SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 days agoI would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageI would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.lemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoI feel like while your phone has battery, there are easier ways to navigate than a compass.
minus-squarepotpotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoNo data, no map. GPS can give your coordinates, but that’s pointless unless you walk a bit and translate the direction. Compass uses most of its power for the screen.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoDo you have a minute to talk about Openstreetmap? You can download the map before you head out, then navigate without data connection.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoThis requires foresight. Most people don’t plan on getting lost.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoI just use the app for navigation so I always download the map for the area I travel to before I go.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoI used to do the same when i was too poor to afford data on my phone or when i go through areas with poor service.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agogoogle also allows offline caching, but also needs to be set up ahead of time. AFAIK once you set a region to download, it will update that cache regularly. I would expect this is a feature that most map apps would offer
I feel like while your phone has battery, there are easier ways to navigate than a compass.
No data, no map.
GPS can give your coordinates, but that’s pointless unless you walk a bit and translate the direction.
Compass uses most of its power for the screen.
Do you have a minute to talk about Openstreetmap? You can download the map before you head out, then navigate without data connection.
This requires foresight. Most people don’t plan on getting lost.
I just use the app for navigation so I always download the map for the area I travel to before I go.
I used to do the same when i was too poor to afford data on my phone or when i go through areas with poor service.
google also allows offline caching, but also needs to be set up ahead of time. AFAIK once you set a region to download, it will update that cache regularly.
I would expect this is a feature that most map apps would offer