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Using the map, one thing at a time: taking an area offline, the beacon, the trip note, the key.

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How to Take a Map Offline

Do it at home, or anywhere you still have data: bring the country you are going into onto the screen, press Download, and it is on your phone before the signal runs out.

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The Beacon, Plainly

Switch it on for the day and name one person. If you are not back when you said, they are told — with your last position and the words to give 911.

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