How to Download Offline Maps in Apple Maps — Everything You Need to Know « iOS & iPhone :: Gadget Hacks

There are more ways than one to download an offline map. Here are some of the options available to you, and you might find yourself using any of them depending on what you’re looking for:

Select the name of a place from the map or search, tap “Download” on the place card, and pinch in or out on the map to change the selected area. The map size appears below and will be updated as the selected area changes. Tap “Download,” and you should return to the place card where you can see its progress.

When done, the “Download” button becomes “Offline,” a shortcut to the Offline Maps menu (see below).

Touch and hold on the map to drop a pin, tap “Download” on the place card, and pinch in or out on the map to change the selected area. The map size appears below and will be updated as the selected area changes. Tap “Download,” and the Offline Maps menu will appear, where you can see the progress and open the offline map.

When you exit the Offline Maps menu, the dropped pin card may show the shortcut “Offline” button. Any pin you drop within an offline map’s perimeter should show an “Offline” button. However, you might see “Download” sometimes, where you can download another map of the area, and you can find the offline map in the Offline Maps menu (see below).

Tap your contact photo or initials next to the Search Maps field, tap “Offline Maps” from the options, and choose “Download New Map” from the Offline Maps menu.

The process is the same as in Option 3 above. Tap your contact photo or initials next to the Search Maps field, then tap “Offline Maps” from the options. You can also get to the Offline Maps menu by tapping “Offline” on a place’s card (see Option 1 above) if it’s within the area of a downloaded map.

This will show you all of the offline maps you’ve downloaded.

You can also see downloaded maps whenever you use Options 1–4 above to download an offline map. Maps will show you the perimeter of all the offline maps already existing in the area so you can cancel a new one or adjust the selected area to another targeted zone.

From the Offline Maps menu, tap the name of any offline map to see its options. Tap on the map preview to shrink, enlarge, or move the encompassed area, then hit “Download” to update the size or location. Tap “Done” to exit back to the Offline Maps menu.

You can also change the name of the offline map. From the Offline Maps menu, tap the name of any offline map to see its options. Tap the pencil icon next to the map’s name, change the name, and hit “Save.” Select “Done” to exit back to the Offline Maps menu.

Additionally, you can swipe left on an offline map in the Offline Maps menu, tap “Rename,” change the name, and hit “Save.”

If you have “Automatic Updates” switched on in the Offline Maps menu, the default setting, Maps will automatically update your offline maps when possible. You can also find this switch via Settings –> Maps –> Offline Maps. If it hasn’t updated them yet and there’s an update available — or if you have “Automatic Updates” disabled — you can tap “Update All” below the “Download New Map” option.

From the Offline Maps menu, you can turn on the “Optimize Storage” switch if you want Maps to automatically remove downloaded maps you haven’t used in a while. You can also find this switch via Settings –> Maps –> Offline Maps.

You can also delete offline maps manually. To do so, tap the name of any offline map to see its options and select “Delete Map.” Additionally, you can swipe left on an offline map in the Offline Maps menu and tap “Delete.”

In the Offline Maps menu, you’ll also see a “Downloads” setting, which lets you choose to only download offline maps over a Wi-Fi connection or over Wi-Fi or cellular data. You can also turn on the “Only Use Offline Maps” switch to only use offline maps even with a solid internet connection. You can also find both preferences via Settings –> Maps –> Offline Maps.