Retirement of ArcGIS Hub simple map editor
Retiring the in-app map editor
For the past 4-5 years, we've offered the ability to create web maps from accessible data via the "Create a map" option found on many feature service views. When selected, you had two options: 1) "Start simple" in ArcGIS Hub with limited tools, or 2) open the layer directly in ArcGIS Map Viewer.
Next week, we will be removing the option to "Start simple" and will continue to offer the ArcGIS Map Viewer option. For now, the latter option will continue to link out to ArcGIS Map Viewer; however, we are working to provide a streamlined embed experience of ArcGIS Map Viewer directly in ArcGIS Hub in the future.
What is happening to my "simple" maps?
If you are one of the few people who created web maps via ArcGIS Hub's simple map editor, rest assured that your maps will still be editable in ArcGIS Map Viewer. We leverage the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript to create and render all web maps in ArcGIS Hub, so all your styling should continue to be supported and editable.
Please engage with Esri Support Services if you find that maps created via ArcGIS Hub's simple map editor are not editable as expected within ArcGIS Map Viewer.
What is the future of mapping in ArcGIS Hub?
You should expect to see more components of ArcGIS Map Viewer within ArcGIS Hub next year. All product teams have worked internally to ensure components are reusable across applications, including many of the great mapping components and tools that ArcGIS Map Viewer supplies to users.
From there, you should expect more opportunities to search for information spatially and a tighter integration with configurations of your web maps, web scenes, and services. This means your service's cartographic configuration will be used to display your feature layer dataset in ArcGIS Hub, replacing the default 'blue' styling.