Google Chrome and Google Maps will also work without an Internet connection
News in Android M, the new version of the operating system that will succeed Android 5.0 Lollipop , they will not be limited only to the operating system itself. Apps from Google will also get a facelift (apparently, their updates will be available on different versions of Android ), and during the presentation of this update it has been announced that the applications of Google Chrome, Google Maps and YouTube will also have functions even without an Internet connection In the case of Chrome, the application will allow to store pages to consult them later offline, while in the case of Maps users will be able to consult the details of their route even without a data connection
Starting with Google Maps, the new version of this application will allow users to download full maps to use them later even if you don't have data connectivity, and the most striking novelty is that it will also be possible follow route directions , see places of interest along the way of the route or search for specific addresses on the map , all without having to have Internet on your mobile or tablet at that time. This functionality will be available worldwide, and will begin to be distributed to users later this year (no specific date has been disclosed).
The Google Chrome application will also benefit from this repertoire of novelties. Although some details remain to be finalized, the presentation has revealed that the new version of Chrome will allow to store web pages on the mobile or on the tablet to later be able to consult them even without having an active Internet connection In this presentation, only one reference to this novelty has been shown, and in it you could see how a user saved a website from the browser (the message “Page saved offline” appeared, that is, a page saved to be consulted offline).
But the news doesn't end there. YouTube will also have news in a future update that, in this case, we can confirm that it will be available to all users who have installed the operating system version of Android 4.4 KitKat or higher Turns out YouTube will allow download and store videos for up to 48 hours , thus allowing to view them without the need for an Internet connection during that period of time We are talking about traveling by car, train or plane of an interesting feature.
In short, although the update to Android M does not bring important new features to the interface, the range of changes in terms of functions refers to itself is quite broad. Of course, to start receiving this version of Android we will still have to wait some time, since its official arrival is not scheduled until the last months of the year.
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