Android MapvView usage limits?

Solar2D Android
#1

I saw this on the google site regarding using some of their map API’s.

https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#usagelimits

Was wondering if this is the interface our apps go through, and whether our apps are limited to the 25,000 map loads a day per app (then google starts charging you, I believe).

If so, was also wondering how that plays out in our app as it goes through the corona API’s… Does creating two mapViews on two different screens in my app count as two google API loads (would I be better off re-using the same mapView to cut down the map load count by google)?

I know the android mapView support is relatively new, but was wondering if anyone at CoronaLabs had looked at this and knows offhand. [import]uid: 79933 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 334227[/import]

#2

To be honest, it isn’t quite clear to me either. Especially since Google Maps is loaded via a local HTML file on the device and not from a web server. So if they did track usage, say by IP address, then would it only count against that one mobile device? Because I don’t see how they can track it by package name since we do not provide it to them. Nor do we provide Google an API key, which is optional in the Google Maps Javascript API v3. That API key is only necessary if you want to use their more advanced features which we do not currently support.

To me, it appears that Google’s API usage tracking system is more geared towards websites, not apps. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 136286[/import]

#3

Sounds reasonable to me.

They do say you can view your map load stats in the developer console, and in the Android developer console I don’t see anyplace to view them, but given the sites shoddy organization i wasn’t sure if I was looking in the right spots. But it sounds like you’re probably right (unless someone can find it on the Android dev console)…

Thanks for the detailed info Joshua, now throw back an egg-nog and have a Merry Christmas! [import]uid: 79933 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 136292[/import]

#4

Glad I could help! I wish I could have given you a more definitive answer. If Google gives you any trouble then please let us know. :slight_smile:

Thanks for the good holiday wishes. I hope you enjoyed the holidays as well! [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 136381[/import]

#5

To be honest, it isn’t quite clear to me either. Especially since Google Maps is loaded via a local HTML file on the device and not from a web server. So if they did track usage, say by IP address, then would it only count against that one mobile device? Because I don’t see how they can track it by package name since we do not provide it to them. Nor do we provide Google an API key, which is optional in the Google Maps Javascript API v3. That API key is only necessary if you want to use their more advanced features which we do not currently support.

To me, it appears that Google’s API usage tracking system is more geared towards websites, not apps. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 136286[/import]

#6

Sounds reasonable to me.

They do say you can view your map load stats in the developer console, and in the Android developer console I don’t see anyplace to view them, but given the sites shoddy organization i wasn’t sure if I was looking in the right spots. But it sounds like you’re probably right (unless someone can find it on the Android dev console)…

Thanks for the detailed info Joshua, now throw back an egg-nog and have a Merry Christmas! [import]uid: 79933 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 136292[/import]

#7

Glad I could help! I wish I could have given you a more definitive answer. If Google gives you any trouble then please let us know. :slight_smile:

Thanks for the good holiday wishes. I hope you enjoyed the holidays as well! [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 34227 reply_id: 136381[/import]