Comment on I would personally just treat whatever direction I'm facing at the time as North and go from there.
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 5 weeks 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
AA5B@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Following the gps map- is great when you’re trying to get somewhere, but if the goal is walking, I usually want to leave the tech in my pocket. Compass is a nice compromise to help navigate while still taking a break from behind slave to the machine