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user3821381
user3821381

Reputation: 114

Is the new control map on .NET upgraded?

Did anyone notice that the new map control in wp8 (the one in the tools box) is not upgraded? I mean, I've ran my application and saw that places I know exactly like the palm of my hand don't look like the maps on google maps or bing maps. It seems that the new control map is not upgraded. Am I wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 46

Answers (1)

Nicolas Boonaert
Nicolas Boonaert

Reputation: 2952

Short answer is yes!

Long answer, in fact, updates are distributed in two ways in the WP8 control depending on the way you are using the Maps application.

  • If you chose to download offline maps (like if you want to be able to used without using your data connection), then the Map control will use the offline data and you can get regular updates by checking in the same place you chose the area to download
  • If you are not using the offline maps, then you're using the data that are available directly online coming from the server and then it's already the latest information and it might be cached for a small time

If you want to check if the data are available on Bing, check on the bing official portal: http://bing.com/maps/ ; if you don't have the same data, it might be due to one of the previous reasons.

Upvotes: 1

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