I'm now wondering if there was an interregnum between the old caching control and the current one. That's not impossible.
]]>However what you need to do today on an android 4.4.3 nexus 4 phone (so as google a device as you can get) to cache a map region is: 1) zoom the map window to cover the area you want 2) type "okay maps" into the search field and hit search. 3) see the phone say "the on screen are has been cached" (or goto 1 if it says "too large, zoom in") 4) I guess not do that again with a different map view?
It is definitely not on the 'pin selected pane', basically it is now an easter egg feature on that platform.
The years ago version on ipad allowed you to set more than one rectangle of cached maps, I think up to a certain size. Which was actually getting fairly close to a full feature.
Anyhow, certainly not a reliable feature even though the underlying software does support it completely.
]]>HOWEVER: Having done US location verification for a major Northern European mapping company formerly heavily invested in timer {/clue} I could not drive more than a mile without finding a significant error in a suburban area with a population growth rate <5%, so I can only imagine that mapping back home in the Sunshine State will be even less error-free using the commercial services used by vendors such as TomTom. Don't drive into no gator holes by accident!
]]>HOWEVER: Having done US location verification for a major Northern European celllphone and mapping company formerly heavily invested in timber {/clue} I could not drive more than a mile without finding a significant error in a suburban area with a population growth rate less than 5 per cent per annum. Florida, growing like The Blob as it is, will (I suspect) have even more mapping errors.
Therefore, don't you go driving into no gator holes!
]]>Multiple maps can presumably be saved. You can also save the current viewed area by tapping to Search, and scrolling down to the Save option at the bottom.
The latest Maps interface 'clean up' has moved access to a lot of functionality (and I assume, lost some).
]]>I'm so glad I don't have to follow that set of instructions. On my 4.4.2 phone with latest Maps, I can do it in 4 clicks plus entering a name.
Method 1:
1: Somewhere on the displayed area, press and hold till the pin pops up 2: Tap the panel that's appeared at the bottom to open it up 3: Tap 'Save map to use offline' 4: Tap 'Save' (OK, can adjust which area is covered) 5: Type in name and tap 'Save'
Method 2:
1: Tap on the 'me' icon top right 2: At the bottom, below Offline maps, select 'View all and manage' 3: Select 'Save a new offline map' 4: Tap 'Save' (OK, can adjust which area is covered) 5: Type in name and tap 'Save'
So both those have managed to disappear on your version? Ouch!
I suspect the allowable area issue you encountered is probably generic though.
]]>So all is well in offline google maps again.
]]>3 days in ITU, then 3 in acute surgical care, now out. Note, it was a murder plot by my cat! Now on antibiotics for life...
Anyway, still alive and still reading!!
]]>In general, any sort of nature-based attraction like the various springs are good. Florida has a geology and ecology you won't see in Europe, and they get more locals rather than tourists.
If you have time, booking an airboat ride is a lot of fun. Nothing quite like zooming through alligator territory on a boat propelled by a giant fan and driven by a redneck. There are a number of companies operating on the St. John's River, which is a shallow and swampy wetland full of cows and alligators.
Also keep in mind that it tends to thunderstorm in Florida almost every afternoon. But the storms are usually done in a half hour or so -- just find cover and relax a bit.
]]>It feels pricey for an app, but as far as I know it's cheaper than the equivalent dedicated satnav, and one less thing to carry around or charge.
]]>" Alligator Attack: Attempt To Move Alligator Backfires
1 day 7 hours ago, Barcroft TV A lucky motorist got away with just a SNAP on the wrist - after trying to move an 11ft alligator out of the road. Glen Taylor Bonin, 23, spotted the massive reptile blocking the road during an outing with pals. The carpenter and friends, Kacey Kole Mays, 21, Ricky LeBlanc, 24, attempted to move the alligator by first using their t-shirts to blindfold it. But Glen narrowly avoided serious injury when the irate beast clamps its jaws round his hand and shook him like a rag doll. "
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