Should I use MapView or MapFragment

Question

I am not sure whether I should be using MapView or stick to using a MapFragment. My application is an app that finds the nearest set of places that

Answer 1

MapFragment

• Use it if you want to add a map into Activity class (not fragment because it will create a nested fragment and it´s a mess).
• Use SupportMapFragment if you want to support just android versions lower than v12.

MapView

• Use it if you are going to add a map into a fragment. (you need to update each lifecicle to MapView).