View Google maps offline

If you're going someplace where mobile data is expensive or you won't have an Internet connection, you can save a map to your device and use it when you're offline.

Download a selected area of the map

1. Make sure you're connected to the Internet, then open the Google Maps app .
2. Search for a place, like "San Francisco."
3. Pull up the place info sheet at the bottom of the screen, and touch the menu  in the top right corner.
4. Select Save offline map to save the selected area of the map. (Sign into your Google Account, if you haven't already.)
5. Only what's on the screen will be saved. Adjust the map by moving it and zooming in or out, as needed, then touchSave.
6. Name the map, and then touch Save.
7. After a few moments, you'll see a message confirming that the map area has been saved.

Note: The maximum size for the area you can download is 50km x 50km. If you try to save an area bigger than that, you'll be asked to zoom in to a smaller area.

Tip: If you're already on a map that you want to save, you can save it without searching for a place.

1. Move the map to the area you want to save.
2. Touch inside the search box at the top, and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
3. Touch Save map to use offline.

For older Android device or older Google Maps version

View your saved maps

1. Open the Google Maps app .
2. Touch the menu  > Your places.
3. Scroll down to "Offline maps" and touch View all and manage.

For older Android device or older Google Maps version

Rename, update, or delete your saved maps

1. Open the Google Maps app .
2. Touch the menu  > Your places.
3. Scroll down to the "Offline maps" and touch View all and manage.
4. Touch the menu icon  to the right of the saved map.
5. Touch Rename, Update, or Delete.
6. Confirm changes.

For older Android device or older Google Maps version

You'll delete your saved offline maps if you clear your application data on your device.

You won't delete your saved offline maps if you sign out of the Google Maps app, delete your Search History, or delete your Maps history.

• How to clear application data
• About Web History
• About Maps history

Expire after 30 days

To make sure that your map has the most up-to-date information, your saved maps need to be updated at least once every 30 days. If you don’t update them, they’ll expire and be removed from your saved maps list.

Troubleshooting

"The on-screen map area is too large"

If you see this error, zoom in to a smaller area on the map until you see the Save button appear at the bottom of the map.

"Some of your offline maps are out of date"

You'll see this message, when your saved map needs to be updated.

Learn more about the "some of your offline maps are out of date" notification.

Limitations

Cannot search or use navigation

Your saved map includes streets and maps data. Zoom in to see a detailed view of your offline map.

Certain features, like satellite, terrain, indoor maps, and 3D buildings will not be available offline. Features that require a network connection, like directions and Navigation aren’t available offline, either.

Tip: Since you cannot search an offline map, save several smaller maps covering the same area.

For example, if you're traveling to a big city, you can save a map for each neighborhood you're visiting. Name the map after the neighborhood, so that you can easily find it later.

Cannot see the "save" button

Maps for some geographic areas can’t be saved.

About offline maps availability

Data and cost

Maps are free to download, but phone and carrier data rates continue to apply. Loading a large map could use a lot of data, and cause your device to run slowly as well.