But a little advance planning and “Download map area” can help. That’s not particularly useful when you’re trying to find out how close you are to the Cathedrale St. If you were to open Google Maps for mobile and zoom into Bordeaux without data coverage or wifi, you’d see the image on the left:
Let’s say later you’re visiting Bordeaux during a trip to France. The “Download map area” lab in Google Maps 5.7 for Android is a step in making that statement true even when you’re offline. When you’re visiting an unfamiliar location, Google Maps for mobile is great for getting an idea of how close you are to your destination, where streets and landmarks are in relation to each other, or just for getting “un-lost.” But what if you don’t have a data signal, or you’re abroad and don’t have a data plan? We say that if you use Google Maps for mobile, you’ll never need to carry a paper map again. We’d like to introduce you to one new experimental feature, “Download map area,” but also remind you of two other ones we already have: “Scale bar” and “Measure.” In addition to our desktop Maps Labs, Google Maps for Android has a few tricks you can try out right from your phone. In fact, Google Maps itself started as a lab.
One way we bring you new product features is through Google Labs-a collection of fun, experimental features you can turn on if you’re interested in the functionality. (Cross-posted on the Official Google Blog)
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