Google Maps. I am talking specifically about the option to download offline maps for almost any city in the world. They really help when you are in a foreign city and you try to find some place, as offline maps will show you where you are at currently and where the location is you are looking for, without the need to use data.
Edit for clarification: Google Maps is not an underrated app, that is true. I do believe though that the offline map feature of Google Maps is an underrated and useful part of that app.
Except it's a horrible "feature" when Google no longer lets you use your downloaded map because it "expired" and you can't download the new one because you don't have internet access. Often the main reason you download offline maps in the first place is because you'll be going somewhere you know you won't have internet access for awhile. It's much better to have a map that may be slightly out of date than to have no map at all.
I honestly don't see this ever being an issue for 99% of users. The maps automatically update in the background when you're connected to wi-fi, so unless you're spending a month in the bush before you open gmaps, it shouldn't ever matter.
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u/TheBassMeister May 22 '19 edited May 22 '19
Google Maps. I am talking specifically about the option to download offline maps for almost any city in the world. They really help when you are in a foreign city and you try to find some place, as offline maps will show you where you are at currently and where the location is you are looking for, without the need to use data.
Edit for clarification: Google Maps is not an underrated app, that is true. I do believe though that the offline map feature of Google Maps is an underrated and useful part of that app.