Minimal Android API level to run Google Maps Android API v2

Question

I have developed a mobile application that uses Google Maps Android API v1, and I plan to port it to the recent Google Maps Android API v2, as recommended by Google.

However, my application also targets Android 2.1 devices, and I cannot figure out whether the v2 Maps will run on such devices. I have found some reference suggesting that v2 should work with API level 8 and 10 (here, here and here), provided that OpenGL ES 2.0 is supported by the mobile device, but nothing about API level 7.

My question is therefore: What is the minimum Android API level to run Google Maps Android API v2?

TIA!

Answer 1

The Maps API are bundled with Google Play services and are compatible with Android 2.2 and higher. All devices with Android 8 API level support OpenGL 2.0, so devices with Android 2.1 version can't support Google Maps v2. You can check in the Google Documentation.