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[Feature Request] Add a map type switch #1181

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SpaceCan opened this issue Feb 12, 2022 · 1 comment
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[Feature Request] Add a map type switch #1181

SpaceCan opened this issue Feb 12, 2022 · 1 comment
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SpaceCan commented Feb 12, 2022

Gauging the precise locations of friends is somewhat cumbersome when zoomed in with the default GMS map type. Being able to switch to a satellite or hybrid mode would be ideal in this situation.

It appears that this feature has been present in the iOS version of the app since Nov 2019, so it would be nice for this feature make its way to Android. This, in combination with #1152, #1068, and #1156, would make the user experience of zooming in and interacting with the map much smoother.

The popular family tracking app Life360 implements this rather slickly by switching to a hybrid view when zoomed in past a certain threshold. While that is a smooth implementation, a simple layers menu as is seen in most android apps would be more than sufficient.

  • App build number: 2.4.7
  • Android version: 12
  • Device: Google Pixel 6
  • Installation source: Google Play
@SpaceCan SpaceCan changed the title [Feature Request] Add a map mode [Feature Request] Add a map type switch Feb 12, 2022
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growse commented Feb 12, 2022

Thumbs up.

Let me have a fiddle to see how this might best be done. I think it'd be good to give the user the option of both the available google layers and the available OSM layers as well (if they prefer OSM).

@growse growse added this to the 2.4.8 milestone Feb 12, 2022
@growse growse closed this as completed in 51f1fa5 Apr 27, 2022
growse added a commit that referenced this issue May 12, 2022
Map layer menu chooser on MapActivity, selected value stored as a user
preference.

Fixes #1181
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