Does Google Maps Android MapView use different resolution tiles for different screen densities?

Question

I am trying to overlay my own custom images on top of MapView on Android. It’s important that my images align correctly with the main layers of Google Maps, because this is a campus map whose functions must match those of Google. Are Google tiles for a given geographic rectangle always the same size (in pixels), regardless of screen density, or does Google transmit tiles with higher or lower resolution for devices with a higher / lower display density?

I know that in the Javascript API static maps APIs there is a scale parameter that can be processed with a higher resolution return. I'm just curious to know if Android MapView is able to return higher / lower resolution tiles. If MapView returns tiles with different resolutions, is there anyway a software definition of what resolution is, so can I scale my own overlay images accordingly?

Answer 1

Although this never worked out technically, I believe that it may not be relevant compared to the more complete version v2 of the Google Maps API for Android .

Answer 2

I think it would be easier to use custom tiles using osmdroid .