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As well as changing the style of features on the map, you can also hide them entirely. This example shows you how to hide business points of interest (POIs) and public transit icons on your map.
Styling works only on the normal map type. Styling does not affect indoor maps, so using styling to hide features does not prevent indoor floor plans from appearing on the map.
To style your map, call GoogleMap.setMapStyle() passing a MapStyleOptions object that contains your style declarations in JSON format. You can load the JSON from a raw resource or a string, as shown in the following examples:
The following code sample assumes your project contains a raw resource named style_json:
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package com.example.styledmap;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MapStyleOptions;
/**
* A styled map using JSON styles from a raw resource.
*/
public class MapsActivityRaw extends AppCompatActivity
implements OnMapReadyCallback {
private static final String TAG = MapsActivityRaw.class.getSimpleName();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Retrieve the content view that renders the map.
setContentView(R.layout.activity_maps_raw);
// Get the SupportMapFragment and register for the callback
// when the map is ready for use.
SupportMapFragment mapFragment =
(SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.map);
mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
}
/**
* Manipulates the map when it's available.
* The API invokes this callback when the map is ready for use.
*/
@Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
try {
// Customise the styling of the base map using a JSON object defined
// in a raw resource file.
boolean success = googleMap.setMapStyle(
MapStyleOptions.loadRawResourceStyle(
this, R.raw.style_json));
if (!success) {
Log.e(TAG, "Style parsing failed.");
}
} catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Can't find style. Error: ", e);
}
// Position the map's camera near Sydney, Australia.
googleMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(new LatLng(-34, 151)));
}
}
Define a raw resource in /res/raw/style_json.json, containing the following JSON style declaration to hide business points of interest (POIs):
Show/Hide the JSON.
[
{
"featureType": "poi.business",
"elementType": "all",
"stylers": [
{
"visibility": "off"
}
]
}
]
The following style declaration hides business points of interest (POIs) and public transit icons:
Show/Hide the JSON.
[
{
"featureType": "poi.business",
"elementType": "all",
"stylers": [
{
"visibility": "off"
}
]
},
{
"featureType": "transit",
"elementType": "labels.icon",
"stylers": [
{
"visibility": "off"
}
]
}
]
The layout (activity_maps.xml) looks like this:
Show/Hide the layout file.
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.example.mapstyles.MapsActivityRaw"
map:cameraZoom="13" /> String resource
The following code sample assumes your project contains a string resource named style_json:
package com.example.styledmap;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.util.Log;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MapStyleOptions;
/**
* A styled map using JSON styles from a string resource.
*/
public class MapsActivityString extends AppCompatActivity
implements OnMapReadyCallback {
private static final String TAG = MapsActivityString.class.getSimpleName();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Retrieve the content view that renders the map.
setContentView(R.layout.activity_maps_string);
// Get the SupportMapFragment and register for the callback
// when the map is ready for use.
SupportMapFragment mapFragment =
(SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.map);
mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
}
/**
* Manipulates the map when it's available.
* The API invokes this callback when the map is ready for use.
*/
@Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
// Customise the styling of the base map using a JSON object defined
// in a string resource file. First create a MapStyleOptions object
// from the JSON styles string, then pass this to the setMapStyle
// method of the GoogleMap object.
boolean success = googleMap.setMapStyle(new MapStyleOptions(getResources()
.getString(R.string.style_json)));
if (!success) {
Log.e(TAG, "Style parsing failed.");
}
// Position the map's camera near Sydney, Australia.
googleMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(new LatLng(-34, 151)));
}
}
Define a string resource in /res/values/style_strings.xml, containing the following JSON style declaration to hide business points of interest (POIs). In this file you need to use a backslash to escape the quotation marks:
Show/Hide the JSON.
<resources>
<string name="style_json">
[
{
\"featureType\": \"poi.business\",
\"elementType\": \"all\",
\"stylers\": [
{
\"visibility\": \"off\"
}
]
}
]
</string>
</resources>
The following style declaration hides business points of interest (POIs) and public transit icons:
Show/Hide the JSON.
<resources>
<string name="style_json">
[
{
\"featureType\": \"poi.business\",
\"elementType\": \"all\",
\"stylers\": [
{
\"visibility\": \"off\"
}
]
},
{
\"featureType\": \"transit\",
\"elementType\": \"labels.icon\",
\"stylers\": [
{
\"visibility\": \"off\"
}
]
}
]
</string>
</resources>
The layout (activity_maps.xml) looks like this:
Show/Hide the layout file.
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.example.mapstyles.MapsActivityString"
map:cameraZoom="13" /> JSON style declarations
Styled maps use two concepts to apply colors and other style changes to a map:
featureType and elementType properties.See the style reference for a detailed description of the JSON styling options.
Maps Platform Styling WizardUse the Maps Platform Styling Wizard as a quick way to generate a JSON styling object. The Maps SDK for Android supports the same style declarations as the Maps JavaScript API.
Full code samplesThe ApiDemos repository on GitHub includes samples that demonstrate the use of styling.
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Last updated 2025-08-11 UTC.
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