Re: [android-developers] New maps app features and mapview

On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Dianne Hackborn <hackbod@android.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:48 AM, TreKing <trekingapp@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Federico Paolinelli <fedepaol@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Will new map app features be available in mapview as well?
>>
>> The people qualified to answer that question are not going to answer you,
>> but don't count on it.
>
> They aren't?
> The maps library has clearly been stagnant, with only a few changes since
> 1.0 (fwiw fixes for densities went in to I believe 2.2, and were back-ported
> to older versions).
> This is something that definitely should be improved, but I don't know a
> schedule for it.  The library was originally owned and used by the maps
> application, but for the application to be able to evolve as quickly as it
> has (and not be tied to newer platform versions), it was changed to have its
> own built-in copy of the maps library; this left ownership of the library
> somewhat in limbo.
> So yes we are aware of the library not getting the love it deserves, but
> there is nothing concrete to report about it at this point.
> --

Many thanks for your explanation. I'm pretty sure a lot of people
would love to see a less clunky map library, given that geo based apps
are becoming more and more popular.

Federico

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