Support for Google Maps SDK for Android v3.0 Beta?

[acespring78]

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It appears that Google has a Maps SDK version (v3.0.0) in Beta that does not depend on play services, but instead is an aar library:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk/v3-client-migration

What this means though is that the dependency to TileProvider, referenced in GeoPackageOverlayFactory must now use a version from com.google.android.libraries.maps.* instead of com.google.android.gms.maps.*

Is there any plans of supporting geopackage-java that is compatible with the v3.0.0 version of Maps SDK in the near future?

[bosborn]

We'll keep an eye on it for when it leaves beta to a first release. I'm hoping they start publishing the apk instead of requiring it to manually be included.

[bosborn]

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[bosborn]

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk/releases#august_18_2021

• As of the date of this release note, the Maps SDK for Android Beta (versions 3.0.0 and 3.1.0) client library is deprecated.
• All features of the Beta SDK will be supported in upcoming releases of the Maps SDK for Android distributed as part of the Google Play services SDK.
• Support for the Maps SDK for Android Beta (versions 3.0.0 to and 3.1.0) will cease no earlier than November 2022.