Custom marker in google maps in android with vector asset icon

Question

How can we achieve a map marker icon with vector asset file, the way google shows it like this, programatically:

Update:

map.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
    .position(latLng)
    .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.your_vector_asset))
    .title(title);

this doesnot work when dealing with vector assets. The main reason to ask the question. The error with the above code:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Failed to decode image. The provided image must be a Bitmap.

Answer 1

I was looking for exact same requirement, and seeing this question made me happy at first, but same as @Shuddh I wasn't happy with the given answers.

To make my story short, I am using following code for this requirement:

private BitmapDescriptor bitmapDescriptorFromVector(Context context, @DrawableRes  int vectorDrawableResourceId) {
    Drawable background = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.ic_map_pin_filled_blue_48dp);
    background.setBounds(0, 0, background.getIntrinsicWidth(), background.getIntrinsicHeight());
    Drawable vectorDrawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, vectorDrawableResourceId);
    vectorDrawable.setBounds(40, 20, vectorDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth() + 40, vectorDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight() + 20);
    Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(background.getIntrinsicWidth(), background.getIntrinsicHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
    Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
    background.draw(canvas);
    vectorDrawable.draw(canvas);
    return BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(bitmap);
}

and a usage example:

.icon(bitmapDescriptorFromVector(this, R.drawable.ic_car_white_24dp));

Note: you may wish to use different bounding for your vectors, my vectors were 24dp in size and I've used a 48dp png image(blue-part, which can be a vector too) as background.

UPDATE: Adding screenshot as it was requested.