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The new map engine was recently expanded on Android and beginning today I am seeing a new problem. Firstly, the 3D is not working. Here's a shot of Mt Everest, which is known for being pretty tall, but it is rendered flat:

This was not a problem a few days ago. Curiously the Alps seem to be working but other mountain areas worldwide aren't.

Strava recently touted they have new winter satellite maps, but on this skiing activity it looks no different from the standard map:

I am also having pan and zoom issues where the map becomes unresponsive to all inputs requiring restarting the app. If I had to guess it's because the camera is in an otherwise disallowed location due to the 3D not loading correctly. 

 

And it's not new but it still boggles my mind that over a month after its more widespread integration there is still no compass for orienting north! I get that things break sometimes, but it was broken from launch. 

 

For your reference I am using Pixel 7 Pro on Android 15. I have cleared cache, rebooted, used another network/5G, and finally reinstalled without change so I believe it is server-side. I am not using any tools that block data. 

Looks like someone came into work today and turned the 3D back on. It seems to be working now, and more responsively too. The winter satellite view is also loading. Keeping my eyes open.


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