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Did anyone else get an update from Google Maps to show a globe instead of a projection? (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 1 year ago by Camus@jlai.lu to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz
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I'm pretty sure this is A/B testing on their part, but curious to see if anyone else is in that case

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was a globe forever on desktop. Changes to a projection when you zoom in enough.

They surely have a fallback in case someone's PC did not support rendering the globe fast enough