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In our continuing series of "On the Down-Low" : offline maps for your smartphone

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March 23, 2024, 04:56 PM
parabellum
In our continuing series of "On the Down-Low" : offline maps for your smartphone

March 23, 2024, 05:22 PM
honestlou
Interesting how much better Apple is than Google in protecting your privacy. Maybe Apple isn't the boogie man after all.

After watching the video I downloaded OsmAnd, as I like the idea of an offline map. You can download the map for an area, but don't need cellular service to use it.

But, I couldn't get it to set a route to my business, which has been in the same location for 38 years. It couldn't find it by name, and it couldn't find the address. So that's my quick and dirty review. I deleted the app.
March 23, 2024, 06:32 PM
parabellum
This was addressed in the video. You want to have your cake and eat it, too.

These offline maps (at present) can tell you how to get to a general location. Imagine cell service is down and you need to get to a place somewhere else in your state, and you don't know how to get there.

You ought to reinstall the app. One day, you may really wish you had kept it.
March 23, 2024, 09:45 PM
Scooter123
I have an offline map that works wonderfully without any cell phone connections. It's made by Garmin.


I've stopped counting.
March 23, 2024, 10:38 PM
tigereye313
Osmand is a good app.




March 24, 2024, 09:37 AM
ranger312
My wife will only use Waze. Has tried both Apple and Google maps and likes Waze better.
March 24, 2024, 08:47 PM
mrvmax
Thanks for the info, I now have an offline map.