Closed Bug 1909801 Opened 3 months ago Closed 3 months ago

beta.maps.apple.com - Firefox is not a supported browser

Categories

(Web Compatibility :: Site Reports, defect)

Product:
Web Compatibility
Component:
Site Reports
Version:
Firefox 130
Platform:
Desktop
Windows 10
Type:
defect

Tracking

(firefox128 affected, firefox130 affected)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox128 --- affected
firefox130 --- affected

People

(Reporter: ctanase, Unassigned)

References

(Depends on 2 open bugs,
URL
)

Details

(Keywords: webcompat:contact-in-progress, webcompat:site-report, webcompat:site-wait, Whiteboard: [webcompat-source:web-bugs])

User Story

outreach-assignee:denschub
outreach-contact-date:2024-07-25
outreach-response-date:2024-07-25

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Details

Environment:
Operating system: Windows 10
Firefox version: Firefox 128.0/130

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Go to https://beta.maps.apple.com
  2. Observe the page.

Expected Behavior:
The page loads correctly.

Actual Behavior:
Redirected to unsupported page.

Notes:

  • Reproduces regardless of the status of ETP
  • Reproduces in Firefox Nightly, and Firefox Release
  • Does not reproduce in Chrome

Created from https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/139530

Attached image FF vs Chrome.png —
status-firefox128: --- → affected
status-firefox130: --- → affected
Version: unspecified → Firefox 130

Seems to be a user agent check on /. If you're using a Firefox UA you get a 302 to /unsupported. If you set a Chrome UA you can get to the app, and also, as the user agent check seems to only apply to /, if you access https://beta.maps.apple.com/xyz, even with a Firefox UA, the application will load.

The page at https://support.apple.com/en-us/120585 claims that

Maps on the web will be available for additional browsers, platforms, and languages soon.

but of course "soon" could mean anything. I poked an Apple contact, but I don't expect any commitments to anything... because it's Apple. :(

User Story: (updated)
Keywords: webcompat:needs-contact → webcompat:contact-in-progress, webcompat:site-wait

On Android may not enough change user agent, these add-ons fails: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/uaswitcher/

(In reply to krystian3w from comment #4)

On Android may not enough change user agent, these add-ons fails: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/uaswitcher/

At this point no mobile phone browsers are supported, not even Safari for iOS.

so as Kagami said:
Safari on iPhone is also not yet supported on the beta.

If you bypass with a UA string override and detect any bugs which should not be because the feature is already supported on Firefox, please let me know. I'm happy to route any bugs inside Apple.
If there is a bug in Firefox such as Bug 1909933, feel free to cc me on the bug.

Webcompat united. :)

Thanks Karl, webcompat united! 🙌

Apple Maps now supports Firefox, happily closing. 👍

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 months ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
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