Beginning in August 2021, Internet Explorer 11 users have been seeing a warning message at the top of maps. End users should begin using a different supported browser. Maps JavaScript API and Maps Embed API support for Internet Explorer 11 will be entirely discontinued in November 2022.
Browser Support
The Maps JavaScript API and Maps Embed API support
the following web browsers:
Desktop
- The current version of Microsoft Edge (Windows), excluding IE mode.
- The two latest major stable versions of Firefox (Windows, macOS, Linux).
- The two latest major stable versions of Chrome (Windows, macOS, Linux).
- The two latest major stable versions of Safari (macOS).
Android
- The current version of Chrome on Android 4.1+.
- Chrome WebView on Android 4.4+.
iOS
- Mobile Safari on the current and previous major versions of iOS.
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UIWebView and WKWebView on the current and previous major versions of iOS.
- The current version of Chrome for iOS.
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Last updated 2025-03-07 UTC.
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