
Now might be a good time to remind everyone of three principles that are essential to information security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (also known by the rather natty three letter acronym of CIA). It appears that both services are now beginning to come back online, although some users are still reporting problems connecting. Please hang on, we have all hands on deck to bring you back soon! Some of our users in Europe and the MENA region are currently experiencing connection issues. Telegram posted on Twitter, apologising to users affected in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Perhaps you should keep some maps in the car just in case.What we do know is that there are certainly a number of forces out there who take a dim view of secure, encrypted messaging services and would like to see them disrupted. While Apple Maps can get you to the park without a signal, you will not be able to use it to get back. If you downloaded the map ahead of time, as you can with Google Maps, you could use it to find your way back. But what happens if your destination doesn’t have a signal? Let’s say you drive to a national park.

With any map app, you’ll need cellular service to set up a route. If you have bad service along the way, you can still use Apple Maps, though you won’t be able to add a pitstop or see traffic. It does, however, cache your destination and save the route until you get there. RELATED: Use this simple Google Maps trick to see your house (or any other place) years ago Apple Maps works offline, but not in the same wayĪpple Maps doesn’t give you the option to download a map.

If your internet connection is slow or absent, your offline map will guide you to your destination. Like an iPhone, after downloading an area on Android, use the Google Maps app like you normally would.

