Re: [android-developers] Maps API v2 and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission

I think it's definitely option 3, as everything appears to work but I then live in fear that it can die at any random point in the future. I think I'll give the client the option with a strong opinion that they really should include it and if they take the risk to exclude that is up to them! C

Re: [android-developers] Maps API v2 and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission

I haven't tried withholding that permission. You are welcome to give it a shot. I see three possible outcomes: 1. You crash immediately, just as you will if you do not have the element for OpenGL ES 2.0, as Maps V2 checks some of this stuff as part of its initialization. 2. You crash almost imme

[android-developers] Maps API v2 and WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission

The official documentation for MAPS API v2 states the following: Besides permissions required by other parts of your application, you must add the following permissions in order to use the Google Maps Android API: - android.permission.INTERNET