Today we announce that ArcGIS Collector on the Windows platform is officially in deprecation and scheduled to retire on Oct 1st, 2024.
During this phase of deprecation, ArcGIS Collector will continue to be available and supported but will not receive any enhancements.
Upon retirement on Oct 1st, 2024, Esri will discontinue technical support. While retired and unsupported, ArcGIS Collector will remain in the Windows app store until October 2025 when Windows 10 is being retired.
Why is Collector on Windows being retired?
ArcGIS Field Maps launched in the fall of 2020 (on Android and iOS) as the next generation successor to several of Esri’s field apps, including Collector.
Since then, enhancements of Collector have ceased and all development efforts have been invested into Field Maps.
Collector on iOS and Android was retired on December 31st, 2021. Collector on Windows will now be retired in Oct 2024,
Migration to Field Maps
Esri recommends that customers migrate to ArcGIS Field Maps on either Android or iOS. There are no plans to build a native app on Windows at this time.
The ArcGIS Field Maps Migration guide details patterns to support this transition.
There are alternative ArcGIS applications which are available on the Windows’s platform including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Survey123, ArcGIS QuickCapture, and ArcGIS Earth, as well as ArcGIS web applications including but not limited to ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Instant Apps, and ArcGIS Web Editor.
For additional Windows solutions we have an extensive partner network and custom Windows solutions can be developed using the ArcGIS Maps SDK for .Net: https://developers.arcgis.com/net/
If you have any questions, contact your Esri Account Manager or Esri Support.
As always, if you have ideas or feedback for the Field Maps team, please engage with us on Esri Community.
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