Aftera bit of folly yesterdaywhen the mobile version of Google Maps stopped run on Windows Phone 8 , Google has clarified / changed its story . According toreports by The Next Web , Google Maps Mobile River is coming back after all .
https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-has-never-been-accessible-on-internet-explo-5973295
ab initio , Google explain the absence seizure of the mobile app on Windows Phone 8 by tell thatthe roving app was optimized for WebKit browserslike Chrome and Safari , but not Internet Explorer . Now Google ’s saying the redirect was the result of a performance test , and as a result of another one , they ’re working towards bringing the app back . Google ’s statement on the progeny is as follow :
We sporadically screen Google Maps compatibility with mobile browsers to make indisputable we hand over the ripe experience for those exploiter .
In our last test , IE mobile still did not extend a good maps experience with no ability to pan or zoom along and perform basic map functionality . As a result , we chose to carry on to redirect IE fluid user to Google.com where they could at least make local searches . The Firefox mobile web browser did extend a pretty full substance abuser experience and that ’s why there is no redirect for those users .
Recent improvements to IE mobile and Google Maps now deliver a well experience and we are currently figure out to remove the redirect . We will go along to test Google Maps compatibility with other roving browser app to ensure the best possible experience for users .
It ’s definitely a good matter that Windows Phone 8 users will be getting their Google Maps back , but the way this whole thing went down has been profoundly eldritch and Google ’s manipulation of it seems kind of shadowy . Hopefully everything will act nice from here on out . At least for a little while . [ The Next Web ]
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