android mapview maximum zoom level only 19

Question

I created a simple MapActivity on my android and discovered that its MapView can\'t be zoomed in to more than level 19. The zoom-in button just greys out. Calling the zoomIn

Answer 1

The maximum zoom level depends on the area of the map you are in.

You can get the maximum zoom level available by calling #getMaxZoomLevel() in your MapView. That's the closest zoom you will be able to get, no matter what happens in the official Google Maps application.