Download areas and navigate offline

If you're going somewhere where the Internet is slow, mobile data is expensive or you can't get online, you can save an area from Google Maps to your phone or tablet and use it when you're offline.

Note: Download of offline maps isn't available in some regions because of contractual limitations, language support, address formats or other reasons.

Step 1: Download a map

Note: You can save maps on your device or an SD card. If you change the way you save maps, you’ll have to download the map again.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Make sure that you're connected to the Internet and signed in to Google Maps.
3. Search for a place, like Southampton.
4. At the bottom, tap the name or address of the place  Download   Download. If you searched for a place like a restaurant, tap More   Download offline map  Download.

Save offline maps on an SD card

Offline maps are downloaded on your device’s internal storage by default, but you can download them on an SD card instead. If your device is on Android 6.0 or higher, you can only save an area to an SD card that's configured for portable storage. To learn how to configure your SD card, get help from your phone's manufacturer.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, insert an SD card.
2. Open the Google Maps app .
3. Tap your profile picture or initial Offline maps.
4. In the top right, tap Settings .
5. Under "Storage preferences", tap Device SD card.

Step 2 (optional): Save battery and mobile data

You'll use offline maps, but can still use other apps with mobile data.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial   Settings   turn on Wi-Fi only.

Notes

• You can get driving directions offline, but not public transport, cycling or walking directions.
• You won't have traffic info, alternative routes or lane guidance.

Use offline maps

After you've downloaded an area, use the Google Maps app just as you normally would.

• Get directions and see routes
• Use navigation
• Search for locations

If your Internet connection is slow or absent, Google Maps will use your offline maps to give you directions.

Notes

• You can get driving directions offline, but not public transport, cycling or walking directions. In your driving directions, you won't have traffic info, alternative routes or lane guidance.
• To save mobile data and battery life, use "Wi-Fi only" mode. In this mode, when you’re not connected to Wi-Fi, Google Maps will only use data from the offline maps that you’ve downloaded. Before you use this mode, make sure that you download offline maps. To turn on this mode, tap your profile picture or initial   Settings   turn on Wi-Fi only.

Manage offline maps

See a list of your offline maps

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Offline maps.

You can select your own map to download, or view maps you've already downloaded. 

Delete offline maps

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Offline maps.
3. Tap the area you want to delete.
4. Tap Delete.

Rename areas that you’ve downloaded for offline use

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Offline maps.
3. Select an area.
4. In the top right, tap Edit .
5. Update the area name and tap Save.

Update offline maps

Offline maps that you downloaded on your phone or tablet need to be updated before they expire. When your offline maps expire in 15 days or less, Google Maps will try to update the area automatically when you're connected to Wi-Fi.

If your offline maps aren’t automatically updated, you can update them by following the steps below.

From the notification

1. In the "Update offline maps" notification, tap Update Now.
2. Tap the expired or expiring area on the list.
3. Tap Update.
4. The offline map will be updated.

From anywhere else

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Offline maps.
3. Tap the expired or expiring area on the list.
4. Tap Update.
5. The offline map will be updated.

See maps based on your upcoming trips

You can also download offline maps based on places that you're going to in the future. These trips can come from Gmail, Google Trips, Hangouts and other places. You'll see offline maps you can download under "Recommended maps".