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A changelog that shows the releases for JS API v3.
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Updated Jul 3, 2013 by [email protected]

Javascript Maps API v3 Changelog

The Google Maps API team will regularly update this Javascript API with new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements. All API changes will be backwards-compatible, ensuring that if you launch an application using the currently documented interfaces, that application will continue to work without modification as the API is updated.

You can indicate which version of the API to load within your application by specifying it using the v parameter of the Maps Javascript API bootstrap request, read more on Versioning

This changelog will list releases by date, along with associated changes and version numbers.

To receive updates of new Maps API versions, please subscribe to to the v3-notify group, or the v3 user group

3.13 25 June 2013

Added:

3.13 11 June 2013

Added:

Fixed:

  • Bug: Custom Street View panoramas and 90 degrees down ( Issue 4875 )

3.12 04 June 2013

Fixed:

3.12 15 May 2013

Added:

3.12 29 April 2013

Fixed:

  • Removed markers stay on the map on Android and Dolphin browsers

3.11 19 February 2013

Fixed:

  • Changing DrawingMode while drawing causes error
  • Clicking on steps in the directions panel changes zoom

3.11 12 February 2013

Fixed:

  • Undraggable polygon can be dragged through a draggable polygon with touch input ( Issue 4868 )
  • Transit icons incorrect in Route Alternatives Panel when travelMode switched ( Issue 4581 )
  • panTo(latLng) does not always center map exactly at latLng under some conditions

3.10 04 February 2013

Fixed:

  • Increased memory usage when using V3.8 of Google Maps JavaScript? leads to a crash (observed in IE 9, Chrome, etc.) (  Issue 4162  )

3.11 29 January 2013

Added:

  • added StreetViewCoverageLayer for adding the coverage layer programmatically
  • Exposed StreetViewPov for StreetViewPanoramas

Fixed:

  • Increased memory usage when using V3.8 of Google Maps JavaScript leads to a crash (observed in IE 9, Chrome, etc.) (  Issue 4162  )
  • Drop-down (select) menu in InfoWindow won't follow map pan on Firefox

3.11 22 January 2013

Added:

  • draggable option to polylines, polygons, circles, rectangles
  • price_level field in PlaceResult

3.11 15 January 2013

Fixed:

  • Repeating Polyline icons are drawing incorrectly for some polylines ( Issue 4333 )

3.11 07 January 2013

Fixed:

3.11 17 December 2012

Added:

  • New Languages: Urdu & Icelandic

Fixed:

3.11 17 December 2012

Added:

  • New Languages: Urdu & Icelandic

Fixed:

3.11 10 December 2012

Added:

  • ability to load images with the crossorigin attribute set

Fixed:

  • issues showing markers with remote images in closeups ( Issue 4616 )
  • JS error when reshowing symbols on polylines on IE 7/8

3.11 03 December 2012

Fixed:

  • Markermanager library not working with the Maps API JS v3 ( Issue 4543 )

3.11 27 November 2012

Added:

  • using High DPI canvas on High DPI devices for optimized markers

Fixed:

3.10 25 September 2012

Added:

  • Indoor Street View
  • fixedRotation option to IconSequence
  • "Time in Current Traffic" to Directions

3.10 11 September 2012

New:

  • Added StrokePosition to polygons, rectangles, circles
  • computeOffsetOrigin to geometry library
  • Four new languages to the API: Afrikaans, Amharic, Swahili, Zulu

3.9 10 September 2012

Fixed:

  • Symbol object cannot be passed to MarkerOptions under GWT
  • Regression: Pinch to zoom on iOS 5 when page scrolled ( Issue 4046 )

3.10 28 August, 2012

Added:

  • types to Places API textSearch

Fixed:

  • Symbol object cannot be passed to MarkerOptions under GWT
  • Regression: Pinch to zoom on iOS 5 when page scrolled ( Issue 4046 )

3.10 14 August, 2012

Noticeable changes:

  • Modify the interface to KmlLayer to accept url as an MVC property, rather than a constructor argument.

3.9 9 August, 2012

Fixed:

  • Syntax error on Android 3.x

3.9 31 July, 2012

Noticeable changes:

  • Hide Street View overlay on custom projections

Fixed:

  • Marker symbols do not fire events on safari when the scale is > 35
  • click event not raised for markers on a custom map (map type + projection)

3.9 25 July, 2012

Fixed:

3.9 17 July, 2012

Fixed:

  • Text box is not clickable in InfoWindow on IE
  • bounds_changed should fire before zoom_changed ( Issue 1399 )
  • Map option backgroundColor not preserved after Streetview invoked
  • Switching from Styled map to satellite unnecessarily loads the map tiles
  • Map draggable/scrollwheel properties ignored in drawing mode ( Issue 4012 )
  • LatLngBounds should return a full longitude range when more than one copy of the world is shown
  • Don't draw empty shape when double clicking ( Issue 3964 )
  • Superfluous marker events on click ( Issue 3911 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Renamed search and query endpoints to nearbySearch and textSearch

3.9 10 July, 2012

Noticeable changes:

  • Make google.maps.event.removeListener() accept null as argument

3.9 27 June, 2012

Added:

Noticeable changes:

  • Recognize 'transparent' as a color.

3.9 23 June, 2012

Added:

  • Symbols
  • HeatmapLayer
http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/powerful-data-visualization-with.html

  • New styler options “weight” and “color”:

http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/google-maps-api-now-with-even-more.html

3.9 15 May, 2012

Added:

  • Country restriction for Autocomplete (AutocompleteOptions.componentRestrictions) ( Issue 3899 )
  • Regions and Cities type filters

3.8 1 May, 2012

Fixed:

3.8 23 April, 2012

Fixed:

  • Pegman stays on map with custom map type after closing Street View ( Issue 4076 )
  • Removed animated markers cannot be re-added to the map ( Issue 4052 )

3.8 18 April, 2012

Fixed:

  • Weather info window always shows raining icon on Firefox ( Issue 4063 )

Added:

3.8 10 April, 2012

Fixed:

  • Aerial imagery shown even if aerial not available for whole viewport ( Issue 3913 )

3.8 3 April, 2012

Added:

Fixed:

  • Tile boundaries visible for polys on IE 9 Quirks
  • Markers jumping around when panning in Canvas Street View

3.8 28 March, 2012

Fixed:

  • Use lowercase tag names to be XHTML compliant ( Issue 3868 )
  • Changed the zooming behavior for Apple trackpads to make it less sensitive ( Issue 2416 )

3.8 20 March, 2012

Fixed:

  • Creating a marker with a shadow image that doesn't exist causes errors ( Issue 4014 )

Added:

Noticeable changes:

  • Disabled double-click to zoom by default in Street View

3.8 6 March, 2012

Fixed:

Added:

3.8 21 February, 2012

Fixed:

Added:

  • google.maps.geometry.poly.containsLocation() and isLocationOnEdge() ( Issue 1978 )

3.8 February 15, 2012

Fixed:

  • Regression: Scaled markers rendered incorrectly with invalid "size" parameter ( Issue 3908 )
  • Map stuck in editing mode when setEditable(false) called while user is dragging control point ( Issue 3842 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Cross-fade between Street View panoramas.

3.7 February 7, 2012

Fixed:

  • Marker flickers at final position before drop animation ( Issue 3608 )
  • Opening InfoWindow and setting zoom at the same time results in incorrect map center ( Issue 3738 )
  • Ignore right click when dragging markers ( Issue 3237 )
  • Marker title sometimes does not appear on Firefox ( Issue 3773 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Scaled markers now rendered in Canvas where available
Added:

3.7 January 31, 2012

Fixed:

  • Fixed: Wrong Korean tiles after panning around the world ( Issue 2722 )
  • Fixed: Cannot drop pegman accurately to display StreetView ( Issue 3861 )
  • Added "visible" property for polys ( Issue 2861 )
  • panTo and panBy animated even when viewports far apart (Regression)

3.7 January 24, 2012

Fixed:

  • Mouse events bubble through an InfoWindow ( Issue 3573 )
  • Enabled CSS transforms on IE9
  • Added imageDateControl to StreetViewPanorama
  • Enabled Canvas Street View on IE 9, Opera and Safari/Windows

3.7 January 16, 2012

Fixed:

  • Pegman should not be draggable in drawing mode
  • Correctly fire events, respecting zIndex of polys and other layers
  • Add KmlLayer "status" property ( Issue 3015 )

3.7 January 10, 2012

Fixed:

  • Show pegman if disableDefaultUI is true and streetViewControl is true

3.7 December 7, 2011

Fixed:

  • Controlled access highways can be styled separately from highways (road.highway.controlled_access)
  • place_changed fired when user presses "Enter" on Autocomplete ( Issue 3407 )

3.7 November 28, 1011

Fixed:

  • Reposition Autocomplete when window resized. "resize" event can be triggered on Autocomplete object.

3.7 November 22, 2011

Fixed:

  • InfoWindow content size now computed taking into account cascading styles
  • Aerial map rotation control doesn't match the heading on map creation

3.7 November 7, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • New visual style of default controls
  • Editable shapes (polygons, polylines, circles, rectangles)
  • New DrawingManager for adding new overlays
  • New PlaceResult fields: website and international_phone_number
  • New ElevationResult field: resolution

Fixed:

  • Start and end icons in directions results now render with transparent background in IE 7+

3.6 October 31, 2011

Fixed:

  • Error when Maps API used with Prototype Library on IE7

3.6 October 25, 2011

Fixed:

  • Errors when KmlLayer map changed before layer finished loading
  • Memory leak in IE when adding and removing polys

3.6 October 18, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • Added keyword field to PlaceSearchRequest
  • Removed road lines from Street View

3.6 October 10, 2011

Fixed:

  • Address is too long in the Street View preview

3.6 September 27, 2011

Fixed:

  • Overview map control updates center and zoom together if zoom has changed

3.6 September 27, 2011

Fixed:

  • Double-fetch of initial tiles in Chrome
  • Memory leaks while panning
  • Don't drop Street View pegman when panning to area out of coverage
  • Regression: GroundOverlays that cross -180 longitude disappearing
  • Regression: Map center incorrect when opening info window while panning and zooming

Noticeable changes:

  • Show Street View previews while pegman is dragged

3.6 September 20, 2011

Fixed:

  • Memory leak in Chrome/Windows when rendering markers using Canvas
  • Marker rendering for aerial view with heading of 90 or 270 degrees

Noticeable changes:

  • Default Google map types cannot be accessed through the map type registry (prevents access to map tiles)
  • Rotation animations when leaving and entering aerial imagery

3.6 September 12, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Marker stuck in raised position after tooltip appears on Firefox 4+ ( Issue 3334 )

Noticeable changes:

  • GeocoderResult.formatted_address not documented

3.6 September 6, 2011

Fixed:

  • Select element (drop down) info window does not follow map pan in Firefox
  • Tiles in Korea on some mobile devices

3.6 August 29, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • Allow custom controls to have a higher z-index than API controls
  • Links take users to correct language version of maps.google.com
  • Do not open an InfoWindow over a KML feature if there is no info window html, name, or description.
  • Fixed Regression: high DPI tiles broken

3.6 August 24, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Hardware acceleration disabled for Chrome/Mac: fixes marker rendering issue and overlay clicking ( Issue 3544 ,  Issue 3551 )
  • Pinch-to-zoom fixed for Android when the page has been scrolled ( Issue 3373 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Business icons are now on by default.

3.6 August 17, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • Clickable map icons for points of interests.
  • Styles can be set in MapOptions and applied across all default map types.
  • Pegman appears on custom map types unless explicitly disabled.

3.5 August 10, 2011

Fixed:

  • Markers stuck in drag up position when dragged to horizon in Street View
  • Street View not resizing when map or window resized
  • Street View with a shared InfoWindow crashes browser

3.5 August 2, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Context menu on most controls now disabled on right click.
  • Street View Panorama/Map inside an InfoWindow does not pan when mousing over InfoWindow
  • Now possible to scroll an InfoWindow on iPad

3.5 July 18, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Event LatLng incorrect when page is scrolled on iOS >= 4.1 ( Issue 3373 )

3.5 July 11, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: <select> not clickable within infowindow on touch device ( Issue 3232 )
  • Fixed: Click not fired on map after right click if MapOptions.draggable is false ( Issue 3071 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Markers with same z-index are now ordered consistently across tile boundaries
  • Now possible to to scroll in infowindow on iOS
  • Markers and polys are now repainted when the map’s projection changes

3.5 July 5, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: Marker cursor not displayed when map is not draggable ( Issue 3120 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Added ability to style the Places Autocomplete control and dropdown
  • Places Autocomplete widget preserves description returned by server after user selects a suggestion

3.5 June 30, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: Initial map tiles would be double fetched
  • Fixed: maptypeid_changed event was fired multiple times when the map was created after 3.4 ( Issue 3051 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Places autocomplete was changed to append to the body rather than the inputs parent
  • BOTTOM_RIGHT now positions correctly

3.5 June 8, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: Zoom no longer animated if change in zoom level greater than 2 ( Issue 3033 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed: OverlayView.set('map', foo) is now the same as OverlayView.setMap
  • Removed GeocoderRequest’s "language" option

3.5 May 17, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Enabled fade transitions for map tiles when loading and changing map type.

3.4, 3.5 May 7, 2011

No noticeable changes.

3.4 May 6, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: Street view panorama does not display in IE7 ( Issue 3272 )
  • Fixed: Semi-transparent PNG with ImageMapType loses transparency in IE7 and IE8 ( Issue 3275 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Distance Matrix Service

3.4 April 14, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: Support named CSS colors for poly strokeColor and fillColor
  • Fixed: Polygon not visible if the strokeOpacity is set to 0.0 ( Issue 3241 )
  • Fixed: Errors in IE8 upon panning with AdUnit visible ( Issue 3159 )
  • Allow Terrain and Hybrid map without Map and Satellite in the map type control ( Issue 3089 )
  • High DPI tiles are loaded for high DPI screens ( Issue 2614 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Aerial tilt defaults to 45 degrees when aerial imagery is enabled and available
  • Pinch behavior has been improved on the iPad
  • Renamed DirectionsTravelMode and DirectionsUnitSystem to TravelMode and UnitSystem (old names remain backwards compatible)

3.4 April 14, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed: Marker icon and shadow no longer transparent on IE6
  • Fixed: Markers no longer flicker on zoom
  • Fixed: Rendering of polygons across tile boundaries near the north/south poles

Noticeable changes:

  • Polylines and Polygons now rendered in Canvas where possible.
  • LatLngs for events on polylines and polygon borders now snap to the nearest point on the line.

3.4 April 5, 2011

Resolved issues:

3.4 March 28, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Street view road overlay now shows in obliques mode

3.4 March 22, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed: Giant markers are clipped at tile boundaries
  • Fixed: Street view overlay in obliques mode
  • Fixed: Overview map control shows in print mode

3.4 March 17, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed: Circles and rectangles ignore zIndex
  • Fixed: Mouse events trigger events twice when Marker is animating
  • Fixed: Styled maps do not use styles if map type added to registry after map type id set
  • Fixed: Non-styled map types adopt the style of a Styled Map Type
  • Markers now fire MouseEvents, not DOM events

3.3 March 17, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Polygon not rendering

3.4 March 11, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Panoramio Layer
  • Directions marker z-indexing fixed
  • Default shadow position fixed

3.4 March 2, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • Markers now rendered in Canvas/VML where available
  • Bigger click targets for polylines, polygons, KML on touch-enabled devices

3.4 February 22, 2011

Resolved issues:

3.4 February 18, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Markers in Street View are only shrunk, not enlarged ( Issue 2969 )
  • Draggable directions now work when routeIndex is not 0 ( Issue 2995 )
  • Conflict between Flash and map dragging fixed ( Issue 2956 )
  • When mapTypeId is changed in maptypeid_changed listener, the map type control is now consistent

Noticeable changes:

  • Labels are now on by default when Satellite mode clicked from map type control

3.4 February 8, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • New hierarchical map type controls - they're touch-friendly!
  • New logo ( Issue 2574 )
  • MarkerShape.coord renamed to MarkerShape.coords to match HTML <area> coords attribute

3.3 February 8, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Tile requests not being cancelled in Chrome ( Issue 3011 )
  • rightclick event not being fired in FF/Mac ( Issue 2920 )
  • Text rendering issues in Safari/Mac ( Issue 3024 )
  • Directions maps not printing in IE correctly

3.3 January 21, 2011

Noticeable changes:

  • MVCArrays are now accepted in spherical geometry library
  • Fix cross showing under a marker while being dragged in IE6
  • z-index is no longer set on the map container div

3.3 January 17, 2011

Resolved issues:

  • Fixed an issue where incorrect timing for zoom_changed caused incorrect results for fromLatLngToContainerPixel ( Issue 2539 )

3.3 January 6, 2011

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Zoom and pan controls have been separated (no more navigation control). These can be configured separately.
  • New touch-friendly zoom control on touch devices
  • Contents of an MVCArray can now be cleared by calling clear()
  • Fixed memory leak when adding and removing markers in IE8
  • Faster rendering of polys with improved simplification algorithm

3.3 December 23rd, 2010

Resolved issues:

  • Waypoint click handlers fixed in draggable directions ( Issue 2871 )

3.3 December 21st, 2010

Resolved issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • On touch devices, we will now display a touch-friendly zoom control whether ZOOM_PAN or SMALL navigation control is requested. If the device supports multi-touch in the browser, no zoom control will be displayed, as zooming is accomplished through pinching.

3.3 December 9th, 2010

Resolved issues:

  • InfoWindows now print nicely in IE ( Issue 1343 )
  • Fixed opacity in IE8 for ImageMapType

Noticeable changes:

  • A cross will be displayed beneath Markers with a custom icon when dragged, and raiseOnDrag is enabled

3.3 December 5th, 2010

Resolved issues:

  • Provide an interface for discovering the maximum zoom level at a given location for satellite imagery. ( Issue 2049 )
  • Add an option (raiseOnDrag) to enable/disable animations when a marker is dragged. ( Issue 2910 )

Noticeable changes:

  • Markers now lift when dragged, and bounce when dropped.
  • Marker animations can be controlled programmatically with the setAnimation function.

3.3 November 28th, 2010

Resolved issues:

  • maptypeid_changed no longer fires twice ( Issue 2449 )
  • The "size" property of a MarkerImage object is now accessible ( Issue 2465 )
  • Marker shape references the icon rather than the sprite ( Issue 2629 )
  • Panning the map on marker drag has been improved for smaller maps ( Issue 2868 )
Noticeable changes:
  • Maps can now be printed without enabling printing of background images
  • Fixed bug where draggable direction markers were draggable when 'draggable' was set to false

3.3 November 16th, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed bug that caused a new window to open in FF when a marker if shift-clicked.
  • Letter marker icons were lost when markerOptions were specified with the DirectionsRenderer

3.2 November 11th, 2010

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed bug where polygons were clipped/truncated with RTL on IE7/IE8
  • Fixed bug that caused checkboxes to be hidden on Safari 5 because of 3d transformations
  • Geodesic polylines that spanned the equator lacked detail
  • Added control positions for LEFT_CENTER, LEFT_BOTTOM, RIGHT_CENTER, RIGHT_BOTTOM.
  • Renamed control positions LEFT to LEFT_TOP, RIGHT to RIGHT_TOP, TOP to TOP_CENTER and BOTTOM to BOTTOM_CENTER

3.2 October 11th, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2478 : Streetview - Compass Misalignment/Missing in some browsers
  •  Issue 2528 : ImageMapTypeOptions opacity broken in IE8
  •  Issue 2661 : Infowindow - Right click on an input field does not display context menu
  •  Issue 2741 : Marker placement not working on iOS 4 following map pan

Noticeable changes:

  • Street View is enabled by default
  • Fixed bug where 'this' wasn't being passed to .getTileUrl
  • InfoWindow domready event is now triggered after the window is visible

3.1 September 28th, 2010

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed issue where directions with the same origin and destination threw a JS error

3.2 September 28th, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2712 : Memory Leaks (add/remove markers, show/hide markers, zoom/pan map)

Noticeable changes:

  • V2 and V3 maps work better when both are on the same page
  • Fixed error in HTML5 Street View when dragged quickly downwards

3.2 September 16th, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2701 : Initial Street View Navigator Control Heading Doesn't Follow POV

3.2 September 14th, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Marker performance has been improved

3.2 August 31st, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Geodesics have been improved for higher zooms

3.2 August 24th, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2648 : Trigger map resize event causes error in Firefox in V3.2.1

Noticeable changes:

  • When zooming in or out repeatedly (such as when using a scroll wheel), we now load fewer tiles from the intermediate zoom levels.

3.2 August 16th, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • StreetView markers are scaled according to their distance
  • Zoom slider updates on pan

3.2 August 9th, 2010

Noticeable changes:

  • Deprecated properties KMLMouseEvent.position and FusionTablesMouseEvent.position have been removed. Use .latLng instead
  • Deprecated property StreetViewService.getNearestPanorama has been removed. Use .getPanoramaByLocation instead

3.1 August 9th, 2010

Noticeable changes:

  • Changing an OverlayView's Map has been fixed
  • Calling GroundOverlay.setMap(null) is fixed
  • IE no longer leaks memory zooming/panning

3.1 August 5th, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2588 : Calling setVisible(false) on Panorama object with a listener attached causes a JS error in IE

Noticeable changes:

  • Markers disappearing in IE6 on zoom change has been fixed

3.1 Jul 29, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Custom panorama 'originHeading' has been deprecated in favour of 'centerHeading'
  • Korean hybrid tiles now display roads
  • Clicks now pass though non-clickable polygons on the map

3.1 Jul 22, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • A click event is no longer fired when a polygon is dragged
  • Clicking on a Form select element that expands outside of a InfoWindow no longer fires a map click
  • Clicking on a KML overlay no longer fires a map click event
  • Streetview is now automatically panned to fit an InfoWindow on screen
  • KML and FusionTables MouseEvent LatLng changed from 'position' to 'latLng'
  • Android zoom controls no longer pass click to the map

3.1 Jun 17, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed marker flicker bug
  • InfoWindow domready event triggering has been improved
  • DirectionsRoute.bounds is now exposed

3.1 Jun 11, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:
  • Fixed marker memory leak
  • First geocode latency has been improved
  • Provided access to the StreetViewService

3.0 May 18, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:
  • Fixed bug to correctly Google copyright on custom map type
  • Added geodesic property to Polygons and Polylines
  • Added clickable option to Polygons and Polylines
  • Added clickable option to GroundOverlay

3.0 May 13, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1724 : Incorrect infoWindow size/margins when setting the content through an element, rather than string

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed bug where ground overlays were cropped prematurely when crossing the dateline
  • Marker setIcon now works with \ in the url
  • Polygon and Polyline mouseout event triggers in IE
  • Changing a marker icon no longer flickers

3.0 May 7, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Added KML and GeoRSS Layers
  • Added Ground Overlays
  • Added new layers: Traffic and Bicycling
  • Added "suppressBicyclingLayer" property against DirectionsRendererOptions
  • Fixed bug to ensure zoom layer is correctly referenced when MapType changes
  • Renamed DirectionsResult property "start/end_point" to "start/end_location"
  • Renamed DirectionsLeg property "start/end_geocode" with "start/end_address"
  • Renamed DirectionsRoute "optimized_waypoint_order" property with "waypoint_order"
  • Removed support for old directions property names (setTripIndex, getTripIndex, hideTripList, provideTripAlternatives) and continue logging warnings. Also removes conversion of routes to legs to steps and trips to routes to steps.
  • Updated GeocoderGeometry.latLng to GeocoderGeometry.location

3.0 April 30, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Clicking on the map now focuses the keyboard
  • iPad pinch-to-zoom is now supported

3.0 April 26, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1826 : Add mouseover and mouseout events on Polygons and Polylines
  •  Issue 2177 : map.setZoom(z) not working properly during the 'maptypeid_changed' event
  •  Issue 2247 : hideRouteList option on DirectionsRenderer doesn't work as expected

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed bug where custom icons disappear off the bottom of the map during pan

3.0 April 13, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2275 : MarkerImage cannot be reused
  •  Issue 2181 : When you add a google.maps.Marker and then use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in or out, the marker is hidden

3.0 April 11, 2010

No noticeable changes or changed issues.

3.0 April 5, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Exposed the directions overview polyline in DirectionsRoute as overview_path.
  • Exposed the Map's current projection as a read only property.

3.0 Mar 23, 2010

Noticeable changes:

  • Elevation is now exposed in the API
  • Improved tile loading for slow internet connections.

3.0 Mar 15, 2010

Noticeable changes:

  • Polygons now correctly repaint when styles are changed.
  • Deprecated warning messages via console.log are given when old style 'Directions' are used.

3.0 Mar 10, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

3.0 Mar 3, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2136 : Obfuscate Properties in google.maps.MarkerImage which should not be referenced

Noticeable changes:

  • Map jump-jump bug fixed.
  • Zooming twice in succession has been improved.
  • Marker drag event .latLng is no longer obfuscated.

3.0 Feb 26, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

  • Add opacity to ImageMapType.
  • Fixed the bug where rightclick on a rectangle/circle was not being fired.
  • Info window's content events are no longer being removed on hide.

3.0 Feb 8, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 2135 : Bug: If you reuse a Polygon's MVCArray in a Polyline, the Polyline is closed.

Noticeable changes:

  • Added new Rectangle class
  • Added new Circle class
  • Fixed memory leak when creating then removing a marker.
  • Stopped annotating the MVCArray of LatLngs to close Polygons, as that causes Polylines which share the same MVCArray to be closed too (see  Issue 2135 )
  • Fixed a bug which sometimes hid onscreen markers if the map's zoom was set to its current value.
  • Fixed ImageMapType to display correctly on Android.
  • Changed the polygon clipping scheme to allow polygons which contain the north or south pole.
  • Increased the latitude range of MercatorProjection to the maximum possible subject to floating point precision.

3.0 January 28, 2010

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1367 : Feature Request: Expose LayoutManager for developers to place DIVs in the "control flow"
  •  Issue 1916 : Feature Request: Add ability to scale MarkerImage
  •  Issue 1443 : extend() and union() should return the LatLngBounds object
  •  Issue 1997 : Documentation of 'size' MapOption
  •  Issue 2074 : Map doesn't render when the world map fits the exact dimensions of the map container

Noticeable changes:

  • Added support for Indic languages:
    • bn, gu, kn, ml, mr, ta, te
  • Added new static methods to the event namespace:
    • addListenerOnce
    • addDomListenerOnce
  • Added new 'encoded_lat_lngs' property to the DirectionsStep object to expose the set of latlngs in compressed ASCII format
  • Improved performance by removing offscreen marker DOM elements
  • Fixed panning bug in Google Chrome
  • Fixed pinch-zooming bug on the iPhone

3.0 January 19, 2010

Changed issues:

Noticeable changes:

3.0 December 17, 2009

Noticeable changes:

  • Fixed initial jerk occuring before a map panning animation begins.
  • Fixed map jumping to different location when zooming past the max zoom level using Scrollwheel or DoubleClick.
  • Copyright, MapType and Navigation controls resizes to suit map size.
  • Old style getters, setters, and event names are officially deprecated and no longer defined.

3.0 December 10, 2009

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1820 : Zoom in with scroll wheel seems to zoom beyond max zoom level and "skip/jump" the map's position
  •  Issue 1743 : Scroll zooming causes the map to move to a completely different location

Other noticeable changes:

  • Added new method panToBounds.
  • Added new map animation. Affects dragging, panning, zooming, and calls to setCenter/setZoom in all browsers.
  • Added a console log warning message if deprecated methods are being used.

3.0 November 25, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Added RTL support to enable the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew
  • Exposed lat_lngs property for DirectionsResult steps.

3.0 November 11, 2009

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1742 : Custom icon marker always appears on top of default marker

Other noticeable changes:

  • Added support for three new languages: (See supported list)
    • Basque
    • Galician
    • Tagalog

3.0 October 29, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

3.0 October 26, 2009

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1647 : Feature Request: Provide an event for infowindow dom ready
  •  Issue 1710 : ability to cancel user zoom event on double click

Other noticeable changes:

  • JS Error is thrown when invalid arguments are passed into new google.maps.LatLng()
  • Fixed bug: static map was loading twice on map load

3.0 October 15, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Documentation updates:
    • New method exposed: LatLngBounds.isEmpty()
    • Sorted all methods, events, properties, and constants by name
    • Fixed incorrect types in polyline and polygon option properties

3.0 September 28, 2009

  • Improvements to poly rendering performance.
  • Fixed issue with JS warning for SVGView.

3.0 September 22, 2009

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1420 : Feature: Add Polyline class to API
  •  Issue 1371 : map.bounds_changed event fires repeatedly when the map is moving
  •  Issue 1700 : Incorrect location in click after zoom out in Firefox 3.5
  •  Issue 1702 : Incorrect latLng reported in click & dblclick events when there is a scroll offset in a parent element
  •  Issue 1723 : Map jumps when dragging on iPhone

Other noticeable changes:

  • Launched polylines and polygons! These allow you to draw lines or filled regions on the map, specify stroke and fill styles, and support most mouse events (i.e. no mouseover yet). They work in all supported browsers (IE6.0+, Firefox 2.0+, Safari 3.1+, Chrome), which includes supported mobile devices.
  • Added new Map event "idle", fired when the map hasn't moved for a bit. Resolves  Issue 1371 .
  • Fixed incorrect LatLng values being returned from the click events.
  • Fixed pinch zoom bug on the iPhone. See  Issue 1723 .

3.0 September 10, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Syntax modified for get/set methods and event names as specified below. Old syntax remains supported to stay backwards compatible. For example:
    • set_funBoat() => setFunBoat()
    • get_funBoat() => getFunBoat()
    • funBoat_changed => funboat_changed
  • Added new method "onAdd" to the OverlayView interface, which gets called when panes and projection are first initialized. This addresses  Issue 1377 .
  • OverlayView interface's "remove" method has been renamed to "onRemove". Old name remains supported to stay backwards compatible.

3.0 September 2, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Enabled continuous scrollwheel and double-click zoom on Chrome, Safari 4, and Firefox 3.5
  • Improved map dragging performance
  • Double-click now centers the map after zooming

3.0 August 24, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Enabled scrollwheel zoom by default. To disable it, set Map option's scrollwheel property to false.
  • Documentation updated to include panTo and panBy functions.

3.0 August 14, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Scrollwheel zoom has been enabled.
  • Fixed issue affecting iPhones where map jumps occur after drag.

3.0 August 4, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Pinching and dragging on the iPhone should be more robust.
  • Added zIndex setters and getters to InfoWindow objects.

Documentation changes:

  • Marker get_draggable and set_draggable methods added
  • Marker drag, dragstart, dragend, draggable_changed events added
  • Marker draggable property added
  • Info Window get_zIndex and set_zIndex methods added
  • Info Window zIndex_changed event added
  • Info Window zIndex property added

3.0 July 13, 2009

Changed issues:

Other noticeable changes:

  • Developers no longer need to specify size for a MarkerImage, the API will detect it when not provided. On a related note, the size, anchor, and origin arguments for MarkerImage are all optional.
  • Developers no longer need to call OverlayView.call(this) in an OverlayView subclass's constructor.
  • The OverlayView "changed" methods were removed from the interface. This should not affect developer's code, as these methods weren't actually used before.
  • The partialmatch option was removed from Geocoder Request objects. If a developer continues to pass it, it will have no effect on the query.

3.0 June 12, 2009

Changed issues:

  •  Issue 1363 : Bug: Map click events are not dispatched on the iPhone

Other noticeable changes:

  • Large zoom control is clickable in all browsers
  • Infowindow "clears" the large zoom control, positioning itself fully inside the map and controls
  • Mobile copyright uses pretty images
  • Tiles load from the center instead of the top left
  • Users can no longer select the text of the map type buttons, or any of the control images
  • The main library is smaller by ~1.9 KB

Comment by [email protected], Apr 6, 2012

Can we add a new option to find the shortest distance destination among the 100 destinations from the source.

Comment by [email protected], Apr 11, 2012

Can we have add destination over route with makers changing(pointing) accordingly, what exactly happens on google map.

Comment by [email protected], May 18, 2012

I think I found a memoryleak starting from v3.8. See www.stackoverflow.com, Memory leak introduced in V3.8 of Google Maps Javascript (observed in IE 9)

Thnx

Comment by [email protected], Aug 27, 2012

Any updates soon? I don't even see the HeatMapLayer? from June updated on the changelog yet.

Comment by [email protected], Sep 4, 2012

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