Google maps v3 default (dynamic) blue dot as marker

Question

Is it possible to use the default blue dot marker in Google Maps in your own map (web)?

Long shot: I use ionic/cordova, so I compile the web Google Maps to iOS. Is it also possible to make the marker dynamic and show on the marker the direction the phone is pointing, as in Google Maps?

Thanks

Answer 1

I had success using this:

var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map');
var latLng = {"lat": 42.819213, "lng": -83.11099150000001};
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
  position: latLng,
  map: map,
  icon: {
    path: google.maps.SymbolPath.CIRCLE,
    scale: 10,
    fillOpacity: 1,
    strokeWeight: 2,
    fillColor: '#5384ED',
    strokeColor: '#ffffff',
  },
});

All this does is it places a marker as a blue dot, but further functionality is possible.

Answer 2

Is it possible to use the default blue dot marker in Google Maps in your own map (web)?

What do you mean, can't you just use an icon of a blue dot? Or are you after some of the functionality google has put into it when the blue dot appears in google maps (Always follows roads, moves smoothly etc). Because I think this unavailable via google's API's.