Google Maps Android MapView v2: disable zooming

Question

Is there a way to disable the zooming (pinch and double tap) in the MapView but keep the scrolling?

This means setting clickable to false would not work.

I have also tried setting an onTouch listener in the activity but it will not trigger using:

mapView.setOnTouchListener(this);

score 27 · Answer 1 · edited May 14 '17 at 05:53

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import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;

public void onMapReady(GoogleMap map) {
...
map.getUiSettings().setZoomGesturesEnabled(false);

UiSettings Documentation

edited May 14 '17 at 05:53

JRichardsz

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answered Apr 08 '13 at 12:14

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This is the RIGHT ANSWER!! Thanks @laalto – JRichardsz May 13 '17 at 16:57

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '13 at 12:15

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You can assign those properties using the XML file:

   map:uiRotateGestures="true"
   map:uiScrollGestures="true"
   map:uiTiltGestures="true"
   map:uiZoomGestures="true"

So use:

   map:uiZoomGestures="false"

On the MapFragment object.

answered Apr 08 '13 at 12:15

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This solution did not work when adding the above code to my Map Fragment in the xml. @JRichardsz answer is correct. After implementing "map.getUiSettings().setZoomGesturesEnabled(false);" I successfully disabled zoom. – AdamHurwitz Jan 26 '18 at 00:06

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 28 '18 at 12:48

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here is example on Kotlin:

map.uiSettings.setAllGesturesEnabled(false)

edited Mar 28 '18 at 12:48

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answered Nov 10 '16 at 10:02

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AndroidHacker · Answer 4 · 2014-07-13T06:38:46.510

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U may also try some thing like that ..

NOTE : this method disables zoom in / out functionality for Google map UI

Above two answer is correct as per question asked. Thanks David for updating me.

GoogleMap myMap;

myMap.getUiSettings().setZoomControlsEnabled(false);

For more public methods available for Google Map UI ..

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/maps/UiSettings#setZoomControlsEnabled(boolean)

edited Jul 13 '14 at 06:38

answered Jan 08 '14 at 11:52

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This does not disable pinch zoom and/or double tab zooming, it only disables the +/- zoom buttons that are displayed by default on a map. – dm78 Jul 12 '14 at 16:00
yup David .. It doesn't disables pinch property .. By mistake I mentioned this answer. My solution disables zooming option from UI. Answer mentioned above is correct. Also answer by laato is more precise. Thanks for updating me. Updating with new one. – AndroidHacker Jul 13 '14 at 06:35

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 13 '22 at 07:12

If you're looking for a solution in Google Maps for Compose you can use this one:

GoogleMap(
    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
    cameraPositionState = cameraPositionState,
    uiSettings = MapUiSettings(
        scrollGesturesEnabled = false,
        zoomGesturesEnabled = false,
        zoomControlsEnabled = false
    )
)

Google Maps Android MapView v2: disable zooming

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