Best offline apps for your Android

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What’s the big difference between a regular phone and a smartphone? Well, one has the basic needs of calling and text messaging covered, while the second is better for connecting to the internet and the use of other online tools. Many apps, on the other hand, don’t work unless online, which can be annoying at times with no connection in sight. Here are some of the best Android apps that can also be used offline.

Pocket is a free app and you’ll soon realize after just a few of times of usage that it’s going to be your absolute favorite travel companion, especially when voyaging abroad or to locations lacking in internet. The useful tool allows you to save images, websites, articles and more to be read offline later on.

Simply click on the share button on the article you want to save and select Pocket to read later. © AndroidPIT Icon

Pocket INSTALL Offline Dictionaries

Communication when travelling is essential, your survival might depend on it if you find yourself in a sticky situation. That’s why a dictionary is always good, though most require the internet to function. Offline Dictionaries is a free app that sets itself apart from the others thanks to its large database of synonyms and support for a wide variety of languages in the multilingual portion. Before you set out on your adventure, download the languages ??you'll need and then you can use it offline whenever you want.

Offline dictionaries INSTALL Google Translate

By now, you’ve probably all heard of the Google Translate app, right? Well if you haven't, get on this bandwagon! The app has won many points lately because in a recent update, the developers added an offline mode. Simply download the required language and you’ll be ready to get yourself more than just a beer wherever you go.

Ensure you have downloaded the necessary languages before leaving on vacation. © AndroidPIT Icon

Google Translate INSTALL Google Maps

Having the older version of Google Maps is actually a good thing because before the update, the application allowed users to save maps for offline use. Now the app has taken a big back step in that this feature harder to grasp. There are however a few tricks to using the app offline with the newest version.

Two methods for downloading your maps offline. / © AndroidPIT Icon

Maps INSTALL Wikipedia

I'm quite a fan of Wikipedia, an indispensable source of facts and trivia. It’s convenient not just for finding out about all sorts of stuff, but also when traveling. There is also an offline Wikipedia database whose contents are totally accessible for reading offline.