How to cache/download google map v2 tile programmatically?

Question

How to cache/download google map v2 tile programmatically?, is it possible?

Bcos according to this prntscr.com/3cyiqf its not possible but as I have seen this link TileProvider using local tiles I thought that if Android provides TileProvider class to load/use tile from the asset than it should be something available for caching/downloading a tile programmatically/run time

My Actual requirement is :

If user is connected with internet at that time he can able to download/cache a tile of specific area or he can download/cache, visible map in the phone screen only and whenever he goes offline at that time downloaded map should goes to be visible.

What I have done up till now:

I have seen OSMDROID lib they provide very good functionality but issue is I want to use Google Map V2 only

I have already checked Static Map API and I have also created one demo for downloading a tile but they return an image with specified zoom level so in that case if I use static map api than user can see only 1 level of map they can’t able to zoom-in/out so that’s not good.

Conclusion :

I want to know is Google Map V2 provide any facility to download/cache a map tiles programmatically/run time?

EDIT

Can i use Google Map Engine for the same?

Andreaandreana

As going through your requirements nutiteq SDK will be best suitable for you – Koehler

There is an official support for Google Maps offline (if I'm not mistaken), but doing otherwise would be a violation of terms (if I'm not mistaken) – Zooplasty

@jyomin, nutiteq sdk didn't use google map :( – Andreaandreana

@shkschneider, i'm confused can you please explain it more – Andreaandreana

@Andreaandreana I just think "How to cache/download google map v2 tile programmatically?" is not allowed by Google Maps terms of service. Someone confirms? – Zooplasty

Exactly I am also agree with @shkschneider. One way is You can make open the inbuilt google maps from your app instead opening GMaps in your activity. In this way you have given controls to the GMapsApplication & you can store the offline maps. – Hatred

Answer 1

According this 10.1.3(b) you can do it temporally on mobile device.

This project implement it, I can't provide particular example but you can dig in into it coz it open-source.

Relentless

Looks like they have moved the relevant portion of the agreement to 10.5(d). In case someone is looking for it. Also the project has moved from Google code to GitHub: github.com/RobertDeveloper/RMaps.0.9.x – Alainealair

Answer 2

From this link I understand that you must have licence for what you want. At the bottom of the page says

You can license Google Maps as an embedded feature of your stand-alone software or device

Google provides you a lot of free services, but most of all have a limit and after that limit you must pay that service.

Millen

But in license also they didn't mention anything about offline map functionality – Andreaandreana

@Andreaandreana you can simply send a mail to google maps staff and put them your question, but from google website I understand that they don't provide this service, in specialy not for free and for small apps. – Millen

And? Any answer from them? – Bulldozer

No, finally i decide to d/w map tiles and load it on MapView whenever user in offline mode, In my case i want only one city's map so it's convenient for me. – Andreaandreana

After having lots of searching for my task I decided to send a mail to google for offline maps related help, can anyone text me the proper email to whom address ? – Whitleather

Any luck regarding this? Can we use programmatically to download tiles in android – Stasiastasis