In the new version of the app, a new “Save map to use offline” is featured in the detail screen of a location (or dropped pin) offline maps can be given a unique name, and they can be viewed in a new list of the Profile view in the app.

Previously available only through a hidden command, Google has added a new offline mode to Maps that lets users easily store multiple areas as offline maps for usage in areas with no cellular or WiFi coverage. In a major update released today and detailed on the official Maps blog, Google has announced a variety of new features for Google Maps for iOS, available for iPhone and iPad.įor users in the United States and “parts of Canada and Japan”, Google has added lane guidance, a turn-by-turn navigation feature that allows the app to show the lane to stay in or move to lane guidance is often found on dedicated GPS devices, and it should enable Google Maps to provide drivers with more precise directions.