Bring Google Map Markers to Front by Changing Z-Index in Android

Question

I am creating a map based application where i show pings based on a latitude/longitude service

mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
    .position(mLatLng)
    .title("" + name)
    .snippet("" + pingDate)
    .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(icon)));

According to google map v2 api, markers are drawn in a top to down approach, so my pings gets hidden if there are fully/partially above each other.

My question is, can i change the Z-Order axis or anything by which i can change the z position of a marker ?

Such that if i have two types of pings, i want to show one type of ping always on top irrespective of its coordinates

Answer 1

Tried @Simo's answer, but it doesn't seem to work on my phone (maybe changed with Lollipop?) - when showInfoWindow() sees that there is nothing to display it seems to skip bringing the pin to the front. I was able to fix this by using the following layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
              android:layout_width="0dp"
              android:layout_height="0dp" >

    <!-- Need a " " so that showing this isn't a no-op -->
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text=" "/>
</FrameLayout>