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This means that your smartphone truly will replace your GPS.
You will still need a smartphone with a GPS receiver, even if it's a weak receiver, to show you where you are (even if it's just approximately). The upside is that you won't need reception to download maps of your current location.
https://metro.co.uk/2015/06/01/google-maps-and-youtube-will-be-available-offline-later-this-year-5225439/
The change to the apps, due to be implemented later this year, means users will no longer have to be connected to the internet in order to get information on a route or to watch a video.
But there’s a catch.
You’ll have to save a journey on Google Maps before you use it offline and any clips you want to view on YouTube will have to be streamed first, while you have a connection.
The videos will only be available for 48 hours.
‘With offline maps, you won’t need to suck down expensive data or have super reliable connectivity every time you want to navigate somewhere,’ said Google’s vice president of engineering Jen Fitzpatrick.
The announcement was made at the Google I/O event in San Francisco last week.
You will still need a smartphone with a GPS receiver, even if it's a weak receiver, to show you where you are (even if it's just approximately). The upside is that you won't need reception to download maps of your current location.
https://metro.co.uk/2015/06/01/google-maps-and-youtube-will-be-available-offline-later-this-year-5225439/
The change to the apps, due to be implemented later this year, means users will no longer have to be connected to the internet in order to get information on a route or to watch a video.
But there’s a catch.
You’ll have to save a journey on Google Maps before you use it offline and any clips you want to view on YouTube will have to be streamed first, while you have a connection.
The videos will only be available for 48 hours.
‘With offline maps, you won’t need to suck down expensive data or have super reliable connectivity every time you want to navigate somewhere,’ said Google’s vice president of engineering Jen Fitzpatrick.
The announcement was made at the Google I/O event in San Francisco last week.
