# Can I initialize the map before it's screen is opened?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754 "2020-10-08T09:23:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![engberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/engberg/32/31802_2.png) [@engberg](https://community.thunkable.com/u/engberg)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754/1 "2020-10-08T09:23:37Z")

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Hi

I have 2 screens - the first, a menu and the second - a map from map-component.

When I go to the map screen, the map doesn’t show for a few seconds… Can I force-load it somehow? Or what do you do?

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**Author:** ![Angelo\_Angius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Angelo\_Angius](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Angelo_Angius)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754/2 "2020-10-08T10:17:49Z")

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![Schermata 2020-10-08 alle 12.19.01 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/2/62dae92c86a3b034621f34b76a391c67482d9a9f.png).

Change Map Zoom or make what do you want. Map work only after this.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754/3 "2024-11-08T12:23:35Z")

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