mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-maps-android

TileOverlay alternative

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Kotlin
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Description

## New Feature

With the Google Maps API for Android, you create a `TileOverlay` with an `UrlTileProvider` whose `getTileURL(int, int, int)` takes `x`, `y`, and `zoom` and returns a `URL`.

## Why
Is there an alternative for this point?

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Research direction

Start by comparing the requested Google Maps Android TileOverlay and UrlTileProvider APIs with the repository's existing map-overlay entry points; no file or test is named in the issue. Clarify what alternative behavior is required and define completion as an agreed API or implementation path with acceptance criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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