Google is long held the lead when it comes to their mapping technology in their maps app. Whereas version 7 of maps for Android rolls out the Smartphones and tablets. One of google's lesser known but very useful maps features has gone missing. Talking about offline maps the ability to call lot of section of a map and save that data so that you can interact with it even when you don't have an Internet connection. If you're travelling and you want to avoid roaming fees but still have access to local maps. This feature is a real life saver. The good news is that offline maps haven't has disappeared in version 7, They're just been relocated. Instead of finding offline mode in the menu zoom into a section a map that you'd like accessible offline and then tap the search bar and you should see an option above the keyboard for make this map area available off line.
You can do the same thing by typing okay maps into the search box and what automatically catch map on your screen for offline use. Now once have your map saved you can turn off your Wi-Fi connection you can turn off your data connection and you're still gonna zoom in on to that section of the map and even locate yourself on that section as long as the GPS enabled on your device. Now be aware the offline maps aren't available for all regions Paris worked but Tokyo didn't New Zealand no problem but South Korea no luck. Worst case scenario you can try taking a screenshot of the map by pressing the home Button and the power button simultaneously or in the case of nexus 7 here pressing the screen lock button and the volume down button at the same. So that's offline mode and Google Maps for Android version 7.
