Add MyMaps map to an Android Fragment

Question

I'm currently working on a project where I need to add a Google My Maps map to a fragment, but I've been searching for a while, and I haven't been able to find a way to introduce the URL. My guess is that it should be a method somewhere in the GoogleMap class. Also, I have noticed that there are some methods like addPolygon which could help achieve a similar result as the MyMaps map. However, that would be a pretty messy approach, as I'd have to add many coordinates, and it would become really time consuming.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Im not sure about process of not saving the KML file and showing in Fragment.

But by manually downloading the file as shown below , we can include the same in Fragment.

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Now create folder raw inside res folder.

Paste the downloaded KML file in raw folder.

Update the dependency of google maps as shown.

api 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.5'

Inside your fragment do the following.

KmlLayer kmlFile;

public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
   ...............
   ...............
   try {
            kmlFile = new KmlLayer(googleMap, R.raw.my_map, getContext());
            kmlFile.addLayerToMap();
        } catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
            Log.e(TAG,""+e.toString());
        } catch (IOException e) {
            Log.e(TAG,""+e.toString());
        }
}

I have used below to display normal google map. This map loading is as usual procedure for showing map in Fragment

<com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView
                android:id="@+id/placeOrderMap"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="200dp"
>
</com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView>

Now once the Fragment is loaded, swipe to the location were you created your Google My Maps and you can see the created map Pin / Icon etc.

The output will be as shown below according to your created elements.