android maps auto-rotate

Question

If you open the Google maps app, there is a button on the top right of the screen that you can press to center the map on your current location. The button\'s icon then chan

Answer 1

It is possible by registering your application with Sensor Listener for Orientation and getting the angle relative to true north inside onSensorChanged and update camera accordingly. Angle can be used for bearing. The following code can be used:

Instead of using Sensor.TYPE_ORIENTATION try using getOrinetation api. Sensor.TYPE_ORIENTATION
has been deprecated.

@Override
protected void onResume() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onResume();
    if (sensorManager != null)
        sensorManager.registerListener(this,
                sensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ORIENTATION),
                SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_GAME);
}

public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {

    float degree = Math.round(event.values[0]);

    Log.d(TAG, "Degree ---------- " + degree);

    updateCamera(degree);

}

private void updateCamera(float bearing) {
    CameraPosition oldPos = googleMap.getCameraPosition();

    CameraPosition pos = CameraPosition.builder(oldPos).bearing(bearing)
            .build();

    googleMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(pos));

}