When traveling into the unknown, even if it is to another city to visit a relative or friend, it is advisable to have everything planned to avoid lengthening the journey unnecessarily The GPS navigators have meant a whole qualitative leap when it comes to moving , but not all are efficient and capable of doing their job in any condition. Thus, alternative plans must be planned in case the terminal is left without an Internet connection, without thereby failing to guide the user turn after turn.Something that the map application HERE, created by Nokia, does offer.
It is a most complete and effective tool in almost all kinds of situations. And it has something that not all have: the ability to download maps and browse them without connection to Internet Something that can only be compared to Google Maps However, the Google tool does not yet allow the download of portions in territories outside the American continent. Therefore, here we will tell you step by step how to use the GPS and browser HERE without an Internet connection.
First of all, download the application, which is already available for both Android and devices Windows Phone via Google Play and Windows Phone Store , respectively.It's completely free
After that you have to register and create a user account, either using the social network account Facebook to expedite this process or completing the traditional method with an email address of email and a password
At this point the user already has access to the application and its possibilities. Simply display the menu and select the option Download maps.
This takes the user to a menu where download portions of territory from anywhere in the world. Simply move first by continent, then by countries and then by communities in the case of Spain And so on until you find the maps of the territory you want to download.
Pressing the button starts the download, allowing the user to continue performing other functions on his terminal Of course, it is advisable to download the maps through a stable WiFi connection, since they take up a good amount of space in the terminal, above 200 MB, in general.
Once this map has been downloaded, the user can use the application as usual, by clicking on the option Drive from the menu to navigate as if the terminal were a GPS to use. All you have to do is enter the address you want to reach, whether or not you already have an Internet connection at that moment.
With this, the user can stop worrying about losing coverage or leaving the country, since the application will continue to know their location via the sensor GPS of the terminal, and allowing it to find streets and places of interest in new searchesOf course, as long as the destination is within the area of the downloaded map. Without spending data Just dedicating a good pinch of the terminal's memory to have these maps downloaded
