Google Maps - No Split View Support?

[FlavioX]

I am using my new iPad Pro 12.9 for in car navigation and was surprised to find out that Google Maps does not support Split View on iOS 11, only Slide Over.

YouTube has had this since early 2016 so I am curious why this is.

I have searched the internet but I have found pretty much no other comments about this. Using Google Maps and e.g. Music next to each other would be of great use to me.

I don't want to use Apple Maps because I am firmly rooted in the Google ecosystem and for some strange reason Apple Maps does not support Satellite View when navigating which I find very useful.

 

[twerppoet]

The last couple of major iOS updates Google has been slow to roll out support for new features. The Google office apps have just implemented (incompletely) drag and drop. It may take them a while to get around to a Google Maps update; especially one that supports iPad-only features.

Strangely, Goggle Earth does support split view.

I bounce back and forth between several map apps, whatever seems best at the moment, however; I usually use Apple Maps for navigation, simply because it’s better integrated with the system. Their maps are reasonably accurate in my area.

 

[scifan57]

It’s entirely up to Google whether or not Google Maps will eventually support Split View. Have you contacted Google to make your desire known? Maybe if enough people contact Google it will speed up the process.

 

[scifan57]

Google Maps was just updated today, but without Split View support.