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Google maps has offline maps where you can pre-download a region

I use that all the time in areas with no cell service

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Organic Maps is offline until it needs to download updated map information from Open Maps data.

https://organicmaps.app/

Search just finds whatever matches sorted by distance so it may not fit one's needs.

Except when it decides to not work when you are on a trail 200 miles from the closest town lol. I hate Google.

I always take a few screenshots just in case

I downloaded the entire state of Rhode Island so I never really need to use data when traveling. It's fantastic.

Yeah but it’s Rhode Island so that’s like 6K

So does Apple Maps.

No search in Apple Maps when you're offline, so it's limited.

You definitely can search in offline mode.

No you can't. Put your iPhone in airplane mode and try.

I did just that before posting that comment, to confirm that it works as I understood it (ie searching for "restaurants" rather than just searching for a contact name which has an address).

In airplane mode the search prompt in maps even changes to "Search Offline Maps".

It's not possible to type into the search prompt of Apple Maps when in airplane mode.

It is possible, but it does depend on region though.

I can't search with an offline map in Thailand, but it works fine for an offline map in Australia: https://imgur.com/a/DA803mj

Mystery solved! Then we're both right.

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