New release of Google Maps Android API v2

[Luke Mahe]

Hi all,

Over the past weekend, an update to the Google Maps Android API v2 was rolled out with Play Services 3.1.59. The main change to be aware of in this release is the updated maps design, based on the new Google Maps.

Features:

- Updated map design inspired by the new Google Maps.

- The MAPS_RECEIVE permission is no longer required. You can remove this permission from your manifest.

- You can now save Maps API Parcelable classes (e.g. LatLng, MapOptions) in a Bundle (Issue 4713).

Resolved issues

- Fixed an issue that would cause a NullPointerException. (Issue 5395)

See here for past release notes:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/releases

The API is distributed as part of the Google Play SDK. To start using the latest version, install the upgrade from the Android SDK Manager.

Please continue filing your bugs and feature requests in the issue tracker (https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/). Additionally, if you have technical question, head over to Stack Overflow and tag your question with both “android” and “google-maps”.

Thanks!

Luke Mahé

Google Maps Developer Relations