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Google has upgraded its Android Maps app so it can provide directions when not connected to the internet.<\/p>\n

The software also lets devices find businesses’ locations, opening hours and telephone numbers while offline.<\/p>\n

The firm said tourists visiting places outside their mobile subscription plans and people living in emerging markets, where data can be expensive, would be among those who would benefit most.<\/p>\n

But one expert said budget-phone owners would now have to juggle data.<\/p>\n

“Entry-level Android smartphones sometimes only have four gigabytes of onboard storage, making it a precious resource,” commented Ben Wood from CCS Insight.<\/p>\n

“Once you’ve downloaded a few applications, some music and perhaps a video, that memory quickly disappears.<\/p>\n

“So some users may find using map downloads limits what else they can do with their device – but to be honest that’s one small negative in a sea of positives about this update.”<\/p>\n

Google said downloading most of Greater London would take up 380 megabytes on a device, while storing the San Francisco Bay area would require about 200MB.<\/p>\n

It added that it intended to release a similar update for iOS devices “very soon”, but could not confirm if that would be before the year’s end.<\/p>\n

source:bbc<\/p>\n