
Note that once you do, you’ll get a small “banner” at the bottom of the screen showing the name of the place (if available) and the time you’ll get there. Now, if you slide this banner up, you’ll usually find a lot of information about the place, including reviews, phone number, and most importantly, the ability to share that place.
If you choose to do so, Google Maps will give you the option to do so via email or text, and since both of these apps are integrated with your iOS contacts, you won’t have to worry about getting your hands dirty. Enter contact information.
Hot Tip: Unfortunately, Google Maps doesn’t provide a simple way to share all directions with your contacts. However, you can get around this limitation by simply taking a screenshot of your detailed route directions (you can access them by sliding the bottom panel up while visualizing it) and send those screenshots via email or message.
Save maps for offline use
While the GPS on every iPhone ensures that you’ll always know where you are, loading actual map charts on your iPhone requires precious data. But why would you want to waste your cherished data plan if there’s a real way to save (save) those map charts on your iPhone for later use?
The funny thing, though, is that despite being one of the most useful features of Google Maps for iPhone, it’s completely hidden from the casual user.
Here’s how to save your Google Maps for offline use on iOS.
Display the map that you want to save on the iPhone screen, making sure that the area is not too large. When ready, on the search field type Ok map as shown on the screen below.
Press the button Search and Google Maps will save the map to your iPhone for later use. Even better, you’ll see that on that map the app tells you that it’s cached on your iPhone.
And there you have it! Sure, it’s pretty odd that Google out of all the companies makes these important features unintuitive and hard to find, but at least it’s not impossible and now you know how. make the most of them.
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