Drop marker slowly from top of screen to location on android map V2

Question

I am using android maps v2works fine I can add and remove markers onLong Touch on locations.

Problem: I would like to drop the marker slowly into the to

Answer 1

I have combined the MaciejGórski's approach with the code from this gist. In addition, added a bounce effect.

public class MyBounceInterpolator implements android.view.animation.Interpolator {
    double mAmplitude = 1;
    double mFrequency = 10;

    public MyBounceInterpolator(double amplitude, double frequency) {
        mAmplitude = amplitude;
        mFrequency = frequency;
    }

    public float getInterpolation(float time) {
        double amplitude = mAmplitude;
        if (amplitude == 0) { amplitude = 0.05; }

        // The interpolation curve equation:
        //    -e^(-time / amplitude) * cos(frequency * time) + 1
        //
        // View the graph live: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/6gbvrm5i0s
        return (float) (-1 * Math.pow(Math.E, -time/ mAmplitude) * Math.cos(mFrequency * time) + 1);
    }
}

void dropMarker(final Marker marker, GoogleMap map) {
    final LatLng finalPosition = new LatLng(marker.getPosition().latitude, marker.getPosition().longitude);

    Projection projection = map.getProjection();
    Point startPoint = projection.toScreenLocation(finalPosition);
    startPoint.y = 0;
    final LatLng startLatLng = projection.fromScreenLocation(startPoint);
    final Interpolator interpolator = new MyBounceInterpolator(0.11, 4.6);

    TypeEvaluator typeEvaluator = new TypeEvaluator() {
        @Override
        public LatLng evaluate(float fraction, LatLng startValue, LatLng endValue) {
            float t = interpolator.getInterpolation(fraction);
            double lng = t * finalPosition.longitude + (1 - t) * startLatLng.longitude;
            double lat = t * finalPosition.latitude + (1 - t) * startLatLng.latitude;
            return new LatLng(lat, lng);
        }
    };

    Property property = Property.of(Marker.class, LatLng.class, "position");
    ObjectAnimator animator = ObjectAnimator.ofObject(marker, property, typeEvaluator, finalPosition);
    animator.setDuration(400);
    animator.start();
}