Google Maps does no longer show topographic map

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Hi,

I’m running /e/OS 2.9 on my Fairphone 4. Since a couple of days, the default topographic background map within Google Maps does no longer work - it just gives me a very light-grey background, as if there would be no map available. When switching to the aerial/satellite background map, everything works smoothly.

I already disabled Advanced Privacy and cleared data and cache, but without luck.

Is anybody else experiencing the same problem?

Thx!

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Hi @mu88,

I experienced the same problem with Google Maps on a Pixel 8 running /e/OS 2.9 and 3.0.
Have not found a solution yet.

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@Manoj: I’m pretty sure you have some testing devices, right? Can you reproduce this issue, too? Thx for your feedback and precious time :pray:t2:

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If you are discussing about the default mode of Google Maps, it is working for me on a OnePlus 8 pro with v3.0 with Advanced Privacy enabled as well as disabled.

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Did you try clearing the cache of the app?

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:rofl:
Just opened the app again and voilá, the background is working again without changing something!
What’s going on here?!
:exploding_head:

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Lol, here the same! :face_in_clouds::exploding_head::face_with_spiral_eyes: Didn’t change anything, but now it’s working again

@MaMaTT88: as stated in my very initial post, clearing the app’s storage (data and cache) didn’t do any good

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Still not working on my S10e (v2.9-t).
This is very annoying.

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Note that I’ve tried to clear cache, restart my phone. Didn’t help.

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…whereas it’s still working for me, so super strange :thinking::expressionless:

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Reinstalling the app fixed the problem. :person_shrugging:

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…and for me it’s broken again since this morning after working properly for almost a week :unamused::expressionless:

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Have you tried to reinstall?

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Yes, but without luck. First I cleared the cache - no luck. Then I cleared the app storage - no luck. Now I reinstalled the app two times, still no luck.

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Have you tried to throw away your phone? :sweat_smile:
Seriously, that’s crazy!

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Hi, same here. I’ve a Galaxy S9 and a pixel tablet. Same on both.
Found that using an old version of maps works.
Google is modifying everything to stop custom roms. Probably linked.

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Hi. I had the exact same problem for the two last month, until i find this post tonight, cleared data and cache… and it’s working fine now… My phone is Fairphone 4 with /e/OS 2.9 and then 3.0.2.