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Latrisha Adan
With Microsoft's and Amazon's decision to end support for the Amazon AppStore on Windows 11, this means users will no longer have access to Field Maps on Windows 11 devices. This very sudden and abrupt decision means that organizations will have to come up with other solutions for users on Windows 11 devices (such as running an Android emulator or changing to Android or iOS which is might be cost prohibitive for organizations who have already invested in Windows 11 devices).
Considering that other Esri COTS apps have Windows 11 support, it just makes sense that Field Maps would also have Windows 11 support. I'm not sure why some parts of the Esri ecosystem support some platforms, while others do not, especially considering that the apps are often integrated with each other with app launch link URLs.
Furthermore, the predecessor apps to Field Maps (Collector and Explorer) both had Windows support, and Esri's official guidance written just 4 months ago ( -blog/products/collector/field-mobility/deprecation-notice-arcgis-collect...) on how to migrate off of Collector and Explorer encouraged users to use Field Maps on Windows 11. But now with Field Maps no longer being supported on Windows 11, users who followed this guidance will now be completely forced off Windows 11.
I've been surprised by this news and will have to make some significant changes to our deployment plans for field maps. This needs to be addressed as formally from ESRI as i'd say there is a lot of organisations that are in a similar place that are trying to find Windows based solutions for their field workers.
@SarahSaint-Ruth , this shouldn't be closed, it's a new idea.
The linked idea you closed this for shows it "In Product Plan", but the entire thread/plan is about using the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), and the Amazon App Store to use the Android App in Windows, not for a Windows 11 program.
WSA is being depreciated in March of 2025, and Amazon just pulled it's app store from the Microsoft Store yesterday, there's been a lot of discussion about it.
The "In Product Plan" intent is nice, but it's not going to happen and is not available anymore.
Thank you for the feedback. This post will remain closed. Whilst the thread reflects the technical direction we were taking, the original post is the request for Windows support for Field Maps regardless of the deployment pattern. Having duplicate idea's on the same topic obfuscate the demand for the idea. The original post has been changed to open.
Can we do a thread merge? This is a pretty huge topic for many private organizations, most government organizations, and all users who remained on Collector on Windows but were planning to move to Field Maps. Thanks.
We were planning on deploying Field Maps on windows 11. But now that Microsoft's support is ending for Android that is no longer looking like a viable option. So, I am looking for some suggestions for GIS solutions for our filed workers on win 11 devices. We would like them to be able to view data only -- no editing or forms. It would be nice if we could get the device's GPS location to show up on the map. We would also like it to be available offline (in remote areas outside of cell coverage).
I recall during the collector overhauls ESRI sharing the % of users on Windows for field work. It was extremely low. It's not surprising that they and other mobile app developers focus on iOS/Android. Windows Handheld support was another one.
Esri was completely silent about Windows 11 support at the Dev Summit last week. I went to multiple Field Maps/Apps sessions and no one even acknowledged it in the ones I attended. And in one of them while talking about OS compatibility, they only mentioned Android/iOS without acknowledging Windows 11 retirement. I talked to the Field Maps team in the Expo and their official stance is not in the product plan at this time.
I was personally told ArcGIS Earth as an alternative, but it's a pretty bad replacement (not calling ArcGIS Earth bad, but a bad replacement for Field Maps). If you ever used the Google Earth program, it's essentially a copy of that. You can use MMPKs in them, but they do not respect pre-set symbology, meaning your symbology is going to change every time you bring it into Earth. It doesn't track user's GPS location. S123 launch links do no work. And popup information takes many seconds to load, vs. the same web map in Portal taking only a second.
I've never tried this on a Windows 11 tablet, but you might be able to run an Android emulator and use Field Maps that way, although I don't know how well the performance of am emulator would be on a tablet though.
Technically no, they didn't develop it for Windows 11. They decided to use the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) which allowed them to essentially copy their Android version of Field Maps into the Android Subsystem with minimal development effort. They did not develop a native Windows 11 app. But they did get the rug pulled out from under them with the deprecation of the (WSA). This wouldn't have been an issue if a native Windows 11 app was built from the beginning though.
For users who need a Windows solution in active development, ArcGIS Survey123 and ArcGIS QuickCapture are active in their cross-platform development and continue to build new features on the Windows platform.
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Windows Maps[2][1] is a web mapping client software from Microsoft. It is included with Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems and is also available for the Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One platforms.
Its features include viewing classic style maps with roads and street names, getting directions, drawing on maps, traffic conditions, GPS location, and viewing Streetside panoramas of roads. Users can synchronise favourites and directions with a Microsoft account.[3] Maps of countries can be downloaded to the user's computer so that they can be used offline.[4]
The original Maps app was based on existing Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft MapPoint and TerraServer that were already used in Bing Maps. It was first implemented on Windows Phone 7 as a Metro-style app using Bing Maps as its backend.[5] In 2012 Maps came included with Windows 8 as one of the many Bing Apps.[6][7] The app was updated with new features in Windows Phone 8.1 where the Maps app took on a Purple paper map-looking logo.[1][2] Bing Maps at the time was powered by Nokia's data, which later became HERE Maps.[8]
Windows Maps on Windows 10 Mobile then changed the layout of the Maps app, including the logo. Since coming out of preview, there has been three different layout changes, including the introduction of tabs, the ability for users to sketch using ink, a switch for choosing between a light and dark interface for the app shell, and a switch for choosing between a light and dark map.[9][10][11]
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