1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodointernational/Google Maps Has Never Been Accessible On Mobile Internet Explorerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wEskwoSUj9"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2013/01/google-maps-has-never-been-accessible-on-mobile-internet-explorer/">Google Maps Has Never Been Accessible On Mobile Internet Explorer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2013/01/google-maps-has-never-been-accessible-on-mobile-internet-explorer/embed/#?secret=wEskwoSUj9" width="600" height="338" title="“Google Maps Has Never Been Accessible On Mobile Internet Explorer” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="wEskwoSUj9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/05/original.png?quality=75640360Earlier today there was a flurry of rumours floating around that Google is somehow now blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps through Internet Explorer. Well, it turns out that that was totally false and untrue.