Android jerky location updates from version 5.1.0 and up

[kkalera]

Hi, I recently updated from version 5.1.0-beta.2 to version 5.1.2. I had to change my code a bit because of new changes but previously location tracking was very smooth. Now the camera just pops to the new location.

I'm getting the user's location using the following code:
myMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setDismissAllTrackingOnGesture(false); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setMyLocationTrackingMode(MyLocationTracking.TRACKING_FOLLOW); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setLocationChangeAnimationEnabled(true); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setMyBearingTrackingMode(MyBearingTracking.GPS);

[kkalera]

I'm finding this also happens with older versions, guessing it's a problem with the code on my end.

[kkalera]

I've been doing some testing and the problem has arised again.

This is the code that I'm using in 5.1.0-beta.3:
locationEngine = LocationSource.getLocationEngine(this); locationEngine.activate(); myMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setMyLocationTrackingMode(MyLocationTracking.TRACKING_FOLLOW); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setMyBearingTrackingMode(MyBearingTracking.GPS);

This results in a smooth camera following the user's location.

In version 5.1.0 and up I'm using this:
locationEngine = new LocationSource(this); locationEngine.activate(); myMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setMyLocationTrackingMode(MyLocationTracking.TRACKING_FOLLOW); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setMyBearingTrackingMode(MyBearingTracking.GPS); myMap.getTrackingSettings().setLocationChangeAnimationEnabled(true);
Using the latter results in the camera instantly moving to the new location instead of making a smooth transition from the previous location to the new one.

[tobrun]

Thank you for the report. First of all, have you seen the LocationLayer plugin? We are deprecating MyLocationView in favor of this plugin in 5.2.0. (#9771).

Second, while I wasn't able to fully reproduce your described behavior (see gif below). I'm noticing that the flag for LocationChangeAnimationEnabled is default set to false, while it should be true. Will fix this up for 5.1.3. If possible could you attach a gif showing your issue?

[kkalera]

I've created a new activity to test this again and its working just fine. Looks like its some kind of bug in my other activity's code.

Thank you for telling me about the "LocationLayer" plugin. I will be updating my code to use the new plugin.

Since the problem is in my code on my end, I'll be closing this issue. Thank you for the assistance @tobrun :)