The last update on my Windows 10 Mobile phones was from 11th May and I suspect that there will be no more. Having said that, the writing's on the wall for HERE map updates, if they haven't stopped already. three months ago), it's obviously quite a slow rollout: TomTom and HERE! I know Microsoft uses the word 'mix' above, but it's clear that this is simply a transition period and that there's data from both providers used at the moment.īoot up Windows 10 Maps on the Desktop or on Mobile and the copyright notices on the map only mention HERE, so despite Microsoft talking about 'rolling out' the new TomTom data to 'first party products' from March (i.e. Go to Bing Maps online and you'll see this dual copyright notice, bottom-right: It's interesting then to see the changeover in action. Along with this change, Bing Maps customers can rest assured that all the supported functionality, REST APIs and SDKs that are part of the Bing Maps Platform will continue to remain available. Over the coming months, all Bing Maps Platform customers will be automatically migrated to the new base map data source. Today, we are starting the migration period for the Bing Maps Platform. We began gradually rolling out the new TomTom base map data to users and Microsoft first party products in March 2020. As a result, Bing Maps is switching to TomTom for base map data for regions outside of China, Japan, and South Korea. The partnership with TomTom enhances our mapping portfolio, helping us deliver the best mapping experience across multiple platforms. In February of 2019, Microsoft and TomTom announced an expansion of our existing partnership to incorporate all of TomTom’s map and traffic data into a multitude of mapping scenarios across Microsoft Azure and Bing, in addition to powering Azure Maps. The Bing Maps Platform is powered by multiple data providers and, to ensure it is using the best data, that mix of providers evolves and improves over time. * and it still works AND gets regular map updates, even though the Windows Phone 8.1 platform is now untenable as a whole.
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