Thanks Mark. Are they really serious that you need to have a physical device to develop against Map API v2? Really?
On Monday, December 17, 2012 7:55:36 AM UTC-5, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 7:45 AM, lbendlin <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Our application is using the Google Maps API v1 (and also the static map > API > > due to the limitations of MapView), but it is not the main feature of > the > > app. Most of the time we are running in the background and are bothering > the > > user with audio and toasts. > > > > So while I welcome the new Map API v2 overlords I find it a bit curious > that > > Google are trying to pull an Apple and enforce v2 happiness on my users. > I > > would much rather let the users decide by themselves which map version > they > > want. So from what I can understand the v2 documentation so far I have > to > > > > - make OpenGL ES 2 non-mandatory in the manifest to avoid the app being > > hidden from the devices that don't have it, but are capable of running > v1 > > just fine > > - test for presence of the Google Play Services on the device > > - give the user the choice between map types (is there a substantial > > difference between v1 satellite view and v2 satellite view?) > > - select the appropriate activity to start, either a MapActivity for v1, > or > > an activity with a MapFragment for v2. > > > > Is there anything else I am missing? > > Depending upon your distribution mechanism, there's always the "none > of the above" choice (e.g., Kindle Fire), where neither V1 nor V2 are > available. Otherwise, I suspect that you're set, though I'm hoping to > run my own experiments in this area later on today. > > With respect to satellite view, V2 has the two-finger swipe for > changing your perspective from top-down to on an angle. > > And if you're planning on using V1 past March 3rd, bear in mind that > you will no longer be able to get API keys for V1 at that time, so > plan accordingly: > > http://commonsware.com/blog/2012/12/17/maps-v1-keys-going-going.html > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Aqui estão alguns sites onde você pode perguntar ou responder dúvidas > sobre desenvolvimento de aplicações para Android: > http://www.andglobe.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
