Map Viewer Classic is officially deprecated and will be removed from ArcGIS Online upon its retirement in Q1 of 2026.
For all schools with the ArcGIS for Schools Bundle, this means:
“As of Q1 2025, users of new ArcGIS Online organizations, trials, and public accounts will not be able to open content in Map Viewer Classic from the item page, app launcher, or any other page in ArcGIS Online, such as Gallery or Content. For existing organizations, Map Viewer Classic will no longer be available as of the Q1 2026 update of ArcGIS Online.”
Not sure which Map Viewer you are using? Take a quick look at two Map Viewers:
The modern Map Viewer (click to enlarge)
The Map Viewer Classic (click to enlarge)
Learn more about the retirement in this blog.
Classic GeoInquiries Retirement
GeoInquiries that use the Map Viewer Classic will retire with Map Viewer Classic. If you have not transitioned from Map Viewer Classic GeoInquiries, we suggest you do so over the summer of 2025. While many of the Classic Map Viewer activities were moved to the modern Map Viewer, not all were. You can find the GeoInquiries that use the modern Map Viewer at https://esri.com/geoinquiries
