Friday, February 8, 2013

Re: [android-developers] Google maps api v2 issue

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 7:08 PM, gary@deanblakely.com
<gary@deanblakely.com> wrote:
> I see that v2 appears an order of magnitude more complex

Actually, I found it to be simpler, at least for many operations, once
you get past the "is the Play Services Framework installed?" hassle.
Drag and drop, for example, is an order of magnitude easier to
implement.

> Since google play services are needed does that mean that my app will only
> be able to be distributed on google play and not, say, be distributed from
> my own web site?

No. It means that the device needs the Play Services Framework,
whether that is part of the firmware or installed off the Play Store.

> Is this a move by google to force apps to be distributed
> only via google play?

No.

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