Simply type the name of a location, get a list of suggestions, and click on any to jump directly to the location on Google Earth. The start page lists a handful of options on the left: You may use the mouse and mouse wheel to rotate the globe, zoom in or out, and use the various controls offered on the web page. The interface and functionality has close resemblance to Google Maps, but you will notice that a lot of features and tools are missing from the implementation. The new version of Google Earth does not replicate all the functionality of the desktop version yet. The company published a new application for Android which replicates the functionality of the new Google Earth.

While that means support on Chromebook devices, and also better support on Linux, it also means that the new version of Google Earth is not available for users who run non-Chrome desktop browsers.Ĭhanging the user agent does not help right now to get the new Google Earth to work in other browsers. Google notes that the new Google Earth works in Chrome on the desktop only.

The desktop version of Google Earth is still offered on the official site though, so that non-Chrome users may download and use the application in its older form.