How to access Google Maps on Windows Phone
Well Windows Phone users even did not wipe out tears of loosing YouTube Apps on Windows Phone, Google now says they Google Maps on mobile is only accessible to WEBKIT browser like Chrome and Safari and IE on Windows Phone is not a webkit browser. So now if you try to access maps.google.com, you will be directed to Google Home page.
So how do you access Google Maps on Windows Phone :
User Agent Switch :
This app on Windows Phone is basically a browser ( which uses IE rendering engines in the backend) but allows you to switch user agent, i.e. parameter which identifies what kind of browser it is, from Windows Phone to Android or Safarai or iPad etc.
Download it from here, switch user agent and enjoy Google maps on Windows Phone. Note that there are many apps similar to this which you can use.
Video Demo :
Gmaps Pro :
GMaps Pro is an excellent application and in fact the only app that truly brings in the Google Maps to Windows Phone. Luckily this app is working fine till now unlike YouTube Metro Apps. Using this app you can
- Track Speed
- Layer Support i.e. Street View, Satellite, Traffic, Weather etc.
- Local Search Integration to find what’s around your location ie. Sigh Seeing, Food, Drink, Shop etc.
- Share maps via SMS, email etc. Night Mode & Live Tiles.
It comes in both free and paid version.
