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 ====== Offline Maps Guide ====== ====== Offline Maps Guide ======
  
-Offline maps are only available for Kurviger Pro, if you want to use offline maps, you can [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.talent.kurviger|get Kurviger here]]. Offline maps allow you to browse the map without internet connection. __The route calculation requires you to have an internet connection, but the navigation itself does not require an internet connection, when using offline maps__.+<WRAP info> Offline maps are available in the [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kurviger.app|Kurviger App]]. Offline maps allow you to view the map during the navigation without internet connection.
  
-For offline routing see the [[app:offline_routing]].+  * The route calculation requires you to have an internet connection, but the **navigation itself does not require an internet connection, when using offline maps**. 
 +  * Offline maps are **only available with an active Kurviger Tourer+** membership. 
 +  * Offline maps are **currently only for the navigation**, not for the route planning. 
  
-===== Getting Started with Offline Maps =====+</WRAP>
  
-To start using offline maps, go to the menu -> ''Map''. This menu allows you to download, open, and add offline maps. We provide offline maps for the whole world, if you are missing an area, let us know in the [[https://forum.kurviger.de/|forum]]. Click on ''Download maps'' to get to our [[https://download.kurviger.de/maps/|map download site]]. Select the area you want to download. To download the map of Germany, go to  ''europe'' -> ''germany.map''. The map download is handled by your browser. Once the download finishes you can add the map to the Kurviger App. You can also choose to download maps from [[http://www.openandromaps.org/en/|OpenAndroMaps]], they are fully compatible with our map format. If there are issues with the download, please have a look here: [[app:faq:offline_maps_download_issue]].+===== Download Map Regions =====
  
-^ In Kurviger app (downloading offline map(s)) ^^ +{{:app:app_offline_maps_menu.png?200|}}{{:app:app_offline_maps_manager.png?200|}}
-| {{:app:gd_omg_001a.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_001b.png?200|}} | +
-| Making selection in the menu | Dialog opened by selection in menu | +
-| Selection opens a dialog | Selection opens browser to download maps (see next table) |+
  
-^ In browser, opened by Kurviger app (see table above) ^^^ +----
-| {{:app:gd_omg_001c.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_001d.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_001e.png?200|}} | +
-| Browser shows download page | selected folder | Notation of device | +
-| Select folder with wanted maps | select wanted map(s) | Swiping down from the top of the device in notations you can see progress of download |+
  
-==== Opening Your First Map ====+Map regions are great if you want to download maps for areas where you typically ride or for your next vacation.
  
-You can open maps, by going to the Kurviger App, menu -> ''Map'' -> ''Open Map''. A file browser will open up, go to the ''Download'' folder. Click on your downloaded region, e.g. ''australia.map''. You will now see your downloaded region, browsing this map needs no internet connection. Mixing offline and online maps is currently not possible, so you can only view your downloaded region, but you can add other maps, to cover the area you need.+  - Click on the menu icon (''☰'') in the top left (3 bars / burger icon) and click on offline maps. 
 +  - You will see the map and rectangular regions on the map. You can click on a rectangle to select it.  
 +  - When you press ''Apply'' the region will be downloaded. 
  
-^ In Kurviger app (opening offline map(s)) ^^ +You can select multiple regions. If you want to select several regions you can use the ''+'' and ''-'' buttons to select them easily. 
-| {{:app:gd_omg_002a.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_002b.png?200|}} | +
-| Making selection in the menu | Dialog opened by selection in menu //("Open maps" replaces all currently opened maps)// | +
-| Selection opens a dialog only when a offline map is opened, else the Android file browser is opened directly (see next tables)  | Selection opens Android file browser (Android storage access framework) to open wanted maps (see next tables) |+
  
-^ In Android file browser (Android storage access framework), opened by Kurviger app (see table above) ^^ +<wrap tip> Tip </wrap>  You can use the button right of the ''-'' to select all regions on your current route.
-| {{:app:gd_omg_002c.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_002d.png?200|}} | +
-| Shows Android file browser | Shows menu of Android file browser | +
-| Open menu to select folder | Select folder with wanted maps in device or SD card |+
  
-^ In Android file browser (Android storage access framework), opened by Kurviger app ^^ +In rare cases there can be issues when downloading a map region. If there was an issue with the download the map region will stay gray with the spinner icon (please allow up to 1 minute after the download finishes for the region to turn green). You can click on the region to select it for deletion, click ''Apply'' and then download it again.
-| {{:app:gd_omg_002e.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_002f.png?200|}} | +
-| Shows selected folder with wanted map(s) | Shows folder with selected map(s) | +
-| Select map(s) to open | Open selected map(s) |+
  
-^ In Kurviger app (info about e.g. current map(s)) ^^ +<wrap important> Please note </wrap>  We highly recommend to not download huge areas. This can result in long download times, unnecessary usage of storage on your device, will make updating the maps way more complicated, and in the worst case can lead to performance issues. Just download the areas you actually need, and you will be fine. You can always download more areas and use the auto download feature (see below) for navigation as well.
-| {{:app:gd_omg_003a.png?200|}} | {{:app:gd_omg_003b.png?200|}} | +
-| Making selection in the menu | Dialog opened by selection in menu | +
-| Selection opens a dialog | Dialog shows info about e.g. current map(s) |+
  
-==== Adding more Maps ====+===== Auto Download for Routes =====
  
-Adding other maps, is as easy as opening your first map. Simply go to the [[https://download.kurviger.de/maps/|map download site]] and download the regions you are interested in. The areas do not need to be adjacent, just choose any you like. Go to the Kurviger App, menu -> ''Map'' -> ''Open Map''. This time the app will ask you if you want to add or open the map. If you add it your current maps are kept in the app while the new maps are added. If you open the map, the currently opened maps will be removed. Select your downloaded region. The region has been added to your offline available regions. You can add as many offline maps as you want for free.+The auto download helps when you might come across an area with no reception during your ride.
  
-===== Offline Maps on the SD card =====+The auto download downloads only the required maps along your route (so it's more or less the same data that you would use during the ride anyway). Already downloaded maps won't be downloaded again. If you come to a place with no reception, the map will still be shown. Everytime the route is recalculated or the navigation starts the download starts automatically in the background.
  
-[[app:maps_sd_card]]+You can disable this feature in the navigation settings.
  
-===== Showing POIs =====+===== Update Map Regions =====
  
-With offline maps you can show different POIs on the map, like fuel stations, motorcycle shops, and many more.+Once the maps reach a certain age (right now this is 30 days), the Offline Maps Manager will show a button to update the maps. If you want to update a map region before that time, you can delete the region and download it again.
  
-[[app:faq:finding_pois|]]+===== Offline Maps Storage Location =====
  
-===== Switching back to Online Maps =====+The offline maps are stored internally in the app. Since the maps are stored inside the app, you cant find them as files on your smartphone.
  
-In some cases you might prefer having online maps again. Simply go to menu -> ''Map'' -> ''Online maps'' and select your preferred provider.+Therefore, you can't just move the maps to the sd card. You would have to move the whole app to the SD card. We don't recommend doing that unless you are having serious storage limitations, as apps on the SD card can behave slower and are error prone.
  
-Enjoy your ride with [[https://kurviger.de/en|Kurviger]]!+===== Deleting All Offline Maps =====
  
----- +Go to ''settings'', ''storage'', and click on the button ''delete offline maps''. If you have downloaded a lot of maps it can take some time until the storage is actually freed on the file system. You can rerun the deletion process if the storage space is not freed within your expected time frame. 
-----+ 
 +===== Previous Version ===== 
 + 
 +The old Kurviger App had a different offline maps mechanism, if you are still using the old app, you can find the documentation about this [[https://docs.kurviger.de/app/offline_maps?rev=1670668844|here]].
  
 ====== Links ====== ====== Links ======
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 More information about Kurviger can be found by clicking the links in the sidebar. More information about Kurviger can be found by clicking the links in the sidebar.
 +
 +===== Further questions? =====
 +
 +<WRAP round help> Do you have further questions about the Kurviger features? Then you can also visit our [[https://www.youtube.com/@kurviger|YouTube channel]]. There you will find some helpful videos from the "Kurviger Explained" series.
 +
 +You can also contact us at any time in the [[https://forum.kurviger.de/|Kurviger Forum]]. 
 +We will help you with your enquiry as quickly as possible. 
 +</WRAP>
  
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