在Google 8.1预览版中，Google Maps API V3缩放功能无法与IE 11配合使用

Question

Trying to use pinch-to-zoom on multitouch screen with Windows 8.1 preview and Internet Explorer 11 (IE later on) does not work with Google Maps API V3 (none of the latest versions: 3.12, 3.13 and 3.14). The expected behaviour is map zooming in and out.

The same feature is working just fine with Windows 8 and IE 10.

There seem to be two exceptions for the case:

• https://maps.google.com
• https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-simple (any example being embedded in the docs pages; when viewed in a standalone tab or window by pressing the view "full screen" pinch-to-zoom does not work)

Does anyone know how that is achieved so that it could be used until the issue is fixed?

Answer 1

For the time being you can add this meta tag to your head tag (make sure it's the first tag after the head)

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=10" />

That will fix the problem for IE 11 users because the browser will behave as an IE 10 browser.

When Google fixes the bug you can put it back to IE=edge or just remove it.

EDIT : The bug has been fixed by now