Most phones have plenty of space for a couple maps this size. I found the town in the app, then zoomed out a bit so I had a map of the surrounding area, too. Next, I hit the download button, and Google warned me that the map would take 1.5 gigs of memory-which is fairly reasonable, as the map encompassed Muizenberg, all of nearby Cape Town, many of its suburbs, as well as the Cape of Good Hope (several hundred square miles all together). First, I downloaded a map of a Muizenberg, a popular surf town just outside Cape Town, South Africa. That changed a few weeks ago when Google announced that its maps, destination searches, and turn-by-turn directions will be available offline, using the phone’s built-in GPS chip rather than its cell antenna. The feature is currently only available for Android (Google says iOS is coming) and it only works for roads, but it’s a big step toward enabling backcountry users and world travelers to rely on the digital guides no matter where they're going.īut while the feature sounds great in theory, I wanted to find out how well it worked in the field. On back roads without a cell signal, you were better off with a trusty topo or paper atlas. The Google Maps app is awesome-until it isn’t.
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