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The Maps SDK for Android can serve a bitmap image of a map, offering limited interactivity to the user. This is called a lite mode map.

The ApiDemos repository on GitHub includes samples that demonstrate the use of lite mode:

• LiteDemoActivity - Java: The basics of using a lite mode map in Java
• LiteDemoActivity - Kotlin: The basics of using a lite mode map in Kotlin
• LiteListDemoActivity - Java: Displaying maps efficiently in ListViews using lite mode in Java
• LiteListDemoActivity - Kotlin: Displaying maps efficiently in ListViews using lite mode in Kotlin

A lite mode map is a bitmap image of a map at a specified location and zoom level. Lite mode supports all of the map types (normal, hybrid, satellite, terrain) and a subset of the functionality supplied by the full API. Lite mode is useful when you want to provide a number of maps in a stream, or a map that is too small to support meaningful interaction.

Users viewing the map cannot zoom or pan the map. Icons on the map give users access to viewing the map in the Google Maps mobile app and requesting directions.

Lite mode uses the same classes and interfaces as the full Google Maps Android API. You can set a GoogleMap to lite mode in the following ways:

• Either as an XML attribute for a MapView or MapFragment
• Or in the GoogleMapOptions object

<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"
    android:id="@+id/map"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    map:cameraZoom="13"
    map:mapType="normal"
    map:liteMode="true"/>

val options = GoogleMapOptions()
    .liteMode(true)

      

GoogleMapOptions options = new GoogleMapOptions()
    .liteMode(true);

      

For details on setting the initial state of the map, see the guide to the map object.

By default, a toolbar at the bottom right of the map contains icons that provide access to a map view or directions request in the Google Maps mobile app. You can disable the toolbar by calling UiSettings.setMapToolbarEnabled(false). For more details, see the toolbar documentation.

Also by default when a user taps the map, the API starts the Google Maps mobile app. You can override this by using GoogleMap.setOnMapClickListener() to set your own listener. You can also disable click events on the map, by calling setClickable() on the view that contains the MapView or MapFragment. For details of these two techniques, see the events documentation.

When using the API in fully interactive mode, users of the MapView class must forward all the activity life cycle methods to the corresponding methods in the MapView class. Examples of the life cycle methods include onCreate(), onDestroy(), onResume(), and onPause().

When using the MapView class in lite mode, forwarding lifecycle events is optional, except for the following situations:

• It is mandatory to call onCreate(), otherwise no map will appear.
• If you wish to show the My Location dot on your lite mode map and use the default location source, you will need to call onResume() and onPause(), because the location source will only update between these calls. If you use your own location source, it's not necessary to call these two methods.

The following table describes the behavior of a lite mode map for each area of API functionality. If an app calls a method that's not supported in lite mode, the API will log a warning message.

Supported? Yes

The following

are available via

and

:

,

,

,

,

Supported? Yes

The lite mode functionality for

matches the full API.

Supported? Yes

The lite mode functionality for

matches the full API.

Supported? Yes

The lite mode functionality for the

matches the full API.

Supported? Yes

The lite mode support for

matches the full API.

Supported? Yes

If you set the

of a marker, the default

will appear when the user taps the marker. You can show the info window programmatically by calling

on the marker. You can also create custom info windows via the

interface.

Supported? Partly

The Maps SDK for Android supports

of the base map. Lite Mode only supports JSON-based custom styling, not cloud-based styling which requires a map ID to render a styled map. Lite mode also does not support setting the

to use dark mode.

Supported? Partly

You can add a

and respond to a click event. You can also add custom marker icons. It's not possible to make a marker draggable. Markers on a lite mode map are flat, and they cannot be rotated.

Supported? Partly

You can set the camera target and zoom, but not the tilt or bearing. Zoom level is rounded to the nearest integer in lite mode. Calling GoogleMap.moveCamera() will give you another lite mode map image. For more information on setting and manipulating the camera, see Changing the View.

Calling GoogleMap.animateCamera() will not result in animation of the camera movement. The camera view will move instantly to the new position.

Supported? Partly

Lite mode supports GoogleMap.setOnMapClickListener() and GoogleMap.setOnMapLongClickListener().

To disable click events on a map in lite mode, you can call setClickable() on the view that contains the MapView or MapFragment. This is useful, for example, when displaying a map or maps in a list view, where you want the click event to invoke an action unrelated to the map.

For details, see the events documentation.

Supported? No

Lite mode will show the same tiles as the

. This means that if the indoor floor plan is baked into the default tile, it will appear. Otherwise, it won't. Further, you cannot change the level shown or manipulate a level picker.

Supported? No

GoogleMap.setTrafficEnabled() is not supported in lite mode.

Supported? No

GoogleMap.addGroundOverlay() is not supported in lite mode.

Supported? No

GoogleMap.addTileOverlay() is not supported in lite mode.

Supported? No

Lite mode does not support gestures. Enabling and disabling gestures will have no effect.

Supported? No

is not supported in lite mode.

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Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC.

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