What happened to the 3D globe version of Google Maps?

ROBOCRIPPLE said:

That's still Satellite view. I'm talking about the standard Maps view.

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ROBOCRIPPLE said:

I remember using Google Maps in a web browser in my cheap NUC, Google Maps was in full 3D! That is, if you zoom out, it turned the maps into a globe. Go into Satellite view and you have the 3D Satellite view from Google Maps before. It was sluggish in my cheap NUC, of course, so I switched over to Lite mode, which brought me back to a flat, 2D Google Maps, albeit with less features. The Lite mode also has a flat, 2D Satellite view.

Now, I go back to Google Maps in my browser, and the Lite mode is the same, but the Full mode is back to what it was before: a flat, 2D Google Maps with all of its features. The 3D Google Maps in Full mode was pretty neat.

What happened? If the 3D Google Maps mode is still there, how do I enable it?

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Tekshapers1 said:

View buildings in 3D

1. Open Google Earth Pro.
2. In the left panel, select Layers.
3. Next to "Primary Database," click Right Arrow .
4. Next to "3D Buildings," click Right Arrow .
5. Uncheck any image options you don't want to see.
6. Go to a place on the map.
7. Zoom in until you see buildings in 3D.
8. Explore the area around you.

https://www.google.com/intl/en_in/earth/

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ManicPanic said:

My 3D button isn't there anymore. I know about google earth, but its nice to use the simple map and see 3D quickly

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sebus said:

Guys,
https://www.google.com/maps : satellite view , there is no 3d view option
But if you choose another country specific domain, like
https://www.google.co.in/maps OR https://www.google.de/maps AND switch to satellite view, you will get 3d view option

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ROBOCRIPPLE said:

No. I meant this: https://www.google.com/maps/

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