Download offline maps in the Google Maps app without signing in
by orangepurple on Hacker News.
Pick a city completely at random. Click on the city name. Pull up the card to consume the full screen. Only then will three dots will show up in top right. In that menu you can download offline map without signing in. To manage your offline maps download a second region at random. While downloading you will notice the download in your Android notification drawer. Click on the download and cancel it. You can manage your other downloaded regions from here. There is no other way to access this menu unless you are signed in. However, with my method you don’t need to sign in to the maps app ever. Thank you to whoever built the app without explicitly requiring Google Play services as well. I owe you a drink.