Google Maps does no longer show topographic map

[mu88]

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!

[Lightning]

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.

[mu88]

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

[Manoj]

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.

[MaMaTT88]

Did you try clearing the cache of the app?

[Lightning]

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

[mu88]

Lol, here the same! 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

[gab]

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

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

[mu88]

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

[gab]

Reinstalling the app fixed the problem.

[mu88]

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

[gab]

Have you tried to reinstall?

[mu88]

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.

[gab]

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

[Akha]

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.

[vods]

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.

[Quinta]

I have to install maps and use it for few weeks. but I’m having the same issue

I have a fairphone 4 with e.os 3.04

tried deleting data/cache, reinstalling, still same issue

any suggestion?

[macpac59]

Same problem for me on a Fairphone 5, eOS v3.0.4. Deleting data helps for a while. The problem only occurs when being logged in to my account, not in anonymous mode. Maybe an older app version still works, but which?