Staff Member
Platinum Supporter
- Messages
- 9,760
- Reactions
- 15,524
I use Gaia GPS. Maps get downloaded to my phone. No cellular signal required.
Thanks, but you are missing my point, as did the majority of people that answered a similar question that my wife posed on a different forum.Cell signals and GPS signals are two different things. Using your phone (Google Maps in this example), you should be able to to download the area beforehand (even an entire state) for offline use and still use GPS. Look in Maps settings.
I think a cell signal is used to download the maps as needed plus live updates on traffic patterns, speed traps, and accidents.
But I think backhandedly, both of you did answer my question.
Because of that, I will rephrase my question.
Can the GPS function of the phone work when the phone does not have a cell connection?