Windows Phone 8.1 Store Map

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I want to use Bing Map into my Windows Phone 8.1 store app. I know the WP8.1 SDK's MapControl API, which is used for map.

Is that a Bing map or Nokia map or HERE map, any official document about that?

If it is Nokia Map and not Bing Map, How to use Bing maps.

There is Windows 8.1 SDK available, and not for Windows Phone 8.1.

Any workarounds?

Thanks.

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The built in maps in WP 7/8/8.1 is a Bing Maps control that is built into the WP SDK. This is also the case for WP10/Win10. Google maps has no map controls for Windows Phone.

You should target WP8.1 and not WP8 as that's the version most WP users are on. The WP8.1 maps control is also more inline with the WP10/Win10 map controls, so it will make it easier for you to upgrade your app in the future. You can find documentation here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/xaml/dn642089.aspx