android - How to take google maps snapshot without actually displaying the map -

i want able take screenshot of location in google maps without loading google map onto screen, if there way google map can take screenshot in background great.

there lite mode:

the google maps android api can serve static image 'lite mode' map.

a lite mode map bitmap image of map @ specified location , zoom level. lite mode supports of map types (normal, hybrid, satellite, terrain) , subset of functionality supplied full api. lite mode useful when want provide number of maps in stream, or map small support meaningful interaction.

example:

as xml attribute mapview or mapfragment

<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"     android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.mapfragment"     android:id="@+id/map"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent"     map:camerazoom="13"     map:maptype="normal"     map:litemode="true"/> 

in googlemapoptions object

googlemapoptions options = new googlemapoptions().litemode(true); 

here can find supported features.

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in addition recommend reading: android google map show picture

you can use google maps built-in snapshot method, capture preview , display in imageview.