P: Map module keeps flashing "map offline" when it's not

[Califdan2]

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[FeedbackCommunityMember]

The nice thing about lr5.7 is it is extremely easy to add in more functionality. The map in lightroom isn't that important , more important is being able to select the files for processing which can easily be done.  http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/gps 
Giving adobe more money because their software is broken doesn't sit well but its relatively easy to work round. If it's real gps coordinates you want to add e.g a gpx track from an android phone or a Garmin unit then the link above is for you.  If you are faking it then open the files in finder and use another application to add the gps locations. 
Exiftool will write anything you need it too. There are a number of projects that use it to actually write to the raw file. 

 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eartoearoak.gpxlogger 

is a very simple logger for gpx on android , simple as start stop and pause.  I go somewhere i start this on my phone and go take photos , most often i'm at home before i remember to turn it off 🙂 but transfer the gpx file to your computer and jeffs gps lightroom plugin will  attach the gps data to your photos and give real world locations too. these can be used at different levels to pull up photos in lightroom e.g ireland would do any irish photo county cork just photos in county cork and you can view in google earth or other maps..

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Lr 6 should not have the map-offline-problem. If it has, it did not upgrade to the latest version (6.13 currently).

[axmelissarios1]

Hi all,

Is anyone on this particular comment thread having this map offline issue with current versions of the Lightroom products (Lightroom 6.13, Lightroom Classic CC 7.1)?

Let us know.

Thanks,
Melissa

[GeorgeN3835901]

No. Problem was resolved for my subscription based product (now LR Classic) a couple months ago. I will say it took too long to resoloe, but is now a non issue.

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

Still having the problem with the latest edition.

[Tophee]

As if providing an essential fix for for free has anything to do with people's pay-checks at Adobe. That is not how things work at an organization like Adobe. So that comment is nonsense and does not help anyone here (not even the people at Adobe).

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

This just sucks. I have 4.4 too. I paid for it, and now it's not working. My plan was to buy next version of LR and stick with it for few years again, but there is none anymore. I shoot rarely, and pay 12EUR monthly is just insane for me. It would be cheaper to hire a pro to shoot these photos for me. That's what I get for stop stealing software 😕

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

This is still an issue on Mac with the latest update for Lightroom Classic CC Release 7.3.1, Camera RAW 10.3

[Guest]

Johan Elzenga;  This is not a question of updates for life.  It is a question of Adobe breaking something that was working thus forcing customers with a perpetual license to upgrade to maintain functionality.  This is typical of Adobe.   I did not originally choose Lightroom.  Adobe bought another software company to eliminate it from the market place and a "upgrade" to that software put me in the Adobe dependency.

[JohanElzenga]

Adobe didn’t break anything. Google did.

[Guest]

Oh well, same result. Guess I'll have to find an alternative. I will not buy subscription licenses.

[johnrellis]

Please copy/paste the first ten lines from the menu command Help > System Info. Unfortunately, the CC desktop app often fools people into thinking they're running "the latest".