Implementing search in GoogleMaps Android API, with zoom

Issue

I am trying to implement searching GoogleMaps in Android app, and found solution in:

geoCoder.getFromLocationName("New York", 5);

which returns a List<Address>.

The problem I have is that Address object contains information about longitude and latitude, which is great, but not zoom level info one gets when searching Google Maps. For example: if the search is for a country, Google maps sets zoom level to show the whole country, unlike searching for an address with street number which will display much higher zoom level. JS has it. How about Android?

How can I get zoom information when searching GoogleMap API (v1) in Android? Tnx!

Solution

Use Google Maps geocode API.

Example request: http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=New%20York&sensor=false

Answered By - MaciejGórski