Its features include viewing classic style maps with roads and street names, getting directions, drawing on maps, traffic conditions, GPS location, and viewing Streetside panoramas of roads.

Users can synchronise favourites and directions with a Microsoft account.

[4] Maps of countries can be downloaded to the user's computer so that they can be used offline.

It was first implemented on Windows Phone 7 as a Metro-style app using Bing Maps as its backend.

Since coming out of preview, there has been three different layout changes, including the introduction of tabs, the ability for users to sketch using ink, a switch for choosing between a light and dark interface for the app shell, and a switch for choosing between a light and dark map.