New Google Maps SDK Renderer

[Borduhh]

Feature request

Why it is needed

All devices on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or later with 2 GB or more of data storage will use the new renderer. All other devices will continue to use the legacy renderer until further notice. SDK Progressive Rollout beginning March 2022.

Possible implementation

Upgrade Maps SDK to the new renderer (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk/renderer)

[amr-beshr]

@Borduhh +1 👍

[dishantwalia]

Need to update Map Renderer before March 2022.
Steps to follow

[siddharth-kt]

+1 👍

[anirudhabhurke]

+1 👍

[salah-ghanim]

I will take this issue, it looks simple to implement and for now I would just expose a prop to choose the renderer type.

the only issue I see is that the SDK demo shows initialization on application create, so it might be too late if we do it via prop (when view is loaded).

ref: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk/renderer

[pke]

Is there any action required at all here? This repo still uses Maps SDK 5.1 so its not affected by Google's changes.
Or am I missing something here?

[SuhilMohammad-rogers]

Everytime i add a new marker on the MapView, the MapView seems to rerender, it looks like its zooming in and out. i wonder if thats happening because this package is currently using the legacy renderer

[mak12]

Any timeline for this implementation ? current implementation isn't accepting playServicesVersion:18.0.0 from project level configurations.

[siddharth-kt]

any update on this ?

[christopherdro]

@Borduhh @siddharth-kt @pke @mak12 @dishantwalia Please take a look at this open PR #4055.
It would be very helpful if you can test the proposed changes with your app and report back with any issues you come across.

[monholm]

The new renderer can be now be enabled starting from v0.31.0-beta.2 which is released on the beta channel of npm. Props to @isidoro98.