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		naner on Jan 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Maps never supported IE on Windows Phone 8,... The mobile web version of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. Does it work with mobile gecko?

jmillikin on Jan 5, 2013 [–]

Sort of; using Firefox 17, the mobile UI loads, but is very jerky and zoom doesn't seem to work.

Regardless, I think Google Maps should try to draw something (no matter what browser the user has), with a big "unsupported browser" box. Redirecting to the home page is a user-hostile behavior.

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