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It seems to work for me. Can you elaborate on the problem you're seeing?

csande17 2y ago
Apple has a very short list of allowed browsers that does not include any Android browser, any Linux browser, or Firefox on any platform: https://support.apple.com/120585 https://support.apple.com/120585 If you try to access Apple Maps on an unsupported browser, you get a hard "Your current browser isn't supported" block, presumably implemented with UA detection.
- galleywest200 2y ago
  No, it does work. Just go to a sub-directory. I can access via Firefox. https://beta.maps.apple.com/asd https://beta.maps.apple.com/asd as an example.
  - madeofpalk 2y ago
    Which proves that it does work, but they just explicitly block it.
    - renjimen 2y ago
      What a miserable company.
      - crazygringo 2y ago
        For goodness' sakes, it's in beta. Their devs are probably trying to make sure it runs in Firefox but they haven't added it to the official QA process, just like they haven't added languages other than English either. And they don't want Firefox users complaining about bugs that might be there yet. If this were a full release then sure I'd complain too. But this is just a beta. Maybe releasing betas before they have full compatibility and internationalization is good, rather than "miserable"?
        kimixa 2y ago
        But I thought that the whole point of it being a "Beta" was explicitly for testing. Blocking untested combinations seems contrary to that goal. Or I guess it's another example of how the word "Beta" has become marketing speak for "New!", with a side of "No Support!"
        crazygringo 2y ago
        Beta is for testing things that are already ready for end-user testing. There are phases of internal and more limited testing that need to precede the broader beta phase. If you haven't finished those phases yet on other browsers, there's no point in jumping ahead to a public beta for them.
        cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
        Sorry but have you ever developed software before? I’m sure you have. You’re just refusing to draw from your professional expertise. Rather, you’re drawing from the “uninformed member of the Apple hater peanut gallery” part of your brain. You wouldn’t have given this a second of extra thought if it wasn’t done by a company you’ve obviously long-since decided that you hate for cultural reasons.
        madeofpalk 2y ago
        It being in "beta" is a perfect reason to excuse bugs if it doesn't work in Firefox. But, they went out of their way to build in a system to say "go away" if you're not using Chrome.
        scarface_74 2y ago
        That’s not what beta means. Why would I put something out there for beta testing externally that I haven’t done any internally testing for? Any feedback would just generate noise and issues that I already know about
  - vanous 2y ago
    Your current browser isn't supported.
  - kevincox 2y ago
    This seems to work for me on Firefox on macOS. Haven't seen any issues and don't know why Firefox on any other OS would be different.
  - deleted 2y ago
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- mihaaly 2y ago
  I love this web oriented develop once and run everywhere magic, that is exactly like that, it's a kind of magic that is not the reality, works in some theaters only.
- hnburnsy 2y ago
  Funny, Apple Maps via DDG works just fine on Firefox. What a bunch of jerks. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=US&iaxm=maps https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=US&iaxm=maps

Apple has a very short list of allowed browsers that does not include any Android browser, any Linux browser, or Firefox on any platform: https://support.apple.com/120585 https://support.apple.com/120585 If you try to access Apple Maps on an unsupported browser, you get a hard "Your current browser isn't supported" block, presumably implemented with UA detection.

galleywest200 2y ago
No, it does work. Just go to a sub-directory. I can access via Firefox. https://beta.maps.apple.com/asd https://beta.maps.apple.com/asd as an example.
- madeofpalk 2y ago
  Which proves that it does work, but they just explicitly block it.
  - renjimen 2y ago
    What a miserable company.
    - crazygringo 2y ago
      For goodness' sakes, it's in beta. Their devs are probably trying to make sure it runs in Firefox but they haven't added it to the official QA process, just like they haven't added languages other than English either. And they don't want Firefox users complaining about bugs that might be there yet. If this were a full release then sure I'd complain too. But this is just a beta. Maybe releasing betas before they have full compatibility and internationalization is good, rather than "miserable"?
      - kimixa 2y ago
        But I thought that the whole point of it being a "Beta" was explicitly for testing. Blocking untested combinations seems contrary to that goal. Or I guess it's another example of how the word "Beta" has become marketing speak for "New!", with a side of "No Support!"
        crazygringo 2y ago
        Beta is for testing things that are already ready for end-user testing. There are phases of internal and more limited testing that need to precede the broader beta phase. If you haven't finished those phases yet on other browsers, there's no point in jumping ahead to a public beta for them.
        cqqxo4zV46cp 2y ago
        Sorry but have you ever developed software before? I’m sure you have. You’re just refusing to draw from your professional expertise. Rather, you’re drawing from the “uninformed member of the Apple hater peanut gallery” part of your brain. You wouldn’t have given this a second of extra thought if it wasn’t done by a company you’ve obviously long-since decided that you hate for cultural reasons.
      - madeofpalk 2y ago
        It being in "beta" is a perfect reason to excuse bugs if it doesn't work in Firefox. But, they went out of their way to build in a system to say "go away" if you're not using Chrome.
        scarface_74 2y ago
        That’s not what beta means. Why would I put something out there for beta testing externally that I haven’t done any internally testing for? Any feedback would just generate noise and issues that I already know about
- vanous 2y ago
  Your current browser isn't supported.
- kevincox 2y ago
  This seems to work for me on Firefox on macOS. Haven't seen any issues and don't know why Firefox on any other OS would be different.
- deleted 2y ago
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mihaaly 2y ago
I love this web oriented develop once and run everywhere magic, that is exactly like that, it's a kind of magic that is not the reality, works in some theaters only.
hnburnsy 2y ago
Funny, Apple Maps via DDG works just fine on Firefox. What a bunch of jerks. https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=US&iaxm=maps https://duckduckgo.com/?t=h_&q=US&iaxm=maps