Downloaded google maps - sat nav

[miked1e]

Has anyone downloaded maps and used as a sat nav offline in US?

Is this possible, and how well does it work?

Are there any alternatives to google?

This is for a family member, and not something I have any experience with. We have US data as part of our airtime agreement so always just have everything online.

Thanks in advance

[Softy]

Yes it works great. No live traffic obviously as it’s offline.

[gforce_iom]

I used Apple Maps as a satnav whilst there….you can download offline maps too.

Another alternative is Waze app.

[SyR]

I'll always download the google maps for the area I'm visiting, even if I expect to have phone data. The offline data missing the traffic data, but it works well in case of patchy reception, plus if you're in the airport / Disney Springs multi-storey carparks then you're likely missing the phone connection when you set-off.

[youre-nicked]

Ive downloaded them and used it with no issues (google).

[sy278]

Yep works flawlessly, alternatives would, Waze or TomTom app - Apple Maps if you have iphone.

[MarkUK]

How do you actually download the maps to your phone? Is there a special Google maps website you need to access and then tick which maps you want?