# OpenStreetMap caching (or absence of it)? **URL:** \ **Category:** General RealDash discussion\ **Created:** [October 9, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908 "2023-10-09T05:39:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/galaxy/32/942_2.png) [@galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/u/galaxy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908/1 "2023-10-09T05:39:11Z")
I am not sure whether it is something I do wrong or a deficiency of the app, but it seems to me that tiles downloaded from OSM are not being cached. If I zoom in and wait until the tiles are downloaded and rendered and then zoom out to the previous level, it redownloads all the tiles again. This is almost unusable on a slow internet links in rural areas. The likelihood of an area changing within, say, 6 hours is really low, so it would be great to cache tiles for 6 or 12 hours (or maybe even more). Am I missing something and it works for everybody else and you can quickly zoom-in/zoom-out and browse the map? ---
**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908/2 "2023-10-09T10:03:35Z")
Map tiles are cached locally for some time (weeks). Hard to say why caching would not work on your device. ---
**Author:** ![galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/galaxy/32/942_2.png) [@galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/u/galaxy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908/3 "2023-10-09T10:07:00Z")
Is there any way I can provide debug info or assistance in debugging this? My device is Samsung XCover 6 Pro (a standard Android phone from Samsung, well, it is the only rugged version they produce, but other than this it is a normal Samsung device like the rest of their line up). Just to ensure we are on the same page, I was referring to the default map widget in the default dashboard you get when you install RealDash from Google Play store. When I zoom in / zoom out in that circle widget, it looks like there is no caching at all. ---
**Author:** ![realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/realdashdev/32/6_2.png) [@realdashdev](https://forum.realdash.net/u/realdashdev)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908/4 "2023-10-09T10:09:33Z")
How about for example the free dashboard ‘Swedish Special’ which has full screen map on second page, do you experience the same on that one? ---
**Author:** ![galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/galaxy/32/942_2.png) [@galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/u/galaxy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908/5 "2023-10-09T10:19:35Z")
Will test it out tomorrow when I pick my bike from the service and will let you know. Thanks for the amazing app. I started with DMD2, but was so disappointed and then I found RealDash. This is hardcore and is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/user_avatar/forum.realdash.net/galaxy/32/942_2.png) [@galaxy](https://forum.realdash.net/u/galaxy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.realdash.net/t/openstreetmap-caching-or-absence-of-it/3908/6 "2023-10-10T06:22:26Z")
OK, I tested with “Sweedish Special”, it definitely caches tiles. Moreover, after zooming in and out on that dashboard, when I switched to default one, everything was working as expected (I could not reproduce the issue anymore). However, I noticed that even though the tiles are cached, when you zoom in and zoom out, you can still briefly see a light blue rectangle where the tile will eventually be loaded. Perhaps, drawing this part can be improved: like delay the redraw of the screen until cache is checked? This way it would be much smoother experience, IMO.