How do I set default location and Zoom level for google map api v2?

Question

When my map shows, it always start at a fixed location (near Africa).

Then, I use the following code to center the map to the location I want.

mMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(new LatLng(loc.getLatitude(), loc.getLongitude()), 14.0f)); 

My question is that could I set a default location and zoom level before the map shows?

Because I don't want my users to see the animation at the beginning.

Thanks.

Answer 1

you can use this to zoom directly without the animation :

map.moveCamera( CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(new LatLng(xxxx,xxxx) , 14.0f) ); 

Answer 2

Take a look at the documentation here:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/map#configure_initial_state

The way to do it is slightly different depending on whether you are adding the map via XML or programmatically. If you are using XML, you can do it as follows:

<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"   class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"   map:cameraBearing="112.5"   map:cameraTargetLat="-33.796923"   map:cameraTargetLng="150.922433"   map:cameraTilt="30"   map:cameraZoom="13"/> 

If you are doing it programmatically, you can do the following:

CameraPosition cameraPosition = new CameraPosition.Builder()     .target(new LatLng(-33, 150))     .zoom(13)     .build(); MapFragment.newInstance(new GoogleMapOptions()     .camera(camera));