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

The new Location class already gives you the bearing automatically, why not use it?

Sample code:

private void updateCameraBearing(GoogleMap googleMap, Location myLoc) {
    if ( googleMap == null) return;
    CameraPosition camPos = CameraPosition
            .builder(googleMap.getCameraPosition())
            .bearing(myLoc.getBearing())
             // if you want to stay centered - then add the line below
            .target(new LatLng(myLoc.getLatitude(), myLoc.getLongitude()))
            .build();
    googleMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(camPos));
}