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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Google Maps Navigation to get offline mode?

Google Maps Navigation to get offline mode?

Dutch tech site All About Phones claims that Google Maps Navigation will get a true offline mode later this summer. In December the Android app received an update that cached routes and the surrounding areas, but without a data connection you still couldn't enter a new destination. A source inside the Dutch telco industry said that Google would be removing the requirement for coverage — an obvious next step for the navigation tool, especially with Ovi Maps bringing its turn-by-turn prowess to WP7. The move is also bound to be another thorn in the side of standalone GPS makers like Garmin and TomTom.

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