This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

google maps "get directions" between two points stopped working in firefox

  • 3 replies
  • 37 have this problem
  • 16 views
  • Last reply by slywlf

jamturtle
jamturtle
more options

When using google maps to find directions between two points "Get Directions" it will just sit there loading... never finishing and showing the routes between the locations. This used to work fine about a month ago. I have not done anything, expect update Firefox.

When using google maps to find directions between two points "Get Directions" it will just sit there loading... never finishing and showing the routes between the locations. This used to work fine about a month ago. I have not done anything, expect update Firefox.

Chosen solution

I opened Camino to test google maps on that browser and since I had not opened Camino in a month or so it asked to upgrade but it also checked "Flash" and asked to upgrade this because it was outdated. I re-tried google maps "get directions" between two points on Firefox after the Flash update and it Worked!! It is a pity that so much of the web is relying on Flash. Yes its cool but its also a huge pain. I just wanted to quickly respond to my own post in case others are having similar problems and just need to update Flash. Cheers

Read this answer in context 👍 1

All Replies (3)

jamturtle
jamturtle Question owner
more options

Chosen Solution

I opened Camino to test google maps on that browser and since I had not opened Camino in a month or so it asked to upgrade but it also checked "Flash" and asked to upgrade this because it was outdated. I re-tried google maps "get directions" between two points on Firefox after the Flash update and it Worked!! It is a pity that so much of the web is relying on Flash. Yes its cool but its also a huge pain. I just wanted to quickly respond to my own post in case others are having similar problems and just need to update Flash. Cheers

NowUsingBing
NowUsingBing
more options

I have been running into this annoying problem as well. Trying to get directions between any two addresses results in forever "Loading..." and I've seen this in FF, IE and Chrome. My solution? Bing maps.

http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH4

For me it's much more responsive than google maps. It's ironic that google's need to force more features (and bugs) on me for a simple task has driven me there. I won't be going back, unless Bing screws up their interface.

slywlf
slywlf
more options

I can still get the basic directions to work in Google Maps, but recently the 3D driving directions has stopped working, and I'm pretty sure it stopped just about one Firefox update back. I realize this function is gravy to many people - a toy - but for someone who uses visual cues it has been extremely useful for imprinting the information in my mind, familiarizing myself with the route ahead of the drive. When I am traveling without a 'navigator' - a passenger who can read the directions as I drive - this is a huge help. Today I got a message about updating the GoogleEarth plugin, which I did - twice! Still no 3d directions, though suddenly the GG 3d driving simulator works. This has to be a FF problem :-(