New release of Google Maps Android API v2

[Chris Broadfoot (Google Employee)]

Hi all, 

Over the past few days, a Google Play services update has been rolled out. This update includes the following changes for Google Maps Android API v2:

New features
- Added a snapshot() method to the GoogleMap class that returns a bitmap of the current map. Snapshots can be used elsewhere on the device, or in your app, to show a map when a MapFragment or MapView would not be feasible. (Issue 4898)
- Added a click event listener to the My Location button. (Issue 4789)

Resolved issues
- Fixed info window sprites for xxhdpi devices. (Issue 5439)
- Clickable regions on custom markers more closely match the size of the custom image. (Issue 5368)
- Improved behavior for maps appearing inside of scrollable containers, such as ViewPager.

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”.

Chris Broadfoot
Google Maps Developer Relations