Maps v2 marker animation - fade in and out

Issue

How would one fade in and out a GoogleMap marker?

This is how I add a marker to the Map:

    marker = map.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
            .position(point)
            .title(title)
            .snippet(text)
            .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromResource(R.drawable.marker))
    );

Solution

With Google Play services 4.0+ you can use Marker.setAlpha in conjunction with Handler that posts some Runnable every few milliseconds.

The code will be similar to my answer here Drop marker slowly from top of screen to location on android map V2. Just setAlpha instead of setPosition and you are on your way home.

Answered By - MaciejGórski