The lite mode can be used to display a map as a static image. You cannot zoom or pan an image while using the lite mode. This is helpful in cases where you need to display less information. Now, let's see how to use this mode in an Android application.
The lite mode can be easily enabled from the XML MapFragment
layout. Use the liteMode
attribute of a namespace map. The map namespace should be specified initially. To set the zoom level, use the cameraZoom
attribute. To display a map for a particular latitude and longitude, use the cameraTargetLat
and cameraTargetLng
attribute.
Here is the code for our layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:id="@+id/map" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment" map:cameraZoom="17" map...