…Unless You Really Want These Functionalities Saved Places is less customizable, but much easier to edit on the fly on your phone than Google MyMaps. Instead, I recommend everyone use Saved Places, which we’ll cover below. I don’t recommend creating Google My Maps for travel planning unless it’s for a blog or to otherwise share with many others. Make Your Own Customized Google My Map Don’t try this at home. Note: You can only have up to 5 Google My Maps visible on your Google Maps at a time. Don’t exit Google Maps! You can switch to other apps, but don’t close Google Maps entirely or else the cache will be wiped out and you will no longer be able to see your desired Google My Map offline.The map will then be accessible for offline use

Locate the Google My Map you want to see and use offline and tap it to open it up on your screen.

In “Your Places” tap “Maps” on the upper right of your screen.

On your phone’s Google Maps, click the three horizontal lines on the top left.

How to Use Google My Maps OfflineĪnnoyingly, we need a workaround to use Google My Maps offline because there is no built-in way. This will open the map up in Google Maps on your phone and automatically save it on your Google account. Here I’ve saved and opened our Vancouver Google My Map on my phone.Īny time you see a Google My Map you’d like to refer to later on your phone, click the rectangle icon on the top right corner.

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