It all works offline too, which should extend battery life and keep that navigation humming even while puttering about in data dead zones without racking up international roaming charges (take that, Google).

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It even works offline.

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It works in offline mode, without data connection, and with better and richer map data.

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At the same time, the offline access only works in the Chrome browser.

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