Apple Maps is adding offline maps with iOS 17 but is also adding a related feature that Google Maps does not have.
For those of you who can never decide between using Apple Maps and Google Maps on your iPhone, with iOS 17, Apple is adding an important feature that matches one found on Google Maps. But at the same time, Apple’s version of this feature is going to top Google Maps’ implementation in an important way. We are talking about the ability to download a map and have it used offline. This is important if you’re driving in an area without cellular connectivity.Offline maps come to Apple Maps in iOS 17, plus one special related feature that Google doesn’t have
No one wants to be driving in an unfamiliar area and not be able to check a mapping and navigation app to see where they are and which way they should be going. Google Maps already allows users to download maps for offline use. On Google Maps, open the app and tap the profile picture in the upper right corner. Tap on Offline maps. You might already have a map downloaded based on your home address. You can also tap on Select Your Own Map and use 30MB of your free storage space to download an area that you suggest by moving the map on the screen around a rectangular box. Once you have the general area you want downloaded in the box, pinch in or out to widen or narrow the area you want Google Maps to download for offline use.
