google map scrolling in mobile devices

jeanne916
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jeanne916 posted this 01 December 2016

I've seen this issue has been talked about previously but I did not find a proper updated answer.

In phone view and tablet view the google map occupies the whole screen, so when people scroll down the page the map will "lock them" in zoom mode and interrupt navegation.

What is the recommended approach to solve this? Put map size at 75% or whatever and just hope that the user "gets it" and scrolls with his finger in a little corner of his smartphone screen? If I reduce the map width % it will look too tiny too. What to do? I suppose you do not have a code to disable the "scroll to zoom" functionality WITHOUT disabling clicks and other functions?

I've seen this issue has been talked about previously but I did not find a proper updated answer. In phone view and tablet view the google map occupies the whole screen, so when people scroll down the page the map will "lock them" in zoom mode and interrupt navegation. What is the recommended approach to solve this? Put map size at 75% or whatever and just hope that the user "gets it" and scrolls with his finger in a little corner of his smartphone screen? If I reduce the map width % it will look too tiny too. What to do? I suppose you do not have a code to disable the "scroll to zoom" functionality WITHOUT disabling clicks and other functions?
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Support Team
Support Team posted this 02 December 2016

Hi,

Yes, there is no other solution. You can search for some code to solve this or use the minimized width for the map in phone view. In any case it is default map behavior as we take the code from Google.

Sincerely,
Hella

Hi, Yes, there is no other solution. You can search for some code to solve this or use the minimized width for the map in phone view. In any case it is default map behavior as we take the code from Google. Sincerely, Hella
jeanne916
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jeanne916 posted this 02 December 2016

OK Thanks for the update. A feature that could be worth voting for.

OK Thanks for the update. A feature that could be worth voting for.

Last edited 02 December 2016 by jeanne916

Support Team
Support Team posted this 02 December 2016

You are welcome. The suggestion is in our wish list.

Sincerely,
Hella

You are welcome. The suggestion is in our wish list. Sincerely, Hella
d.vangelder
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d.vangelder posted this 28 January 2017

Hi,

Cooperative Gesture Handling Google Maps
Maybe this could be build in Themler:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/interaction-cooperative

Hi, Cooperative Gesture Handling Google Maps Maybe this could be build in Themler: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/interaction-cooperative
Stagger Lee
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Stagger Lee posted this 28 January 2017

Just add mobile media queries to CSS part:

http://answers.themler.com/questions/18815/google-maps

Just add mobile media queries to CSS part: http://answers.themler.com/questions/18815/google-maps
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