MAPS.

ME
User Guide

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 Main screen

geolocation menu bar

search bookmarks
 How do I download a map?

Find a map in the list of the Type the name of the

Zoom in until «Download countries country into the search box,
Map» appears (Menu-Download Maps) tap it and start zooming in
on the map
How do I download a map?
To create routes in MAPS.ME, additional data is required for each country/region. If you don’t
need the routing feature, you can just download the map, but if you’re going to create routes,
don’t forget to download the routing files for all the countries you need. Please note that maps
with routing take up more memory on your device.

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 Maps can be saved to your
SD card

Tap the menu bar and go to You can also change the units
Save maps to SD
Settings of measurement here
Once you have downloaded a
map, you can access it oline
Find the map in the list of Or simply start zooming
countries and tap “Zoom to the from the main screen
country”
Discover map details

• Use your fingers to

zoom

• Double tap the screen

• Click on + icon (you

can make it visible in
Menu - Settings)
 Discover map details
If the map is upside down, just tap
This may happen if you rotate map
the compass icon

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How do I determine my
current location?
To determine your current
location, tap the Geolocation
button
To activate auto-follow mode, tap the Geolocation
button again once the arrow appears. This means
that map will rotate as you move
 To activate GPS, please enable
Location services on your device

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 If you have diiculty determining your
location, enable Google Location Reporting

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If you have diiculty determining your location, enable
(disable, if enabled) “Use Google Play Services”
in app settings, then restart your device

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Discover and save places

• Tap anywhere on the map to see info about it.

• Tap the white banner to get more details.
• Tap the star icon to save to bookmarks.
 Place Page
A direction arrow with the distance to Tap coordinates to change their
your chosen destination will be
format, tap and hold to copy them
displayed (if your location is known)
 How do I create a route?
Tap the Geolocation button and wait
Choose your destination (on the map or using search), tap on
for the app to determine your
it, then tap the car icon at the top of the screen
location

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 How do I create a route?
To start following the route tap “Go!” The distance to your destination will be displayed. If you
want to stop following the route, tap the cross icon

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 How do I search?
Type the name of your destination
Tap the Search icon into the search bar, or choose the
one of the categories.

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How do I search?

You can search using any of the

following:

*name of the place

*keyword
*coordinates (43.9775, 15.3854 or
43°58′38″N 15°23′07.44″E format)
*address (city, street, house
number)

Please note that search is only

available for the area displayed on
the screen (if you want to search in
Florida, the screen should be
showing Florida).

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 Bookmarks
Tap the white banner to change the name of the bookmark, choose or add
a new set, and add notes. To change the colour of the bookmark tap the
red dot and choose your own colour
 Bookmark sets
To change the bookmark set, tap “Bookmarks” on the
main screen (star icon). You can change the name, make
them invisible, delete the whole set or just certain pins
(bookmarks), and share them
Tap the eye icon to make the set
invisible on the map (but not in
the Bookmarks menu)

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 Bookmarks/lines import
Send yourself an e-mail with the KML/KMZ file attached (e.g. made in
Google Maps) and open it in MAPS.ME

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 Bookmarks export (.kmz files)
Choose the bookmark on the map
and tap “Share”
Android
Tap Bookmarks on the main screen, Choose how you would like to
share it
choose a set and tap “Share”
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 Bookmarks export (.kmz files)
iOS
You can send your bookmark via Tap “Bookmarks” on the main
Open bookmark info and tap text message, email, or copy and screen, choose a set and tap
“Share” paste the link in another app, e.g. “Share by email”
Dropbox

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 How can I delete or
update a map?
Go to Download Maps - Downloaded,
Choose your option from the pop-up
and tap the name of the country
window
 Still have questions?
You can find answers to frequently
asked question here:

http://maps.me/en/help

If you can’t find what you’re looking

for, please contact us via e-mail:
support@maps.me