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alasta

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#318298 5-Jan-2025 11:46
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Has anyone managed to get offline maps working properly on an Apple Watch? When I download a map to my watch it works fine for about a week at which point I get a notification on the watch telling me that I can't use the map any more because I need to download a new version of it. This appears to require me to go into Apple Maps on my phone, turn off the 'sync with apple watch' setting, then turn it back on again in order to force a refresh of the maps.

 

Should it not be refreshing regularly when it's on the charger? Is it normal to have to repeat this manual procedure every week in order to keep the same maps available on the watch?

 

For reference, here are the settings I have selected:

 


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  #3365140 18-Apr-2025 10:34
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I have an update for the benefit of anyone who might be interested in this issue. The advisory message that comes up on the Apple Watch after a couple of weeks has changed from:

 

"Update your Apple Watch maps to continue using them."

 

to:

 

"New maps are available."

 

There is still no option to download these refreshed maps, so the only way to do it is to disable and reenable the 'sync to Apple Watch' setting. The good news is that the maps no longer appear to be expiring, so hopefully this means that I can just keep using them and perform the manual procedure to force a refresh once or twice a year. 


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