Release Notes

We are pleased to announce the availability of version 4.12.10.0 (Explore Edition) of the new HERE SDK for Flutter.

This is a stable release. We are constantly working on new features, stabilizing APIs, improving our KPIs, and evaluating your feedback.

Changes

This section documents major changes to this release that may require you to update your applications.

Version 4.12.10.0

New Features

  • This version of the HERE SDK is delivered with map data version 57.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.trafficIncidents are no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, on some newer devices running Android 12 or higher, fast changes of the device orientation can lead to render problems. This is a known Flutter issue tracked here.

Changes from Previous Releases

This section documents major changes from past releases. We encourage you to use the latest release, 4.12.10.0.

Version 4.12.9.0

New Features

  • Added bulk operation support for MapPolylines: Multiple lines can now be added / removed with addMapPolylines(List<MapPolyline> mapPolylines) and removeMapPolylines(List<MapPolyline> mapPolylines).
  • SDKOptions.customEngineBaseUrls: Added support for configurable URLs with the new enum value EngineBaseURL.authentication that can be used to specify custom URLs for authentication instead of the default URLs. Example URL (do not add endpoints): "https://account.api.yourcompany.com".
  • Added VehicleProfile class to define the properties of a vehicle. In the future, this profile is planned to be used for routing. Right now, the profile is only relevant for users of the Navigate Edition.
  • SDKOptions.customEngineBaseUrls: Added support for configurable endpoints with the new enum value EngineBaseURL.DS_PROXY that can be used to specify custom endpoints to set a DS Proxy instead of the default endpoints. Example URL (with added endpoints): "https://data.api.platform.yourcompany.com/direct/v1/test".
  • MapMarker clusters: The beta status for MapMarkerCluster.ImageStyle, MapMarkerCluster.CounterStyle and the related MapMarkerCluster constructor has been removed: The feature has become stable.
  • Added sdkEngineAlreadyDisposed to InstantiationErrorCode enum to indicate that SDKNativeEngine.dispose() was already called.

API Changes - Breaking

  • MapPolyline: Removed the beta feature AlphaBlendType enum and the related property.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • MapCamera: When setting GeoCoordinates for any camera operation such as lookAt() or flyTo(), then the altitude value will be ignored starting with release of HERE SDK 4.15.0 - for now, the value has been deprecated.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.trafficIncidents are no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, on some newer devices running Android 12 or higher, fast changes of the device orientation can lead to render problems. This is a known Flutter issue tracked here.
  • The classes MapSurfaceHost.kt, MapViewHost.kt and MapViewHost.swift are only meant for internal use until further notice.

Version 4.12.8.0

New Features

  • The HereMap on Android now allows to use the Hybrid Composition mode. By default, the Virtual Display mode is still used. We expect, that in the future, the Hybrid Composition mode will become the default mode. In order to use the Hybrid Composition mode for native views, set the new optional constructor parameter mode when creating a HereMap like this: HereMap(mode: NativeViewMode.hybridComposition, ...). The Hybrid Composition mode is recommended for devices running Android 12 or higher. Note that it can cause performance impacts on lower Android versions. More information about Hybrid Composition and Virtual Display modes can be found here.
  • Added animation support for MapPolyline instances. Now, they can be moved and the progress can be animated (for example, to animate a route-eat-up progress) - added static MapPolylineAnimation class to represent an animation that can be applied to a MapPolyline object. Added startAnimation(MapPolylineAnimation animation, AnimationListener listener) to MapPolyline to start an animation. Added cancelAnimation(MapPolylineAnimation animation) to MapPolyline to cancel an animation. Added MapItemKeyFrameTrack polylineProgress(List<ScalarKeyframe> keyframes, EasingFunction easingFunction, KeyframeInterpolationMode interpolationMode) to create a keyframe track for the progress property of a 'MapPolyline'.

API Changes - Breaking

  • The minimum supported Xcode version was raised from Xcode 12.4 to Xcode 13.2.1. The minimum supported Mac OS version was raised from Catalina to Big Sur. Lower versions may still work, but are no longer guaranteed to work. Note that the minimum supported iOS version stays on 12.4. Effectively, this change was already introduced with HERE SDK 4.12.7.0.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.trafficIncidents are no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, on some newer devices running Android 12 or higher, fast changes of the device orientation can lead to render problems. This is a known Flutter issue tracked here.

Version 4.12.7.0

New Features

  • Flutter 3.3.2 is now fully supported. Note that an upgrade to this version is required in order to use this release of the HERE SDK. The HERE SDK will support only this Flutter version until further notice. Higher versions may also work, but are not guaranteed to work. Flutter 2.10.5 is no longer supported. Along with Flutter 3.3.2, also the supported Dart version was increased from 2.16.2 to 2.18.1. The HERE SDK plugin for iOS is now compiled with Xcode 13.2.1.
  • SearchEngine: Added connectorTypeId to EVChargingStation. More information on the IDs and the corresponding type can be found here.
  • Added HereMapController.secondaryLanguage property to set and get a secondary map language to support places that can show dual labels. If the text for primary and secondary language is the same, then only the primary language will be shown. If a requested language is not supported, then the local language is used. For example, some cities in India show a dual label with Latin (English) & Hindi text - at the same time.
  • Added MapPolyline.progressOutlineColor property to style the outline of the progress part of a polyline.
  • This version of the HERE SDK is delivered with map data version 54.
  • The newly introduced SDKNativeEngine.makeSharedInstance() feature we have released with HERE SDK 4.12.1.0 is now fully workable. As a result, it is now possible to switch to the new way to manually initialize the HERE SDK to avoid auto-initialization - as described in the Developer's Guide. All accompanying example apps show the new initialization approach.

Resolved Issues

  • MapPolyline instances no longer interprete an alpha color setting of 0.0 as fully opaque.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.trafficIncidents are no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.12.6.0

New Features

  • Added AlphaBlendType enum and the property MapPolyline.alphaBlendType: AlphaBlendType. The AlphaBlendType specifies how translucent MapPolyline instances are rendered on top of each other. The default type is OVERWRITE. Note that this is a beta release of this feature.
  • Search: Added CategoryQuery.fuelTypes and TextQuery.fuelTypes, which can be used to filter FuelStation results based on available fuel types. Added also TextQuery.truckFuelTypes and CategoryQuery.truckFuelTypes, which can be used to filter FuelStation results based on available truck fuel types.
  • Added MapPolyline.progress and MapPolyline.progressColor properties to style two parts of a polyline with different colors.
  • Added CategoryQuery.truckClass and TextQuery.truckClass, which can be used to filter FuelStation results with the minimum supported TruckClass. This filter is only available for use with the SearchEngine. The OfflineSearchEngine (not available for all editions) ignores this filter.
  • Added RoutePlace.sideOfDestination to identify the side of a street where the destination waypoint resides.
  • Map style update: Optimized the map view representation for MapScheme.hybridDay and MapScheme.hybridNight: The day and night schemes have been unified and the readability has been improved.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated MapFeatureModes.trafficFlowRegionSpecific, it will be removed in version 4.15.0. Use the newly introduced MapFeatureModes.trafficFlowJapanWithoutFreeFlow instead, if you are using the rich map for Japan. This is the adapted mode for Japan based on trafficFlowWithoutFreeFlow to exclude green lines for no traffic.

Resolved Issues

  • RoutingEngine: The importRoute() feature via a list of Locations can be used now as expected.
  • MapPolyline instances no longer ignore alpha color settings.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Since HERE SDK 4.12.1.0, the newly introduced SDKNativeEngine.makeSharedInstance() feature is not workable yet. As a result, it is not possible yet to switch to the new way to manually initialize the HERE SDK to avoid auto-initialization - as described in the Developer's Guide. All example apps still show the old initialization.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.trafficIncidents are no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.x is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. For an upcoming release, we are planning to integrate Flutter 3.3.2 that contains a possible fix for this problem. Once the HERE SDK supports Flutter 3.3.2, an upgrade to this version is required in order to use this version of the HERE SDK. Note that the HERE SDK will then only support one Flutter version until further notice. The currently supported minimum and latest Flutter version will be no longer compatible.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances interprete an alpha color setting of 0.0 as fully opaque. As a workaround, set an alpha value of 0.01 to make the polyline translucent. Non-zero alpha values work as expected.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.12.5.0

New Features

  • Added MapFeatures.environmentalZones and MapFeatureModes.environmentalZonesAll.
  • Added MapFeatures.congestionZones and MapFeatureModes.congestionZonesAll.
  • All map view features now have a named default mode. Constants for those were added to MapFeatureModes: buildingFootprintsAll, extrudedBuildingsAll, environmentalZonesAll, trafficIncidentsAll, safetyCamerasAll (only available for the Navigate Edition).
  • SearchEngine: Added the property Details.fuelStation that contains fuel station attributes. Added struct sdk.search.FuelStation,sdk.search.FuelAdditive, sdk.search.GenericFuel, sdk.search.TruckFuel. Currently it is supported only for online search. It can be enabled by adding show=fuel as custom option. This is a beta feature and thus subject to change.
  • Optimized the map view representation for extruded buildings and building footprints across zoom levels.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Since HERE SDK 4.12.1.0, the newly introduced SDKNativeEngine.makeSharedInstance() feature is not workable yet. As a result, it is not possible yet to switch to the new way to manually initialize the HERE SDK to avoid auto-initialization - as described in the Developer's Guide. All example apps still show the old initialization.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are planning to integrate a possible fix for the Flutter engine. Once the HERE SDK supports Flutter 3.3.2 an upgrade to Flutter 3.3.2 is required. The currently supported minimum and latest Flutter version will be no longer compatible.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The importRoute() feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.12.4.0

New Features

  • Added enterHighwayFromLeft and enterHighwayFromRight values to ManeuverAction enum. They indicate the maneuver action for a driver to perfom on entering a highway either from the left or right side. These enum values are only generated when setting the enableEnterHighwayManeuverAction flag in RouteOptions to true. By default, the flag is set to false. With HERE SDK 4.14.0 we plan to set it to true, by default.
  • Added AreaType enum which represents the type of an area such as country, state or district. Added property Place.areaType which gets the area type for the respective Place.
  • Added EVChargingStation.hasFixedCable field to know if a charging station for electric vehicles supports fixed cables.

Resolved Issues

  • Increased size limit from 10000 to 50000 for routingEngine.importRoute() when setting a list of Location points.
  • RoutingEngine: Improved the time to calculate Route results for very large routes.
  • RoutingEngine: Fixed missing toll information for bus or taxi online routes.

Known Issues

  • Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Since HERE SDK 4.12.1.0, the newly introduced SDKNativeEngine.makeSharedInstance() feature is not workable yet. As a result, it is not possible yet to switch to the new way to manually initialize the HERE SDK to avoid auto-initialization - as described in the Developer's Guide. All example apps still show the old initialization.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are planning to integrate a possible fix for the Flutter engine. Once the HERE SDK supports Flutter 3.x an upgrade to Flutter 3.x is required. The currently supported minimum and latest Flutter version will be no longer compatible.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The importRoute() feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.12.3.0

New Features

  • Introduced a new MapMarkerCluster.CounterStyle that indicates the number of contained MapMarker items in a cluster. The style allows various options to customize how this will be rendered on top of a cluster image. A new MapMarkerCluster() constructer has been added to set the style. In addition, an Anchor2D can be used to position the counter and the cluster image. An usage example can be found in the map_items_app example. Note that this is a beta release of this feature.
  • The latest supported Flutter version was raised from 2.10.2. to 2.10.5. The latest supported Dart version was raised from 2.16.1. to 2.16.2. - note that Flutter 3.x is not yet supported and cannot be used. The minimum supported Flutter and Dart versions have not been changed.
  • Added CategoryQuery.includeChains and CategoryQuery.excludeChains that support search filtering by chains.
  • The properties for EVChargingPoolDetails and EVChargingStation have been extended. Such information is available when using the online SearchEngine and the OfflineSearchEngine (for users of the Navigate Edition).
  • SearchEngine: Added TruckAmenities to the Details of a Place to inform on amenities such as truck wash or the number of available showers. Currently, this is supported only for online search. For now, this can be enabled by calling searchEngine.setCustomOption() with "show" as name and "truck" as value. This is a beta release of this feature.

API Changes - Breaking

  • Search for EV charging stations: Moved and renamed Place.Details.EVChargingStationAttributes to Place.Details.EVChargingPool.EVChargingPoolDetails.
  • MapFeatureModes.trafficFlowRegionSpecific is only rendered for credentials that enable detailed map data for Japan. By default, use MapFeatureModes.trafficFlowWithFreeFlow instead.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated TextQuery.includeChains and TextQuery.excludeChains. Please use CategoryQuery.includeChains and CategoryQuery.excludeChains instead.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are planning to integrate a possible fix for the Flutter engine. Once the HERE SDK supports Flutter 3.x an upgrade to Flutter 3.x is required. The currently supported minimum and latest Flutter version will be no longer compatible.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • The newly introduced TruckAmenities feature is not highlighted as a beta API in the API Reference.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.12.2.0

New Features

  • Search Details now contain EVChargingStationAttributes - if applicable for a Place.

API Changes - Breaking

  • Removed connectorTypeId from the search type EVChargingStation. The API is still in beta state.

Resolved Issues

  • SearchEngine: Corrected the allowed range of SearchOptions.maxItems to [1, 100]. When not set, results will be limited to 20, by default. This applies also to auto suggestion results.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are awaiting a possible fix for the Flutter engine.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.12.1.0

New Features

  • EV routing: Added PostAction.chargingDetails to get ChargingActionDetails, which supports additional parameters for EV charging such as arrivalChargeInKilowattHours and targetChargeInKilowattHours. The latter indicates the kWh level to which a vehicle's battery should be charged at a stop.
  • Added support for our new web-based unified HERE Style Editor that is available on the HERE platform. With the HERE Style Editor you can create highly customizable map styles. Note that custom map styles that have been made with the legacy desktop editor need to be migrated to the new HERE Style Editor format. Get in touch with your HERE representative to convert your existing styles. The HERE Style Editor is available via self-serve on the HERE platform.
  • Replaced MapScene.Layers with a more flexible solution: All map layers can now be enabled or disabled as MapFeatures specifying one ore more MapFeatureModes. Pass a map of key / value pairs to the new MapScene method void enableFeatures(Map<String, String> features). Hide a layer via void disableFeatures(List<String> features). Query supported map features via Map<String, List<String>> getSupportedFeatures() and check currently active map features with Map<String, String> getActiveFeatures(). Note that this is a beta release of this feature.
  • Added a simplified way to initialize the HERE SDK manually. Using the default automatic initialization is still possible, but has been deprecated. Added SDKNativeEngine.makeSharedInstance() to safely initialize a shared instance of the SDKNativeEngine. Calling this method also gracefully destroys any previous instance (if any). In order to deactivate auto-init, it is also required to remove credentials from AndroidManifest or plist and to set them instead via SDKOptions. As a result, the HERE SDK SDK will not be created automatically at startup.
  • Search: Added TextQuery.includeChains and TextQuery.excludeChains that support search filtering by adding a list of PlaceChain items. More information on chain IDs that correlate to specific places such as shops or stores can be found here.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • In rare cases an application using the HERE SDK may crash due to a Storage.LevelDB error or the initialization of the HERE SDK may fail with a failedToLockCacheFolder error. Added the class 'LockingProcess' and related functionality to prevent such crashes.
  • Deprecated all constants defined in MapScene.Layers. Instead of using those constants with MapScene.setLayerVisibility(), use the newly introduced MapScene.enableFeatures() and MapScene.disableFeatures() with the constants from MapFeatures and MapFeatureModes. Note that unlike layer visibility state, a map feature state is reset on loadScene().
  • Online RoutingEngine: Deprecated RoadFeatures.DIFFICULT_TURNS. Use instead RoadFeatures.U_TURNS.

Resolved Issues

  • The response time to calculate routes with the RoutingEngine has been heavily improved.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are awaiting a possible fix for the Flutter engine.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.12.0.0

New Features

  • We have launched a web-based HERE Style Editor to create custom map styles. The editor will be available for use with the upcoming release of HERE SDK 4.12.1.0.
  • This version of the HERE SDK is delivered with map data version 45.

API Changes - Breaking

  • Removed previously deprecated MapScene.setLayerState(String layerName, MapSceneLayerState newState). Use MapScene.setLayerVisibility(...) instead. Removed previously deprecated enum MapSceneLayerState, use VisibilityState instead.
  • Removed the previously deprecated MapCamera.animateToAreaWithGeoOrientationAndViewRectangle(GeoBox target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, Rectangle2D viewRectangle, int durationInMs) method. Use one of the other available methods instead.
  • The style for MapScheme.normalNight has been updated to improve readability: Increased brightness, saturation and contrast and reduced the number of different color tones.
  • A new web-based unified HERE Style Editor was made available on the HERE platform. The editor will be available for use with the upcoming release of HERE SDK 4.12.1.0. It is compatible with the Maps API for JavaScript (JSAPI) and the HERE SDK. Custom map styles that have been made with the legacy desktop editor need to be migrated to the new HERE Style Editor format. Get in touch with your HERE representative to discuss potential style updates until then. HERE SDK 4.12.0.0 is the last release that supports the old desktop format.
  • Monthly active users (MAU) are no longer counted when the HERE SDK is initialized. Instead, only usage counts, for example, when a MapView is shown, or when any engine like SearchEngine, RoutingEngine or any other engine - including MapDownloader, RoutePrefetcher, Navigator and VisualNavigator (for users of the Navigate Edition) - is instantiated. If credentials are changed at runtime, then usage is counted again.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated Accomodation, AccomodationHotelMotel and AccomodationLodging constants in PlaceCategory. Use the newly added Accommodation, AccommodationHotelMotel and AccommodationLodging constants instead.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are awaiting a possible fix for the Flutter engine.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.11.4.0

New Features

  • This version of the HERE SDK is delivered with map data version 44.
  • A Route contains now indexes for traffic incidents: Added getTrafficIncidentIndexes() to Span. The indexes are related to the traffic incidents in the parent Section. This helps to find the exact positions of traffic incidents on a route.
  • EV routing: Added availableConnectorCount to EVChargingStation. It represents the number of available physical connectors at a charging station.
  • Added setGeoCoordinates() and getGeoCoordinates() to Metadata.

API Changes - Breaking

  • Aligned the return value of PickTrafficIncidentResult.originalId to return a String instead of an integer.
  • The zoom level behavior of the MapCamera has been aligned: Internally, the HERE SDK calculates now a zoom level with a pixel scale as reference instead of ppi. As a result, when a zoom level is set, the MapView is zoomed in a bit less than previously. Note that this affects only the zoom level and not the camera's distance setting to earth. In addition, the maximum zoom level has been increased from 22 to 23.

Resolved Issues

  • A Route created with the RoutingEngine differentiates now between sections for stops and sections created due to a transport mode change: The waypointIndex of the first departure place and the last arrival place are now set according to the waypoints indexes.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • When using the new keyboard animations introduced with Flutter 2.10.2 the map view might blink in pink during the animation on iOS devices.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Currently, Flutter 3.0 is not yet supported due to a known issue with platform views. We are awaiting a possible fix for the Flutter engine.
  • MapViewPin instances do not disappear after tilting and panning the map far away: The pins still show up above the horizon.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.11.3.0

New Features

  • Added class PickTrafficIncidentResult containing all data of a picked traffic incident. Added PickMapContentResult.trafficIncidents property for retrieving picked traffic incidents.
  • This version of the HERE SDK is delivered with map data version 41.
  • Added MapCamera.lookAt(GeoCoordinates, MapMeasure) and MapCamera.lookAt(GeoCoordinates, GeoOrientationUpdate, MapMeasure).
  • Added sdk.transport.TruckSpecifications as replacement for the deprecated sdk.routing.TruckSpecifications.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated sdk.routing.TruckSpecifications class. Use 'sdk.transport.TruckSpecifications' instead.
  • Deprecated MapCamera.lookAt(GeoCoordinates, double) and MapCamera.lookAt(GeoCoordinates, GeoOrientationUpdate, double). Use instead the newly added lookAt() methods to set a MapMeasure, which allows now to specify if distance, scale or zoom level should be changed.
  • Added EVTruckOptions.truck_specifications as replacement for the deprecated EVTruckOptions.specifications.
  • Added TruckOptions.truck_specifications as replacement for deprecated TruckOptions.specifications.
  • Deprecated TruckOptions.specifications. Use TruckOptions.truck_specificationsinstead.
  • Deprecated EVTruckOptions.specifications. Use EVTruckOptions.truck_specificationsinstead.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • When using the new keyboard animations introduced with Flutter 2.10.2 the map view might blink in pink during the animation on iOS devices.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.
  • By default, MapScene.Layers.trafficFlow is no longer visible on the map. This is a license issue which affects all Navigate and Explore Edition users. Please contact us and ask for a HERE SDK license update to get traffic flow data. Your credentials will then be enabled to get access. Explore users can go directly to developer.here.com (instead of the HERE platform self-serve portal) as only the self-serve portal is affected.

Version 4.11.2.0

New Features

  • Added method setCustomOptions() to RoutingEngine which allows adding custom options to each routing query. Use this feature at your own risk to experiment with Routing API v8 backend features that are not yet supported by the HERE SDK.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • SearchEngine: Deprecated existing constructors of TextQuery and CategoryQuery. Use newly added constructors taking TextQuery.Area and CategoryQuery.Area instead.
  • Deprecated Section.departureTime and Section.arrivalTime properties. Use Section.departureLocationTime and Section.arrivalLocationTime properties instead. Added LocationTime class which provides the local time, UTC time and the UTC offset, including DST time variations.
  • Deprecated MapViewBase.pickMapFeatures(Rectangle2D, MapViewBase.PickMapFeaturesCallback), HereMapController.pickMapFeatures(Rectangle2D, MapViewBase.PickMapFeaturesCallback), MapViewBase.PickMapFeaturesCallback, PickMapFeaturesResult. Use instead the newly introduced MapViewBase.pickMapContent(Rectangle2D, MapViewBase.PickMapContentCallback), MapView.pickMapContent(Rectangle2D, MapViewBase.PickMapContentCallback), MapViewBase.PickMapContentCallback, PickMapContentResult.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed failing traffic incident queries for TrafficEngine.
  • Bus routes may not be fully accurate and the TransportMode of such routes is incorrectly changed to car. Fixed value returned by the getSectionTransportMode() method of a Section for bus routes.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • When using the new keyboard animations introduced with Flutter 2.10.2 the map view might blink in pink during the animation on iOS devices.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.11.1.0

New Features

  • Added MapImage.withImageDataImageFormatWidthAndHeight(Uint8List imageData, ImageFormat imageFormat, int width, int height) to set a custom size. It will also accept PNG image data.
  • Search: Added Suggestion.id that holds an auto suggest item ID.
  • Added a method to MapView to set a HERE watermark margin with hereMapController.setWatermarkPlacement(WatermarkPlacement placement, int bottomMargin).

API Changes - Breaking

  • Removed the previously deprecated constructor Location.withAllFields and the field Location.timestamp. Use the default constructor instead and set the values afterwards.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated the method HereMapController.setWatermarkPosition(WatermarkPlacement placement, int bottomCenterMargin). Use the related setWatermarkPlacement() method instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Dark background issue fixed for MapView when using a webMercator projection.
  • Fixed: Finding traffic on a route via trafficEngine.queryForIncidents fails unexpectedly for GeoCorridor objects that are much shorter than 500 km.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • When using the new keyboard animations introduced with Flutter 2.10.2 the map view might blink during the animation on iOS devices.
  • MapDownloader: The sizeOnDiskInBytes property of Region and InstalledRegion slightly differs.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • Bus routes may not be fully accurate and the TransportMode of such routes is incorrectly changed to car.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.11.0.0

New Features

  • Added low-level 3D support to programmatically add custom 3D objects on the map. Added MeshBuilder, TriangleMeshBuilder and QuadMeshBuilder to construct different kinds of meshes from points in 3D space via Point3D. The resulting Mesh container can be used with a texture graphic to create MapMarker3D objects.
  • MapMarker3D objects can now be scaled using a RenderSize.Unit in meters, pixels and densityIndependentPixels.
  • Added CategoryQuery.excludeCategories to add a list of PlaceCategory items that should be excluded from a category search for places. These categories can be set with CategoryQuery.withExcludeCategories.
  • Added enhanced animation support for MapMarker objects via the new MapMarkerAnimation class. Such animations are based on a MapItemKeyFrameTrack that stores keyframes for interpolation of a map item property. It can be constructed by calling MapItemKeyFrameTrack.moveTo(List<GeoCoordinatesKeyframe> keyframes, EasingFunction easingFunction, KeyframeInterpolationMode interpolationMode). The animation can be started or cancelled via mapMarker.startAnimation(mapMarkerAnimation)/cancelAnimation(mapMarkerAnimation).
  • Added support for online Bus route calculation via RoutingEngine. Added TransportMode.bus and BusOptions.
  • Added fade animations for MapMarker by setting fadeDuration: TimeInterval. The marker will automatically fade-in when being added to the MapView and fade-out when being removed. By default, this feature is disabled and the fadeDuration property defaults to 0.
  • Added explicit support for flat MapMarker3D objects. Added a convenience constructor for MapMarker3D with a MapImage parameter to create a flat map marker. Use RenderSize.Unit with densityIndependentPixels to create flat marker with a fixed size - independent of zoom level.
  • Added enhanced camera animations with MapCameraAnimationFactory.flyTo(GeoCoordinatesUpdate, double, Duration), MapCameraAnimationFactory.flyTo(GeoCoordinatesUpdate, GeoOrientationUpdate, double, Duration), MapCameraAnimationFactory.flyTo(GeoCoordinatesUpdate, MapMeasure, double, Duration), MapCameraAnimationFactory.flyTo(GeoCoordinatesUpdate, GeoOrientationUpdate, MapMeasure, double, Duration).

API Changes - Breaking

  • Removed the previously deprecated InstantiationErrorCode.failedToLockPersistentMapStorageFolder. Nothing to use instead: The persistent storage directory is no longer locked.
  • Removed the previously deprecated SectionNoticeCode.violatedPedestrianOption symbol. Nothing to use instead as this is is no longer supported.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated MapCamera.FlyToOptions`` and allMapCamera.flyToAPIs. UseMapCameraAnimationFactory.flyTo` APIs instead.
  • Deprecated Section.trafficSpeeds property. Use instead Span.trafficSpeed property.

Resolved Issues

  • The TrafficEngine can handle now GeoCorridor objects without a radius. When the radius via halfWidthInMeters is unset, a default value of 30 meters is used.
  • The returnToRoute() feature of the RoutingEngine now routes back to the first untravelled waypoint and the routeFractionTraveled parameter is no longer ignored.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Finding traffic on a route via trafficEngine.queryForIncidents fails unexpectedly for GeoCorridor objects that are much shorter than 500 km.
  • MapDownloader: The sizeOnDiskInBytes property of Region and InstalledRegion slightly differs.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.10.5.0

New Features

  • Added MapMeasureRange class to hold a MapMeasure range, MapCameraLimits.zoomRange: MapMeasureRange property.
  • Added SdkContext.release() method. It is recommended to call this method once, when the application shuts down.
  • Added support for custom backends with the new EngineBaseURL enum and the customEngineBaseUrls field in SDKOptions.
  • Added MapCameraLimits.tiltRange(AngleRange) property.
  • Route alternatives are now fully supported for electric vehicles. EV route alternatives are enabled when routeOptions.alternatives is in the range [1, 6]. Note that this feature is already available since v4.10.4.0.
  • Added MapCameraLimits.setBearingRangeAtZoom(MapMeasure, AngleRange), MapCameraLimits.clearBearingRanges, MapCameraLimits.setTiltRangeAtZoom(MapMeasure, AngleRange) and MapCameraLimits.clearTiltRanges.
  • Added MapCamera.cancelAnimations methods.
  • Added MapCameraListener interface, MapCamera.addListener(MapCameraListener), MapCamera.removeListener(MapCameraListener) and MapCamera.removeListeners methods.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated Location.timestampSinceBootInMilliseconds. Use Location.timestampSinceBoot instead.
  • Deprecated MapCameraLimits.setMinTilt(double) and MapCameraLimits.setMaxTilt(double). Use MapCameraLimits.tiltRange property instead.
  • Deprecated MapCamera.cancelAnimation method. Use MapCamera.cancelAnimations instead.
  • Deprecated MapCameraLimits.setMinZoomLevel(double), MapCameraLimits.setMaxZoomLevel(double), MapCameraLimits.ErrorCode, MapCameraLimits.MapCameraLimitsException. Use MapCameraLimits.zoomRange: MapMeasureRange property instead.
  • Deprecated MapCameraObserver interface, MapCamera.addObserver(MapCameraObserver) and MapCamera.removeObserver(MapCameraObserver) methods. Use MapCamera.addListener(MapCameraListener) and MapCamera.removeListener(MapCameraListener) instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed incorrect handling of RouteOptions.occupantsNumber while requesting a route.
  • Routing: Fixed incorrect offset calculation for departure/arrival time that happens when converting to UTC time.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Finding traffic on a route via trafficEngine.queryForIncidents fails unexpectedly for GeoCorridor objects that are much shorter than 500 km.
  • MapDownloader: The sizeOnDiskInBytes property of Region and InstalledRegion slightly differs.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.10.4.0

New Features

  • Added sdk.transport.TruckType enum. It is meant to replace the deprecated sdk.routing.TruckType.
  • Added TruckOptions.hazardous_materials. It is meant to replace the deprecated TruckOptions.hazardous_goods.
  • Added sdk.transport.HazardousMaterial enum. It is meant to replace the deprecated sdk.routing.HazardousGood.
  • Added EVTruckOptions.hazardous_materials. It is meant to replace the deprecated EVTruckOptions.hazardous_goods.
  • Traffic incident queries can now be canceled by calling the cancel() method of the TaskHandle object returned by the TrafficEngine.
  • Added routing.TruckSpecifications.truck_type. It is meant to replace the deprecated routing.TruckSpecifications.type.

API Changes - Breaking

  • The minimum supported Flutter version was raised from 2.5.3 to 2.8.0. The latest supported Flutter version is 2.10.2. The minimum supported Dart version was raised from 2.14.4 to 2.15.0. The latest supported Dart version is 2.16.1. Newer Flutter and Dart versions may also work, but are not guaranteed to work.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated routing.TruckSpecifications.type. Use routing.TruckSpecifications.truck_type instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.HazardousGood enum. Use 'sdk.transport.HazardousMaterial' instead.
  • Deprecated EVTruckOptions.hazardous_goods. Use EVTruckOptions.hazardous_materials instead.
  • Deprecated routing.TruckType enum. Use routing.TruckType instead.
  • Deprecated TruckOptions.hazardous_goods enum. Use 'TruckOptions.hazardous_materials' instead.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • MapDownloader: The sizeOnDiskInBytes property of Region and InstalledRegion slightly differs.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.10.3.0

New Features

  • Added sdk.transport.TunnelCategory. It is meant to replace deprecated sdk.routing.TunnelCategory.
  • Added altitude handling for offline routing.
  • Added property isDepthCheckEnabled to MapMarker3D class. This improves rendering for complex 3D objects such as a torus.
  • Added support for UNKNOWN value from TrafficIncidentImpact and TrafficIncidentType enums to enable filtering for traffic incidents. This value indicates that all types/impacts are requested from the backend and filtering will be applied thereafter by the HERE SDK.
  • Added EVTruckOptions.link_tunnel_category. It is meant to replace deprecated EVTruckOptions.tunnel_category.
  • Added TruckOptions.link_tunnel_category. It is meant to replace deprecated TruckOptions.tunnel_category.
  • Added MapCameraUpdateFactory.setNormalizedPrincipalPoint(Anchor2D) method to animate camera's principal point using normalized screen coordinates.
  • Added Anchor2DKeyframe class to be used in animation of normalized principal point. Added MapCameraKeyframeTrack.normalizedPrincipalPoint(List<Anchor2DKeyframe>, EasingFunction, KeyframeInterpolationMode) that creates keyframe track for animating normalized principal point. Added MapCameraKeyframeTrack.getAnchor2DKeyframes() method. Added MapCameraUpdateFactory.setNormalizedPrincipalPoint(Anchor2D) method.
  • Visibility of embedded default carto POIs on the map has been improved.
  • Added colors related to landuse area polygons in the night scheme have been updated.
  • Added MapIdleListener to MapView library to detect whether the map is idle or busy. Added addMapIdleListener(MapIdleListener) to start receiving idle state notifications and removeMapIdleListener(MapIdleListener) to stop receiving idle state notifications. It can be added for a HereMap instance, which you can get from a MapView instance.
  • Added constructors to 'RasterDataSource'.
  • Added initialBackgroundColor to MapViewOptions and constructor to set initial background color. Initial background color will be shown until the first map scene has been loaded.
  • Updated colors related to street network elements for the night scheme.

API Changes - Deprecations

  • Deprecated unsupported method RasterDataSource.changeConfigurationWithConfigPath(). Use the another constructor instead.
  • Deprecated BatterySpecifications.changingSetupDurationInSeconds. Use BatterySpecifications.changingSetupDuration instead.
  • Deprecated TruckOptions.tunnel_category enum. Use 'TruckOptions.link_tunnel_category' instead.
  • Deprecated Maneuver.durationInSeconds. Use Maneuver.duration instead.
    • Deprecated Section.durationInSeconds. Use Section.duration instead.
    • Deprecated Section.trafficDelayInSeconds. Use Section.trafficDelay instead.
  • Search: Deprecated GeoPlace(title, externalIDs, type, categories, address, location, business, web) and GeoPlace.allFields(title, externalIDs, type, categories, address, location, business, web, internalid, internalmyPlace) constructors. Use GeoPlace.withDefaults() instead.
  • Deprecated Waypoint.durationInSeconds. Use Waypoint.duration instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.TunnelCategory enum. Use 'sdk.transport.TunnelCategory' instead.
  • Deprecated Route.durationInSeconds. Use Route.duration instead.
    • Deprecated Route.trafficDelayInSeconds. Use Route.trafficDelay instead.
  • Deprecated MapCameraUpdateFactory.setPrincipalPointOffset(Point2D) method. Use MapCameraUpdateFactory.setNormalizedPrincipalPoint(Anchor2D) instead.
  • Deprecated EVTruckOptions.tunnel_category. Use EVTruckOptions.link_tunnel_category instead.
  • Deprecated PostAction.durationInSeconds. Use PostAction.duration instead.
    • Deprecated PostAction constructor. Use PostAction.withDefaults() instead.
    • Deprecated PreAction.durationInSeconds. Use PreAction.duration instead.
    • Deprecated PreAction constructor with parameters. Use PreAction.duration instead.
  • Deprecated TransitStop.durationInSeconds. Use TransitStop.duration instead. Deprecated TransitStop(departure, durationInSeconds) constructor. Use TransitDeparture.withDefaults(departure) instead.
  • Deprecated links in sdk.routing.Section. Use spans instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Adding custom raster layers no longer hides the HERE logo.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.10.2.0

New Features

  • Find traffic along a route: Added class TrafficIncidentOnRoute and read-only property Section.trafficIncidents. It represents traffic incidents on the route that are relevant for the section.
  • The RoutingEngine is now able to provide routes that contain altitude values along the route.
  • Added support for project scopes: With the new AndroidManifest meta-data option to specify a com.here.sdk.access_scope an app can set the HRN value as defined by your project ID. On iOS devices, use the plist key option to specify a Scope. Each app belongs to at least one or multiple projects. A possible use case can be to define a debugScope. See SDKOptions and the IAM Guide for more details.
  • Added isTruckLight flag to TruckSpecifications. It indicates that the truck can be classified as a car and that it is therefore excluded from legal restrictions (such as truck speed limits) for normal trucks when calculating the route. Note that specifications such as the physical dimensions, cargo, and others, are still taken into account.

API Changes

  • Dropped support for Flutter 2.2.x. Flutter 2.5.0 and Dart 2.14.0 or newer are now required - as already announced for the last release.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.EVConsumptionModel(ascentConsumptionInWattHoursPerMeter, descentRecoveryInWattHoursPerMeter, freeFlowSpeedTable, trafficSpeedTable, auxiliaryConsumptionInWattHoursPerSecond) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.TransitRouteOptions(departureTime, arrivalTime, alternatives, changes, modeFilter, modes, pedestrianSpeedInMetersPerSecond, pedestrianMaxDistanceInMeters, textOptions) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.AvoidanceOptions(roadFeatures, countries, avoidAreas, zoneCategories, segments) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated FarePrice.validityPeriodInSeconds. Use FarePrice.validityPeriod instead. Deprecated FarePrice constructor. Use FarePrice.withDefaults() instead.
  • Deprecated AuthenticationData.expiryTimeInSeconds. Use AuthenticationData.expiryTime instead. Deprecated AuthenticationData constructor. Use AuthenticationData.withDefaults() instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.PedestrianOptions(routeOptions, textOptions, avoidanceOptions, walkSpeedInMetersPerSecond) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.TransitSectionDetails(transport, intermediateStops, agency, attributions, fares, incidents) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.RouteTextOptions(language, instructionFormat, unitSystem) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.FarePrice(type, estimated, currency, validityPeriodInSeconds, minimum, maximum) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.ScooterOptions(routeOptions, textOptions, avoidanceOptions, allowHighway) constructor. Use one of the other constructors instead.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.10.1.0

New Features

  • Routing: Route calculations can now be canceled via the returned TaskHandle when calling calculateRoute() or related methods on engines such as the RoutingEngine.
  • BYOD: Extended GeoPlace to hold more information: Added ExternalID, LocationDetails, WebDetails, BusinessDetails.
  • Added matchSideOfStreet property to Waypoint class. It specifies how the location set by sideOfStreetHint should be handled when reaching a destination.
  • Added global ParameterConfiguration that holds default values for HERE SDK features. For now, this allows to specify a walkingSpeedInMetersPerSecond to define a default pedestrian movement. Added TransitRouteOptions.fromDefaultParameterConfiguration() and PedestrianOptions.fromDefaultParameterConfiguration() that allow to create TransitRouteOptions and PedestrianOptions that will use the values set via ParameterConfiguration. The created options can then be used as usual for route calculation. Note that this is a beta feature.
  • Added a new TrafficEngine that allows querying for current traffic incidents. Check the Traffic example app to see how it works. The TrafficEngine supports querying for traffic incidents in a bounding box, a circle, or a corridor. Querying for the exact traffic incident by ID. Traffic incidents can contain an incident type, an incident impact, an incident location (currently, a polyline with length), incident codes, an active time range, localized by the queried language description and summary, relevant vehicle restrictions, and more. It supports representations of traffic incident vehicle restrictions as a set of restricted vehicle properties of some vehicle category and filtering queried incidents by an incident type, an incident impact and an active time range.
  • Added RouteOptions.occupantsNumber: An option reflecting the number of occupants in a vehicle. Supported for car and truck transport modes. When it is higher than 1 it affects a vehicles ability to use HOV/carpool lanes. Defaults to 1.
  • Raised minimum supported Flutter version from 2.2.3 to 2.5.3. The latest Flutter version that is guaranteed to work is 2.8.1 - other versions may also work, but are not guaranteed to work.

API Changes

  • Changed type of RefreshRouteOptions constructor parameter from sdk.routing.TransportMode to sdk.transport.TransportMode.
  • Removed the previously deprecated release() method from all classes as it was doing nothing.
  • Routing: Deprecated EVConsumptionModel(ascentConsumptionInWattHoursPerMeter, descentRecoveryInWattHoursPerMeter, freeFlowSpeedTable, trafficSpeedTable, auxiliaryConsumptionInWattHoursPerSecond) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Search: Deprecated SearchOptions constructor that takes all parameters. Please use the default constructor instead.
  • Deprecated Size2D.withDefaults() constructor. Use one of the available constructors instead.
  • Search: Deprecated Address.withValues() constructor that takes all parameters. Please use the default constructor instead.
  • Deprecated Point2D.withDefaults() constructor. Use one of the available constructors instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated TransitRouteOptions(departureTime, arrivalTime, alternatives, changes, modeFilter, modes, pedestrianSpeedInMetersPerSecond, pedestrianMaxDistanceInMeters, textOptions) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Deprecated EVCarOptions constructor. Use EVCarOptions.withDefaults() instead.
  • Deprecated Route.transportMode. Use the newly introduced Route.requestedTransportMode instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated AvoidanceOptions(roadFeatures, countries, avoidAreas, zoneCategories, segments) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Deprecated CarOptions constructor. Use CarOptions.withDefaults() instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated a route's Link. Use Span instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated PedestrianOptions(routeOptions, textOptions, avoidanceOptions, walkSpeedInMetersPerSecond) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated TransitWaypoint constructor that takes all parameters. Please use the default constructor instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated TransitSectionDetails(transport, intermediateStops, agency, attributions, fares, incidents) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Deprecated TruckOptions constructor. Use TruckOptions.withDefaults() instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated RouteTextOptions(language, instructionFormat, unitSystem) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Deprecated EVTruckOptions constructor. Use EVTruckOptions.withDefaults() instead.
  • Deprecated sdk.routing.TransportMode enum. Use the newly introduced 'sdk.transport.TransportMode' instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated FarePrice(type, estimated, currency, validityPeriodInSeconds, minimum, maximum) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated ScooterOptions(routeOptions, textOptions, avoidanceOptions, allowHighway) constructor. Use the default constructor instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Fixed: Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • Fixed: When cachePath and persistentMapStoragePath are changed via SDKOptions, then it may not change the default path.
  • Fixed: Truck routes that are imported via importRoute() may be result in a RoutingError.NO_ROUTE_FOUND error as certain truck restrictions may be violated along the road. This is incorrect and instead the resulting route should contain the violated restrictions as part of the route's SectionNotice.

Known Issues

  • Navigation: Outlines for MapPolyline lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • MapPolyline instances ignore alpha color settings and will appear fully opaque.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • RoutingEngine: The route import feature via a list of Locations cannot be used yet commercially and requires custom access credentials. Please contact your sales representative to get access.

Version 4.10.0.0

New Features

  • MapView: Added support for mercator projection when a MapView is created programmatically. Added HereMapOptions and MapProjection that allow to specify the map projection. Enhanced constructor of HereMap with optional options parameter of type HereMapOptions. Examples:
    • HereMap(..., options: HereMapOptions(MapProjection.globe),)
    • HereMap(..., options: HereMapOptions(MapProjection.webMercator),)
  • Added MapContext class and added getMapContext() method to HereMapController. A MapContext is needed when custom data sources for map tiles should be created, such as the new RasterDataSource to support custom raster layers on a MapView.
  • MapView: Added support custom raster layers that can be shown as tile overlay on top of the map. Note: This is a beta release of this feature, so there could be a few bugs and unexpected behaviors. Related APIs may change for new releases without a deprecation process. The following classes have been added to support custom raster layers:
    • Added RasterDataSourceFactory which is used to create RasterDataSource objects.
    • Added RasterDataSource which represents the source of raster tile data to display. It also allows changing its configuration.
    • Added RasterDataSourceConfiguration which is used to specify a configuration for the data source, including URL, tiling scheme, storage levels and caching parameters.
    • Added TilingScheme enum which specifies how the tile data has to be interpreted.
    • Added RasterDataSourceListener interface which can be used to receive notifications from the RasterDataSource.
    • Added MapLayer class which represents a renderable map overlay and controls its visibility.
    • Added MapLayerBuilder which is used to create MapLayer objects.
    • Added MapLayerPriority which specifies the order of drawing a map layer.
    • Added MapLayerVisibilityRange which specifies at which zoom levels the map layer will become visible.
    • Added MapContentType which specifies the type of data shown by the MapLayer.
  • The HERE SDK is now compatible with Dart FFI package versions >=1.0.0 <=1.1.2 - instead of just supporting FFI 1.0.
  • Added HereMapControllerCore class. Added hereMapControllerCore property to HereMapController. HereMapControllerCore is used to initialize a MapLayer that can be used with a MapLayerBuilder to support custom raster layers.
  • Import routes: Added RouteHandle​(String handle) constructor that allows to create a RouteHandle from a given string handle. Such a string can be provided from other backend sources such as HERE REST APIs and it is valid for a couple of hours. The string encodes a calculated route and it can be used to import this route via the newly added method importRouteFromHandle(RouteHandle routeHandle, RefreshRouteOptions refreshRouteOptions, CalculateRouteCallback callback) of the RoutingEngine for further use with the HERE SDK. Note: This is a beta release of this feature.
  • Search: Added a default constructor for Address.

API Changes

  • Removed the previously deprecated classes MapCamera.Orientation, MapCamera.OrientationUpdate, MapCamera.State.targetOrientation and all methods using them. Use instead the new methods that use the new classes GeoOrientation, GeoOrientationUpdate and MapCamera.State.orientationAtTarget. For example, instead of the removed method MapCamera.lookAtPointWithOrientationAndDistance(GeoCoordinates target, OrientationUpdate orientation, Double distanceInMeters) use now MapCamera.lookAtPointWithGeoOrientationAndDistance(GeoCoordinates target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, Double distanceInMeters).
  • Removed the previously deprecated GeoCorridor.radiusInMeters property. Use the new property GeoCorridor.halfWidthInMeters instead.
  • Removed the previously deprecated FarePrice.unit property. Use instead the FarePrice.validityPeriodInSeconds property.
  • Removed the previously deprecated method MapCamera.animateToAreaWithGeoOrientationAndViewRectangle(GeoBox target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, Rectangle2D viewRectangle, int durationInMs). Use one of the other available methods instead.
  • Removed the previously deprecated Agency.icon property. This feature is no longer supported.
  • Deprecated the method MapScene.setLayerState(String layerName, MapSceneLayerState newState). Use the new method MapScene.setLayerVisibility(String layerName, VisibilityState visibility) instead. Deprecated the enum MapSceneLayerState. Use the enum VisibilityState instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Routing: It is now possible to set a stop duration for each waypoint so that a better overal ETA can be given. Added 'durationInSeconds' property to Waypoint. It defaults to 0. Note that it will be ignored for pass-through waypoints.
  • Fixed: MapViewLifecycleListener.onAttach() is now called once MapView has been fully initialized.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • Outlines for MapPolyine lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Truck routes that are imported via importRoute() may be result in a RoutingError.NoRouteFound error as certain truck restrictions may be violated along the road. This is incorrect and instead the resulting route should contain the violated restrictions as part of the route's SectionNotice.
  • When cachePath and persistentMapStoragePath are changed via SDKOptions, then it may not change the default path.

Version 4.9.4.0

New Features

  • Routing: Added support for bicycles. Now it is possible to create bicycle routes online with the RoutingEngine using BicycleOptions. Added also TransportMode.bicycle.
  • Increased the supported maximum Flutter version from 2.5.2 to 2.5.3. The maximum supported Dart version was updated from 2.14.3 to 2.14.4. Newer versions may also work, but are not guaranteed to work.
  • Routing: Added optional field nameHint to Waypoint. For cases when there are multiple places at the same geographic coordinate, this hint can help the RoutingEngine to find the expected place. For example, "North" can be set to differentiate between interstates "I66 North" and "I66 South".
  • Routing: It's now possible to set TaxiOptions.allowDriveThroughTaxiRoads. It allows to calculate routes that make use of roads and lanes that are reserved for taxis.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • Outlines for MapPolyine lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Truck routes that are imported via importRoute() may be result in a RoutingError.NoRouteFound error as certain truck restrictions may be violated along the road. This is incorrect and instead the resulting route should contain the violated restrictions as part of the route's SectionNotice.

Version 4.9.3.0

API Changes

  • Renamed the class PickMapFeaturesResultPickPoiResult to PickPoiResult.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Picking map features such as embedded POIs and map items via mapView.pickMapItems and mapView.pickMapFeatures is currently not possible at the same time.
  • Fixed enterHigway maneuver action which was incorrectly reported as turn left / right instead of left / right fork.
  • Fixed: The traffic layers MapScene.Layers.TRAFFIC_FLOW and MapScene.Layers.TRAFFIC_INCIDENTS may not be instantly visible when starting an app for the first time.
  • Fixed: Setting the map layer VEHICLE_RESTRICTIONS is currently ignored and the layer is not visible.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).
  • Outlines for MapPolyine lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.

Version 4.9.2.0

Highlights

  • Removed the beta status for the HERE SDK for Flutter. Please note, that due to the rapid development of Dart and Flutter also our HERE SDK APIs may change for new releases without prior notice or a deprecation process. We expect that this will happen only for rare exceptional cases - if at all. From now on, for the majority of cases the HERE SDK for Flutter will follow a deprecation process and upcoming breaking changes will be communicated via Release Notes and in the API Reference documentation.
  • Added iOS simulator support for M1 machines with a new ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator framework that is included now in the XCFramework along with the ios-arm64 framework. Now it is possible to start simulators without any workaround on M1 machines. Note that bitcode optimization is only enabled for ios-arm64.

New Features

  • Added LocationIndicator.updateLocation(Location location, MapCameraUpdate cameraUpdate) to update the location of the indicator and the target coordinates of the MapView at the same time - for example, when tracking the user's location.
  • Offline Routing: Enabled a property for RouteOptions that allows to set an upper limit of the driving speed of a vehicle: speedCapInMetersPerSecond is available for car and truck transport modes. It can affect route path and ETA. Note that this property was already available for online routing.
  • Added feature to observe when a MapCamera animation or flyTo()-call has completed: Added AnimationListener interface, 'AnimationState' enumeration, MapCamera.startAnimationWithListener method, MapCamera.flyToWithOptionsAndGeoOrientationAndListener and MapCamera.fflyToWithOptionsAndGeoOrientationAndDistanceAndListener methods.
  • Added a feature to pick embedded carto POIs. By default, embedded POIs are visible on the map and they can be picked now via mapView.pickMapFeatures() to get a PickMapFeaturesResult that contains a PoiResult. Check the Developer's Guide for a usage example.
  • Added a convenience feature to tie a LocationIndicator directly to the MapView's life cycle'. For example, be calling the new enable() method, the LocationIndicator is visible on the map. This has the same affect as when calling mapView.addLifecycleDelegate(locationIndicator). Added factory method LocationIndicator.withMapView(MapViewBase mapView), added methods LocationIndicator.enable(MapViewBase mapView), LocationIndicator.disable().
  • MapMarkerCluster items can now be picked - and when picking other map items, clustered markers are no longer returned via pickMapItemsResult.getMarkers(). Instead, call the new pickMapItemsResult.getClusteredMarkers() method. See the MapItems example app and the Developer's Guide for a usage example.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Depending on your configuration when running on Xcode simulator, you may need to modify the post_install task in the generated Podfile. Now, arm64 M1 support is already integrated by default.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).
  • The traffic layers MapScene.Layers.TrafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.TrafficIncidents may not be instantly visible when starting an app for the first time.
  • Outlines for MapPolyine lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Setting the map layer vehicleRestrictions is currently ignored and the layer is not visible.
  • Picking map features such as embedded POIs and map items via mapView.pickMapItems and mapView.pickMapFeatures is currently not possible at the same time.

Version 4.9.1.0

Highlights

  • The minimum supported Flutter version was raised from 2.0.6 to 2.2.3. Flutter 2.5.2 (and therefore Dart 2.14.3) is now officially supported.

New Features

  • Added removeMapMarkers() method to MapScene class. It removes multiple map markers in a batch call.

API Changes

  • Removed deprecated tag for persistentMapStorageFolderAccessDenied. persistentMapStorageFolderAccessDenied is not deprecated anymore.
  • Deprecated MapCamera.animateToAreaWithGeoOrientationAndViewRectangle(GeoBox target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, Rectangle2D viewRectangle, int durationInMs). Use one of the other available methods instead.
  • Deprecated MapCameraFlyToOptions.durationInMs, use MapCameraFlyToOptions.duration instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Route imports no longer fail when Location.time is set.
  • Fixed a short pink screen, that can appear before the first display of a MapView.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).
  • MapMarkerCluster groups are not directly pickable yet. As a workaround, overlapping markers can be identified by setting a unique Metadata key to the contained MapMarker items of a cluster. See the MapItems app for an example.
  • The traffic layers MapScene.Layers.TrafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.TrafficIncidents may not be instantly visible when starting an app for the first time.
  • Outlines for MapPolyine lines can show a minimal gap at certain zoom levels. As a workaround use a round LineCap style.
  • Setting the map layer vehicleRestrictions is currently ignored and the layer is not visible.
  • Depending on your configuration when running on Xcode simulator, you may need to modify the post_install task in the generated Podfile:
post_install do |installer|
  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
    flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          config.build_settings['EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]'] = 'arm64' if `uname -m` == "x86_64\n"
        end

  end
  installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
    project.targets.each do |target|
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
            config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '12.4'
        end
    end
    project.build_configurations.each do |config|
        config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '12.4'
    end
end

Version 4.9.0.0

New Features

  • Added new animation features to MapCamera with startAnimation(MapCameraAnimation), EasingFunction and KeyframeInterpolationMode. Added related classes GeoCoordinatesKeyframe, GeoOrientationKeyframe, Point2DKeyframe, ScalarKeyframe, MapCameraAnimation, MapCameraAnimationFactory and MapCameraKeyframeTrack.
  • Routes can now be imported: Added routingEngine.importRoute() to import a route from a list of GeoCoordinates and RouteOptions.
  • Added support for map marker clustering with the new classes MapMarkerCluster and MapMarkerCluster.ImageStyle. A marker cluster can be added/removed with MapScene.addMapMarkerCluster()/MapScene.emoveMapMarkerCluster. See the MapItems example app for a usage example.
  • Added optional field time to Location class to specify the time when the location data was set.
  • Batch support for MapMarker: Added method to add multiple MapMarker items at once. With mapScene.addMapMarkers() a list of MapMarker items can be added to a MapScene with a single batch call.
  • Search: Added PlaceType.intersection to indicate an intersection of at least two streets. Note: This is a beta feature.

API Changes

  • Removed the previously deprecated factory method in Location class. Use one of the other available constructors instead.
  • Removed the previously deprecated MapRepresentable interface and addMapRepresentable and removeMapRepresentable methods from HereMapController. Use the MapViewLifecycleListener instead.
  • Map schemes: Removed the previously deprecated scene configuration files: "legacy.grey.day.json", "legacy.grey.night.json", "legacy.hybrid.day.json", "legacy.hybrid.night.json", "legacy.normal.day.json", "legacy.normal.night.json". Use the related MapSchemes instead.
  • Removed the previously deprecated Notice class, NoticeCode enum and Section.notices property. Use SectionNoticeCode, SectionNotice class and Section.getSectionNotices() method instead.
  • Search: Removed the following fields from Address class that have been previously deprecated: stateName, countyName, streetName, additionalData. Please use state, county and street instead. The field additionalData was already unused.
  • Search: Removed the perviously deprecated optionsNotAvailable value from the SearchError enum. It was replaced by the SearchError.invalidParameter value.
  • Removed the previously deprecated greyDay and greyNight from MapScheme enum. Use the normal map scheme variants instead.
  • Deprecated field timestamp in Location class, please use the newly introduced time field instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed Chinese fonts that have been displayed accidentially for Japan labels.
  • Fixed: Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).
  • MapMarkerCluster groups are not directly pickable yet. As a workaround, overlapping markers can be identified by setting a unique Metadata key to the contained MapMarker items of a cluster. See the MapItems app for an example.
  • The traffic layers MapScene.Layers.TrafficFlow and MapScene.Layers.TrafficIncidents may not be instantly visible when starting an app for the first time.
  • Flutter 2.5 is not officially supported yet. To run apps on simulator, modify the post_install task in the generated Podfile:
post_install do |installer|
  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
    flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          config.build_settings['EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]'] = 'arm64' if `uname -m` == "x86_64\n"
        end

  end
  installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
    project.targets.each do |target|
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
            config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '12.4'
        end
    end
    project.build_configurations.each do |config|
        config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '12.4'
    end
end

Version 4.8.4.0

New Features

  • Routing: Added getDurationInSeconds method to the Maneuver class to get the estimated duration of a maneuver.
  • Added new factory method for DMS and decimal GeoCoordinates to convert one into the other with GeoCoordinates.fromString().
  • Search: Added ResponseDetails as result type that provides the requestId of a search request and a correlationId to identify multiple, related queries.
  • Routing: Added a static fromString method to SegmentReference to generate instances of this class from a well-formatted String. Usually, SegmentReference instances are only accessible from the Span of a Route's Segment.

API Changes

  • Routing: For the new toll cost API, now the newly added RouteOptions.enableTolls flag must be set to get toll costs. It is set to false by default. When this flag is enabled, toll data is requested for toll applicable transport modes.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).

Version 4.8.3.0

Highlights

  • The latest stable Flutter version that works with the HERE SDK was updated from 2.2.2 to 2.2.3. Newer versions may also work, but are not guaranteed to work.

New Features

  • Public transit routes: Added support for new pedestrian sections to provide better information on in-station walks, for example, when walking from a place of type accessPoint type to a place of type station.
  • Routing: Added RouteOptions.enableTrafficOptimization property which is true by default, and when set to false, it doesn't consider traffic information and ignores RouteOptions.departureTime.
  • Routing: It's now possible to avoid individual segments on a Route. With the newly added segments field in AvoidanceOptions users can specify the parts of a route they would like to avoid after a recalculation. The segments can be identified via Route -> Section -> Span -> SegmentReference.
    • Added SegmentReference class that represents a reference to a segment id with a travel direction.
    • Added getSegmentReference method to the Span class.
    • Added TravelDirection enum that indicates the travel direction along a segment.
  • Added enhanced APIs to control the MapCamera with the new classes MapCameraUpdate, MapCameraUpdateFactory and MapMeasure. Added the applyUpdate method to MapCamera that accepts a MapCameraUpdate as parameter.
  • Routing: Added violatedAvoidSeasonalClosure, violatedAvoidTollTransponder, seasonalClosure, tollTransponder, tollsDataUnavailable and chargingStopNotNeeded symbols to the SectionNoticeCode enum.

API Changes

  • Transit routes no longer provide fare information and the TransitSectionDetails.fares list is always empty.
  • Routing: Deprecated SectionNoticeCode.violatedPedestrianOption symbol. It will be removed in v4.11.0 as it is no longer supported.
  • Deprecated persistentMapStorageFolderAccessDenied and failedToLockPersistentMapStorageFolder values from the InstantiationErrorCode enum. The persistent storage directory is no longer locked.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: It is not possible to set both RouteOptions.departureTime and RouteOptions.arrivalTime at the same time. Plus, RouteOptions.arrivalTime is ignored when RouteOptions.enableTrafficOptimization is set to false.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).

Version 4.8.2.0

New Features

  • Improved search for electric vehicle charging stations: Added classes EVChargingPool and EVChargingStation. A charging pool for electric vehicles is an area equipped with one or more charging stations. A charging station defines a group of connectors for electrical vehicles that share a common charging connector type and max power level. Note: This is a beta feature.
  • Improved search for electric vehicle charging stations: Added property Details.evChargingPool that represents the details of the charging pool for electric vehicles. Note: This is a beta feature.
  • Routing: Added information on toll costs with a new PaymentMethod enum, TollFare & Toll structs and Section.tolls property. Note: This is a beta feature.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: In rare cases, Storage.LevelDB related crashes can occur when starting the app.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).

Version 4.8.1.0

New Features

  • Routing: Added NoRouteHandle enum value to RoutingError to indicate that the route did not contain the required RouteHandle, which is needed, for example, to refresh a route.
  • Search: Added new name property to PlaceCategory that provides a level 3 description.

API Changes

  • Renamed GeoCorridor.make() to GeoCorridor().

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, Storage.LevelDB related crashes can occur when starting the app.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).

Version 4.8.0.0

Highlights

  • The minimum supported Flutter and Dart version was raised to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12.
  • FFI 1.0 is now supported, which means that other 3rd party plugins also need to be updated to use FFI 1.0, or they can't be used together with the HERE SDK.
  • Support for null safety was added. Null safety can be optionally disabled.
  • It's no longer necessary to call release() to dispose an object. The method has been deprecated and it will be removed in the future. When still calling it, it will do nothing.
  • A new reference application for the HERE SDK for Flutter (Navigate Edition) was published on GitHub. It shows how a complex and release-ready project targeting iOS and Android devices may look like. You can use it as a source of inspiration for your own HERE SDK based projects - in parts or as a whole. Many parts of the app overlap with the Explore Edition - however, guidance requires the Navigate Edition. At the moment, only HERE SDK 4.7 is supported.

API Changes

  • Deprecated MapCameraOrientation - replaced with GeoOrientation
  • Deprecated MapCameraOrientationUpdate - replaced with GeoOrientationUpdate
  • Deprecated MapCameraState.targetOrientation - replaced with MapCameraState.orientationAtTarget
  • Deprecated MapCamera.flyToWithOptionsAndOrientation(GeoCoordinates target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation, MapCameraFlyToOptions animationOptions) → void - replaced with MapCamera.flyToWithOptionsAndGeoOrientation(GeoCoordinates target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, MapCameraFlyToOptions animationOptions) → void
  • Deprecated MapCamera.flyToWithOptionsAndOrientationAndDistance(GeoCoordinates target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation, double distanceInMeters, MapCameraFlyToOptions animationOptions) → void - replaced with MapCamera.flyToWithOptionsAndGeoOrientationAndDistance(GeoCoordinates target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, double distanceInMeters, MapCameraFlyToOptions animationOptions) → void
  • Deprecated MapCamera.lookAtAreaWithOrientation(GeoBox target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation) → void - replaced with MapCamera.lookAtAreaWithGeoOrientation(GeoBox target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation) → void
  • Deprecated MapCamera.lookAtAreaWithOrientationAndViewRectangle(GeoBox target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation, Rectangle2D viewRectangle) → void - replaced with MapCamera.lookAtAreaWithGeoOrientationAndViewRectangle(GeoBox target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, Rectangle2D viewRectangle) → void
  • Deprecated MapCamera.lookAtPointWithOrientationAndDistance(GeoCoordinates target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation, double distanceInMeters) → void - replaced with MapCamera.lookAtPointWithGeoOrientationAndDistance(GeoCoordinates target, GeoOrientationUpdate orientation, double distanceInMeters) → void
  • Deprecated MapCamera.orbitBy(MapCameraOrientationUpdate delta, Point2D origin) → void - replaced with MapCamera.orbitByWithGeoOrientation(GeoOrientationUpdate delta, Point2D origin) → void
  • Deprecated MapCamera.setTargetOrientation(MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation) → void - replaced with MapCamera.setOrientationAtTarget(GeoOrientationUpdate orientation) → void
  • Removed the previously deprecated updateGeometry() methid from MapPolyline and MapPolygon.
  • Search: Removed previously deprecated fields in Contact: emailAddresses, landlinePhoneNumbers, mobilePhoneNumbers, websiteAddresses.
  • Routing: Removed the previously deprecated Arrival and Departure classes.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • In rare cases, Storage.LevelDB related crashes can occur when starting the app.
  • In rare cases, the map view can show a gray screen right after start-up and the application may appear not responding (ANR).

Version 4.7.7.0

Highlights

  • Preview: Flutter version and FFI version have been raised. Support for null safety was introduced. It's no longer necessary to call release(). The HERE SDK reference application was introduced on GitHub. See the details for all these changes in the highlights for the 4.8.0.0 release above.

New Features

  • Search: Added politicalView member to Place class. The optional value can be checked if it is matching the one that was set beforehand via SDKOptions.

API Changes

  • The map styles for NORMAL_DAY, NORMAL_NIGHT, HYBRID_DAY and HYBRID_NIGHT have been updated to the ones that have been made available as preview beforehand. The new map styles feature a clean and neutral base map and a street network with improved gray scales that allow a better hierarchy of elements that can be added on top.
  • MapView: "Simplified Chinese", "Traditional Taiwan" and "Traditional Hong Kong" language labels are now supported.
  • Removed the "fromLambda" constructor from all related Dart classes, for example Gestures, SearchEngine and so on. Instead of creating a gesture listener like this: tapListener = TapListener.fromLambdas(lambda_onTap: (Point2D p) { ... }); the code can be simplified now to: tapListener = TapListener((Point2D p) { ... });.
  • Routing: Updated the API for the returnToRoute and refreshRoute feature for RoutingEngine:
    • Changed the parameter order of RoutingInterface.returnToRoute(): The startingPoint parameter is now the second parameter, not the third parameter. The feature is still in beta.
    • Added a startingPoint parameter to the RoutingEngine.refreshRoute() method. In return, deleted RefreshRouteOptions.updateStartingPoint(). The feature is still in beta.
    • Deleted the ReturnToRouteEngine. Use the newly introduced RoutingInterface.returnToRoute() method instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • Fixed: When MapMarker.setOverlapAllowed() is set to false and the map is zoomed, this can lead to a flickering of the marker assets.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.7.6.0

Highlights

  • Important note: It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0. With this release we also plan to switch to FFI 1.0, which means that other 3rd party plugins also need to be updated to use FFI 1.0, or they can't be used together with the HERE SDK. In addition, we plan to introduce null safety. Note that the HERE SDK is not compatible with Flutter 2.2.0 or higher - as the HERE SDK does not yet support FFI 1.0 until v4.8.0.

New Features

  • Improved map rendering performance on low end devices.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • When MapMarker.setOverlapAllowed() is set to false and the map is zoomed, this can lead to a flickering of the marker assets.

Version 4.7.5.0

Highlights

  • Important note: It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0. With this release we also plan to switch to FFI 1.0, which means that other 3rd party plugins also need to be updated to use FFI 1.0, or they can't be used together with the HERE SDK. In addition, we plan to introduce null safety. Note that the HERE SDK is not compatible with Flutter 2.2.0 or higher - as the HERE SDK does not yet support FFI 1.0 until v4.8.0.

New Features

  • Routing: Added avoidance options for pedestrians with PedestrianOptions.avoidanceOptions.
  • Search: Added support to search along longer route polylines with a GeoCorridor. Either increase halfWidthInMeters when set via constructor or do not set it - by using the GeoCorridor constructor that only allows to set the GeoPolyline. The parameter radiusInMeters has been deprecated: Please only use halfWidthInMeters as constructor parameter to specify the thickness of the route corridor. When increasing halfWidthInMeters then a greater simplification of the polyline shape can be achieved resulting in a longer route that can be searched along. On the downside the results are less accurate and can lie farther away from the route. When halfWidthInMeters is not set, a suitable value is set internally based on "best guess".
  • The LocationIndicator now supports a gray state that can be set via LocationIndicator.isActive.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • When MapMarker.setOverlapAllowed() is set to false and the map is zoomed, this can lead to a flickering of the marker assets.

Version 4.7.4.0

Highlights

  • Important note: It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0. With this release we also plan to switch to FFI 1.0, which means that other 3rd party plugins also need to be updated to use FFI 1.0, or they can't be used together with the HERE SDK. In addition, we plan to introduce null safety. Note that the HERE SDK is not compatible with Flutter 2.2.0 or higher - as the HERE SDK does not yet support FFI 1.0 until v4.8.0.

New Features

  • Routing: Added TruckType enum to specify the type of a truck for the TruckSpecifications.
  • Routing: Added TruckSpecifications.trailerCount to specify the number of trailers.
  • Routing: Added accessPoint to RoutePlaceType enum. It allows to differentiate Section's based on RoutePlace.type.
  • Public transit: Added FarePriceType enum, FarePrice.type, FarePrice.minimum and FarePrice.maximum properties. FarePrice provides the actual price value.

API Changes

  • Gestures: A finger down gesture stops now any ongoing animation including kinetic panning.
  • Routing: Deprecated FarePrice.unit, use the newly introduced FarePrice.validityPeriodInSeconds property instead.
  • Routing: Deprecated the unsupported Agency.icon property. This property is no longer supported and will be removed with HERE SDK release v4.10.0.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • When MapMarker.setOverlapAllowed() is set to false and the map is zoomed, this can lead to a flickering of the marker assets.

Version 4.7.3.0

Highlights

  • Important note: It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0. With this release we also plan to switch to FFI 1.0, which means that other 3rd party plugins also need to be updated to use FFI 1.0, or they can't be used together with the HERE SDK. In addition, we plan to introduce null safety.

New Features

  • Routing: Added support for EVCarOptions and EVTruckOptions for the RefreshRouteOptions class.
  • EV Routing: Added new parameters to BatterySpecifications:
    • minChargeAtChargingStationInKilowattHours: The minimum charge when arriving at a charging station.
    • minChargeAtDestinationInKilowattHours: The minimum charge at the final route destination.
    • maxChargingVoltageInVolts: The maximum charging voltage supported by the vehicle's battery.
    • maxChargingCurrentInAmperes: The maximum charging current supported by the vehicle's battery.
    • chargingSetupDurationInSeconds: The time spent after arriving at a charging station, but before actually charging.
  • SearchEngine: For reverse geocoding it is now possible to search in a GeoCircle with searchByCoordinatesWithRadius(GeoCircle circle, SearchOptions options, SearchCallback callback).

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • When MapMarker.setOverlapAllowed() is set to false and the map is zoomed, this can lead to a flickering of the marker assets.

Version 4.7.2.0

Highlights

  • Important note: It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0. With this release we also plan to switch to FFI 1.0, which means that other 3rd party plugins also need to be updated to use FFI 1.0, or they can't be used together with the HERE SDK. In addition, we plan to introduce null safety.
  • The Developer's Guide has been extended and is now on par with the content that was already available for the native platforms.

New Features

  • Added a feature to refresh a Route: Added the RouteOptions.enableRouteHandle flag to get a RouteHandle, a RefreshRouteOptions class and a RoutingEngine.refreshRoute() method. Note that currently EVRouteOptions are not supported. See the related chapter in the Developer's Guide for more information.
  • LocationIndicator: Added a new style for pedestrians. The new style is added to IndicatorStyle and can be set to a LocationIndicator instance to switch the default 3D map marker model to indicate the current heading and location. Optionally, the style can be customized.
  • Added an option to affect FPS rendering of the map view by decreasing or increasing the frameRate with MapView.frameRate. This can be useful to reduce CPU usage for low end devices. The default FPS is 60 frames per second. It is also possible to deactivate automatic render cycles by setting FPS to 0.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.7.1.0

Highlights

  • Added a default 3D LocationIndicator to show the current location and travel direction of a user. It can be added to the map view with MapView.addMapLifecycleListener(). Update its location via Mapview.updateLocation() that accepts a Location as parameter. The look of the default asset can be customized by setting a MapMarker3DModel as parameter to LocationIndicator.setMarker3dModel(). You can also specify the MarkerType: In the future, it may be used to enable different styles of markers for different use cases.

New Features

  • Introduced taxi routes. Added TransportMode.taxi type and a TaxiOptions class to calculate routes optimized for taxis via RoutingEngine.calculateTaxiRoute(). Note: This is a beta release of this transport mode, so there could be a few bugs and unexpected behaviors.
  • Routing: Added RouteOptions.speedCapInMetersPerSecond to limit the maximum allowed speed for a vehicle. When set, the route duration will be shorter for car and truck transport modes. For scooter routes it may also affect the route geometry. Other transport modes are ignored.

API Changes

  • Changed type of screenshot object returned by HereMapController.takeScreenshot() from an Image object to a ImageInfo object. Flutter's Image is actually of type Widget, which makes it more difficult to access the RGB data. Dart's ImageInfo simplifies this and it can still be converted to a Flutter Widget, if desired.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Public transit routes do not contain maneuvers.
  • Fixed: On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.7.0.0

Highlights

  • Raised the minimum supported Flutter version from Flutter 1.20 to Flutter 1.22 and Dart 2.10. It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0.
  • New Flutter example apps added on GitHub: The Flutter selection contains now the same set of example apps as the native iOS and Android platforms.
  • Introduced public transit routing with a new TransitRoutingEngine that can calculate public transit routes. It uses TransitWaypoint type waypoints and a TransitRouteOptions class to specify various transit related options. Note that the API is in an early development stage. More features and overall stabilization are planned for the next releases.

New Features

  • Along with the newly introduced TransitRoutingEngine (see above), the following supportive types have been added: AttributionType enum, FarePriceType enum, FareReason enum, PreActionType enum, TransitDepartureStatus enum, TransitIncidentType enum, TransitIncidentEffect enum, TransitMode enum, TransitModeFilter enum, Agency class, Attribution class, Fare class, FarePrice class, PreAction class, TransitIncident class, TransitDeparture class, TransitSectionDetails class, TransitStop class, and TransitTransport class.
  • Routing: Introduced a new Span class that is accessible from a Section on a Route. It points to the related section notices to indicate possible route violations. With the Span class these violations can now be identified on the Route as they contain the length in meters and the geometry.
  • Routing: Added additional constructor for IsolineOptions.Calculation: IsolineOptionsCalculation.withDefaultsAndCalculationMod(IsolineRangeType rangeType, List<int> rangeValues, IsolineCalculationMode isolineCalculationMode).
  • Search: Added new method to SearchEngine to get place details for a Suggestion that contains a href String. Use the new sendRequest() method for this.

API Changes

  • Added a new MapViewLifecycleListener that replaces the deprecated MapRepresentable. It can be added or removed from a Mapview. Use this to get notified on the map view's lifecycle.
  • Deprecated MapRepresentable and the related methods to add or remove it from a MapView. Use the newly introduced MapViewLifecycleListener instead.
  • Removed the previously deprecated GeoBox.intersects(GeoBox) and GeoBox.contains(GeoBox).
  • Removed the previously deprecated LocationProvider and the LocationListener.onLocationTimeout() method.
  • Removed the previously deprecated Section.getTransportMode() method.
  • Removed the previously deprecated GeoCorridor(List<GeoCoordinates>, Double) constructor.
  • Removed the previously deprecated Place.getCoordinates().
  • Removed the previously deprecated fields and constructors from Color.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: The opening hours for a Place that closes after midnight end at midnight.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.
  • Public transit routes do not contain maneuvers.

Version 4.6.5.0

New Features

  • Added support for political views. SDKOptions allow now to specify the politicalView string. It's a three letter country code defined by ISO 3166-1 alpha-3. When set, all map data will respect the point of view of this country. Note that this is a beta feature and thus there can be bugs and unexpected behaviour.
  • A Place can now be serialized or deserialized with serializeCompact() and deserialize() to or from a String.
  • Routing: Added SectionNoticeCode and NoticeSeverity enums, SectionNotice class and Section.sectionNotices property to get informed on possible route violations.
  • Isoline Routing:
    • Added RoutePlaceDirection enum with values arrival and departure.
    • Added isolineDirection field to IsolineOptionsCalculation.withDefaultsAndDirection() and IsolineOptionsCalculation.withNoDefaults() factory methods (with default value of RoutePlaceDirection.departure).
    • Extended the existing IsolineOptions.Calculation constructor to accept the new RoutePlaceDirection enum.
    • Added RouteOptions.arrivalTime to set an optional time when a travel is expected to end. Note that this parameter is currently only supported for isoline route calculation.

API Changes

  • Routing: Deprecated the Notice class and NoticeCode enum along with Section.notices property, use the newly introduced SectionNoticeCode, SectionNotice class and Section.sectionNotices property instead.
  • Search: Deprecated SearchError.optionNotAvailable enum value, it will be replaced by the existing SearchError.invalidParameter value.

Highlights

  • Important note: It is planned to raise the minimum supported Flutter and Dart version to Flutter 2.0 and Dart 2.12 with the upcoming major release v4.8.0. For this release the minimum supported Flutter version is still Flutter 1.20.0 and Dart 2.9.0.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • The opening hours for a Place that closes after midnight end at midnight.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.6.4.0

New Features

  • Routing: Introduced Waypoint.minCourseDistanceInMeters to specify an optional distance parameter during which a user can avoid taking actions.
  • The size of the viewport can now be retrieved from MapView with the new viewportSize property that returns Size2D in physical pixels.
  • Enhanced FlyTo MapCamera animations from A to B with target orientation and target distance: flyToWithOptionsAndOrientation(GeoCoordinates target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation, MapCameraFlyToOptions animationOptions).
  • New map styles have been introduced as beta versions.
    • The map styles for normalDay, normalNight, hybridDay and hybridNight will be updated with v4.8.0. The planned new map styles are already accessible under following file names as beta versions:
      • "preview.normal.day.json" - This scheme will update the current normalDay in v4.8.0.
      • "preview.normal.night.json" - This scheme will update the current normalNight in v4.8.0.
      • "preview.hybrid.day.json" - This scheme will update the current hybridDay in v4.8.0.
      • "preview.hybrid.night.json" - This scheme will update the current hybridNight in v4.8.0.
    • The legacy map styles for normalDay, normalNight, hybridDay and hybridNight will still be accessible for v4.8.0 until v4.9.0 under the file names listed below. They will be removed with v4.9.0.
      • "legacy.normal.day.json"
      • "legacy.normal.night.json"
      • "legacy.hybrid.day.json"
      • "legacy.hybrid.night.json"
      • "legacy.grey.day.json"
      • "legacy.grey.night.json"

API Changes

  • The map styles MapScheme.greyDay, MapScheme.greyNight have been deprecated and will be removed. Use the normal variants instead.

Resolved Issues

  • For Android: The workaround required to avoid a white screen being displayed after sending an app to the background is now applied for users of both FlutterActivity and the FlutterFragmentActivity. Until now it was not applied for FlutterFragmentActivity, causing an white screen if an app was using that activity.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • The opening hours for a Place that closes after midnight end at midnight.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.6.3.0

New Features

  • Added new WatermarkStyle enum that defines the style of the HERE watermark logo. The dark watermark should be used for custom styles that are brighter (like daytime) and the light watermark for darker custom schemes (like night or satellite based). Added a new loadScene() method to MapScene to accept the new enum together with a custom style.
  • MapCamera: Added FlyToOptions to customize the fly-to animation from current target GeoCoordinates to a new location. The durationInMs parameter defines how long the animation will run, the bowFactor defines a relative camera height for the ballistic curve that ranges from -1 < 0 (concave curve) to 0 (constant height) to 0 < 1 (convex curve). The maximum height can be achieved with a bowFactor of 1, the minimum with -1. Note that the height is relative to the distance between current target and new target to achieve a constant look regardless of the current zoom level.
  • Routing: Added sideOfStreetHint property to Waypoint. These optional GeoCoordinates indicate which side of the street should be used to reach the waypoint. For example, if the location is to the left of the street, the route will prefer using that side in case the street has dividers. Hence, if the street has no dividers, sideOfStreetHint is ignored.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • The opening hours for a Place that closes after midnight end at midnight.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.6.2.0

Highlights

  • The minimum supported Flutter version was raised from 1.17 to 1.20. The minimum supported Dart version is now 2.9.0.

New Features

  • Introduced beta versions of new map style combinations for use with MapScene.loadScene(): "preview.normal.day.json", "preview.normal.night.json", "preview.hybrid.day.json" and "preview.hybrid.night.json".
  • Added new map item type: MapArrow elements can now be rendered on the map to indicate a direction. They can be added or removed like other map items via MapScene.
  • MapMarker items can now be made invisible once they overlap each other at certain zoom levels. They contain a new property with get/set isOverlapAllowed().

API Changes

  • The free flow traffic layer is now rendering green traffic flow lines by default.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • Fixed: When SDKOptions is created before initialization of SDKNativeEngine it may contain a corrupted path.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • The opening hours for a Place that closes after midnight end at midnight.
  • An inner city Route for trucks carrying dangerous goods may not result in an error message.

Version 4.6.1.0

Highlights

  • Added new flyTo() method to MapCamera for basic animations from A to B by setting new target coordinates. The animation can be interrupted by gestures or any programmatical change of the camera's position or orientation.

New Features

  • Routing: Introduced ZoneCategory enum and added zoneCategories field to to the AvoidanceOptions struct which is a collection of ZoneCategory's.
  • EV routing: Introduced Route.getEVDetails() which returns the accumulated evDetails data for all sections of a route.

Build System Changes

  • When building for iOS, CocoaPods 1.10 or above is now required. The use of older versions can result in the linker choosing an incorrect architecture with which to link.

API Changes

  • Routing: The AvoidanceOptions constructor requires to set the new field zoneCategories.
  • Routing: Deprecated Section.arrival and Section.departure. Instead, use the newly introduced Section.arrivalPlace and Section.departurePlace to get a RoutePlace.
  • Deprecated the Address fields stateName, countyName, streetName and the related constructors. Instead, use the newly introduced constructor that takes the new fields state, country and street.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Performing a CategoryQuery or a TextQuery search no longer returns SearchError.httpError when searching in a circle, whose radius is a number with a fraction.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • When SDKOptions is created before initialization of SDKNativeEngine it may contain a corrupted path.

Version 4.6.0.0

Highlights

  • Android devices running older Adreno 330 GPUs are now supported.
  • Added isoline routing to calculate the reachable area for the given center coordinates and a range defined in time, distance or energy consumption. Added a new calculateIsoline() method to RoutingEngine. Added related classes:
    • IsolineOptions: Options for isoline calculation.
    • IsolineRangeType: Enumeration specifying whether the range type is defined in time, distance or energy consumption.
    • IsolineCalculationMode: Specifies how the isoline calculation can be optimized.
    • Isoline: Represents a single isoline.
    • MapMatchedCoordinates: Contains a pair of user-defined and map-matched coordinates.

More New Features

  • MapPolygon items can now be picked from MapView. PickMapItemsResult can now include a list of MapPolygon items.
  • Added ScooterOptions.allowHighway property.
  • Added method to look at a given GeoBox at the map view with lookAtAreaWithOrientationAndViewRectangle(GeoBox target, MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation, Rectangle2D viewRectangle). For example, this can be used to show a route on a certain part of the map view.
  • Search: Added categories field to OpeningHours. It contains categories related to specific OpeningHours. For example, when a Place has multiple opening hours associated with it.
  • Added SDKNativeEngine.dispose() to release resources. It should be used in cases when it's necessary to create a new instance of SDKNativeEngine with the same access key id as previously used.
  • Road shields are now rendered by default on the map view.

API Changes

  • Removed beta status for scooter transport mode.
  • Deprecated the updateGeometry() method for MapPolygon. Use the newly introduced set/get geometry accessors instead to get or set a GeoPolygon.
  • Deprecated the updateGeometry() method for MapPolyline. Use the newly introduced set/get geometry accessors instead to get or set a GeoPolyline.
  • Search: Deprecated the following Contact fields landlinePhoneNumbers, mobilePhoneNumbers, emailAddresses, websiteAddresses. Use these newly introduced fields instead: landlinePhones, mobilePhones, emails, websites. Each holds a list of newly created classes LandlinePhone, MobilePhone, EmailAddress, WebsiteAddress - containing a string representation of the item and a list of related PlaceCategory values.
  • The free flow traffic layer does no longer render the green traffic flow lines. In the future, an API to enable / disable the flow is planned to be introduced.
  • The SDKNativeEngine now locks access to the map data cache. When another instance of SDKNativeEngine is instantiated with the same access key id then now an exception is thrown.
  • MapView: Added clamping to principal point when the coordinates are outside of the viewport.
  • Maneuver: Deprecated roadName, roadNameLanguageCode, roadNumber, nextRoadName, nextRoadNameLanguageCode, nextRoadNumber. Added instead RoadTexts with roadTexts and nextRoadTexts and LocalizedText and LocalizedTexts.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: A MapPolyline may be unexpectedly rendered over a MapMarker.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • When SDKOptions is created before initialization of SDKNativeEngine it may contain a corrupted path.

Version 4.5.4.0

Highlights

  • The supported device specifications have been fine tuned and contain now more granular details on the supported devices. Details can be found in the About section of the Developer's Guide for this edition.

New Features

  • Added support for a transform center: The MapCamera know allows to set and get a principal point as Point2D. This point determines where the target is placed within the map view. With this you can, for example, lower the map's default center as it will affect map transformations such as rotations and tilt.
  • Extended walk routing options: Added PedestrianOptions.walkSpeedInMetersPerSecond property. Note that this feature is released as beta. By setting a walk speed you can calculate pedestrian routes specific for different walk profiles.
  • Searching for a CategoryQuery within a GeoCircle or GeoBox is no longer marked as a beta feature.
  • Added new map cache options to SDKOptions with SDKOptions.cacheSizeInBytes and SDKOptions.persistentMapStoragePath. Also available as key in manifest (com.here.sdk.cache_size_in_bytes, com.here.sdk.persistent_map_storage_path) on Android or plist on iOS (CacheSizeInBytes, PersistentMapStoragePath). With this you can control where to store cached map data and it also allows to specify the amount of data you want to reserve for caching.

API Changes

  • Changed PedestrianOptions(routeOptions, textOptions) constructor to PedestrianOptions(routeOptions, textOptions, 1.0) to support the new PedestrianOptions.walkSpeedInMetersPerSecond property (see above).

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • A MapPolyline may be unexpectedly rendered over a MapMarker.

Version 4.5.3.0

New Features

  • Added a NoticeCode that describes issues after a Route was calculated. For example, when a route should avoid tunnels, but the only possible route needs to pass a tunnel, the Route contains a notice that the requested avoidance of tunnels was violated. Therefore, it is recommended to always check a calculated Route for possible violations. The NoticeCode is part of a Notice object. A list of possible Notice objects can be accessed per Section of a Route. The list will be empty, when no violation occurred.
  • Addeded the ability to change the anchor point of a MapMarker with Anchor2D. By default, the marker is centered on the provided location and the anchor is at (0.5, 0.5). An anchor represents a point in a rectangle as a ratio of the marker's image width and height.
  • Added search for a CategoryQuery within a GeoCircle or GeoBox. Extended the existing CategoryQuery constructors to accept GeoCircle or GeoBox. Note that this feature is currently in BETA state.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • A MapPolyline may be unexpectedly rendered over a MapMarker.

Version 4.5.2.0

Highlights

  • Added suppport for scooter route calculation with the new ScooterOptions. Note that this is a BETA feature. Using scooter routes for navigation is not yet supported.

New Features

  • Added new read-only property to MapPolyline with GeoPolyline get geometry.
  • Added DashPattern class to set dashed line styles for a MapPolyline.
  • Added a new property to MapPolyline to add support for fill colors when using dashed lines:
    • ui.Color get dashFillColor
    • set dashFillColor(ui.Color value)
  • Added cumulative orbit method to MapCamera to rotate the map around arbitrary view coordinates using relative orientation values with orbitBy(MapCameraOrientationUpdate delta, Point2D origin).

API Changes

  • Cache path to store map data is now unique per access key ID (which is unique per customer). The HERE SDK automatically appends the current version of the cache and the access key ID. If you want to keep existing cache data, it may be required to copy it from <cache-root> to <cache-root>/v1/<access-key-id>, as the current version of the cache is "v1".
  • Deprecated SDKNativeEngine.setAccessKey(access_key_id, access_key_secret). Use SDKNativeEngine.setAccessKeySecret(access_key_secret) instead, in combination with setting the access key ID via SDKOptions when constructing a new SDKNativeEngine.
  • Deprecated LocationUpdateListener. Use the new LocationListener instead.
  • Removed deprecated GeoCircle constructor that accepts single precision float type for radius.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Embedded POI markers are not visible for the hybrid night map scheme.
  • Fixed: Pan gestures may receive a cancel event before a begin event.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.

Version 4.5.1.0

Highlights

  • Improved cold startup time on certain devices like Samsung.

New Features

  • Introduced Maneuver.lengthInMeters() property to return the length of the maneuver.
  • Added new MapCameralimits with set targetArea(GeoBox value) and GeoBox get targetArea. This allows to set a target area preventing a user from moving away too much from a desired area of interest.
  • Added new MapCameralimits for bearing with AngleRange get bearingRange and set bearingRange(AngleRange value).
  • Introduced SectionTransportMode enum and Section.getSectionTransportMode method returning an instance of this type indicating now transport modes such as ferries. Section.getTransportMode has been deprecated, use the newly introduced method instead.
  • Search: Introduced SupplierReference type and Details.references property, which holds the list of supplier references to a place.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.
  • Embedded POI markers are not visible for the hybrid night map scheme.
  • Pan gestures may receive a cancel event before a begin event.

Version 4.5.0.0

Highlights

  • Added route calculation for electric vehicles (EV). It's now possible to calculate the energy consumption per route section according to the given consumption model (supported for electric cars and trucks). Charging stations are automatically added to the calculated route as waypoints to ensure that the electric vehicle doesn't run out of energy along the way (supported for electric cars).

New Features

  • Added LogAppender interface to insert your own log class into the SDKNativeEngine. This way you can log HERE SDK messages for various predefined log levels even on release builds.
  • Added a scale property to change the size of a MapMarker3D.
  • Added camera tilt limits with MapCameraLimits.setMaxTilt(double degreesFromNadir) and MapCameraLimits.setMinTilt(double degreesFromNadir).
  • Added camera zoom limits with MapCameraLimits.setMaxZoomLevel(double zoomLevel) and MapCameraLimits.setMinZoomLevel(double zoomLevel).
  • Added new methods to calculate routes for electric vehicles (car and trucks are supported): RoutingEngine.calculateRoute(List<Waypoint>, EVCarOptions, CalculateRouteCallback), RoutingEngine.calculateRoute(List<Waypoint>, EVTruckOptions, CalculateRouteCallback).
  • Added the following classes and fields to support EV routing (see above):
    • BatterySpecifications - parameters that describe the electric vehicle's battery.
    • ChargingConnectorAttributes - details of the connector that is suggested to be used for charging.
    • ChargingConnectorType - enumeration of the available charging connector types.
    • ChargingStation - charging station data.
    • ChargingSupplyType - enumeration of available charging supply types.
    • EVCarOptions - options to specify how a route for an electric car should be calculated.
    • EVConsumptionModel - parameters specific for the electric vehicle, which are used to calculate energy consumption on a given route.
    • EVDetails - additional information that is available for electric vehicles.
    • EVTruckOptions - options to specify how a route for an electric truck should be calculated.
    • PostActionType - enumeration of available post action types.
    • PostAction - an action that must be done after arrival.
    • RoutePlaceType - shows whether the place on the route (such as departure or arrival) is a charging station or a regular place.
    • Arrival.type - the type of the arrival place.
    • Arrival.chargeInKilowattHours - battery charge at arrival.
    • Arrival.chargingStation - charging station data at arrival.
    • Departure.type - the type of the departure place.
    • Departure.chargeInKilowattHours - battery charge at departure.
    • Departure.chargingStation - charging station data at departure.
    • Section.postActions - actions that must be done after the arrival.
    • Section.evDetails - additional section information that is available for electric vehicles.

API Changes

  • The minimum supported iOS version was increased from 12.0 to 12.4.
  • For custom map styles HERE Style Editor 0.26 is required.
  • Changed splash screen to be grey instead of black. This improves the experiences on devices where cold start takes longer.
  • Removed a deprecated GeoCoordinates constructor, use the previously introduced counterpart instead.
  • Removed a deprecated Anchor2D constructor, use the previously introduced counterpart instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: After orientation changes coordinate conversions may return incorrect values.
  • Fixed: A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.

Known Issues

  • Updating an existing MapMarker with a completely new image causes the marker to disappear for a brief moment before being drawn with the new image.
  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • The jamFactor indicating TrafficSpeed is currently calculated linear without taking road types and other parameters into account.

Version 4.4.6.0

Highlights

  • This release focuses on overall stability and performance improvements.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Map tiles may not load automatically when losing internet connectivity and connectivity gets back, unless the user interacts with the map.

Known Issues

  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.
  • When traffic flows are enabled, map gestures may behave slower than expected.
  • A Maneuver.polyline list of GeoCoordinates has only one element for the last maneuver of a route.
  • MapMarker3D instances are only partly rendered when the camera is positioned too far from earth.
  • After orientation changes coordinate conversions may return incorrect values.

Version 4.4.5.0

New Features

  • Added set image(MapImage mapImage) and MapImage get image to the MapMarker class. This allows to change a MapImage for a MapMarker that is already shown on the map to update its appearance.
  • Added void zoomTo(double zoomLevel) to the MapCamera class to set the zoom level in the range [0,22]. Access the current zoomLevel from the camera's State property.
  • Added GeoBox GeoBox.containingGeoCoordinates(List<GeoCoordinates> geoCoordinates) to construct a GeoBox from a list of Geocoordinates.
  • A CategoryQuery can now be created from a single PlaceCategory with the additional constructor CategoryQuery.withCategoryAndFilter(PlaceCategory category, String filter, GeoCoordinates areaCenter).

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: In rare cases map tiles may flicker when a device is offline and the cache is used.

Known Issues

  • The newly introduced zoom level behaves inconsistent across different devices as the shown level of detail depends on the physical screen size of a device.
  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Map tiles may not load automatically when losing internet connectivity and connectivity gets back, unless the user interacts with the map.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • A category search along a route will crash when the GeoCorridor.polyline list parameter is empty.
  • On iOS devices, MapViewPin instances disappear from MapView when changing device orientation. They reappear when moving the map.
  • MapViewPin instances cannot be removed after tilting and panning the map.

Version 4.4.4.0

Highlights

  • Added automatic geometry simplification to MapPolyline: Now, the rendered polyline shape is optimized based on the current distance of the camera to earth. While not being visible for the eye, this improves the performance, for example, when rendering longer routes.

API Changes

  • targetSdkVersion and compileSdkVersion of the internal AndroidManifest used by the HERE SDK have been updated from 28 to 29.
  • here.sdk.Color was removed, use dart.ui.color instead.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue with flickering street labels after credentials have been changed.
  • Fixed issue with empty IDs for reverse geocoding results: IDs of place results are no longer empty strings and contain now a valid ID.
  • Route calculation: When no truck route is found due to incompatible truck restrictions, the reason is now logged and RoutingError.noRouteFound error is returned. For example, a log may contain: "Potential route would violate truck restriction:{"maxHeight":400}".

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Map tiles may not load automatically when losing internet connectivity and connectivity gets back, unless the user interacts with the map.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • In rare cases map tiles may flicker when a device is offline and the cache is used.

Version 4.4.3.0

Highlights

  • Kinetic map panning behavior was greatly improved. Now, when swiping the map moves slower which results in a more natural feel.
  • Certain areas can now be excluded from route calculation with AvoidanceOptions that contain an avoidAreas list holding GeoBox items which routes should not cross.

New Features

  • Added optional Suggestion.getHref() to get a direct link to discover more details. It is available when the suggestion result type is category or chain.
  • Added RoadFeatures.difficultTurns enum value. Note that it is valid only for truck transport mode.
  • Added MapError.invalidState enum value which can be raised when a map scene is in an invalid state after a MapView was destroyed.
  • Added a new GeoCorridor constructor with radiusInMeters as integer type - as replacement for the deprecated constructor with radiusInMeters as double type, see below.

Deprecated

  • Deprecated GeoCorridor constructor with radiusInMeters as double type. Use the newly introduced GeoCorridor constructor with radiusInMeters as integer type instead, see above.

API Changes

  • The AvoidanceOptions(avoidFeatures, avoidCountries) constructor was extended to allow a list of GeoBox items as 3rd parameter.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: When the pick radius for pickMapItems() is set to 1000 or higher, an app may crash when picking map polylines.
  • Fixed: SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Map tiles may not load automatically when losing internet connectivity and connectivity gets back, unless the user interacts with the map.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.
  • In rare cases map tiles may flicker when a device is offline.

Version 4.4.2.0

New Features

  • Added Place.geoCoordinates to get the GeoCoordinates of a Place. Note that only Place instances retrieved from a Suggestion result may not contain geographic coordinates, hence the returned value is optional.
  • Added departure/arrival information to the Section of a Route:
    • Added Departure class with the following fields:
      • waypointIndex
      • originalCoordinates
      • mapMatchedCoordinates
    • Added Arrival class with the following fields:
      • waypointIndex
      • originalCoordinates
      • mapMatchedCoordinates
    • Added Section.departure property.
    • Added Section.arrival property.
  • Added Suggestion.getType() to get the new SuggestionType enum that indicates whether this Suggestion is a place, a chain like a store, restaurant or bussiness chain - or a category.

Deprecated

  • Deprecated Place.coordinates, use Place.geoCoordinates instead. Note that only Place instances retrieved from a Suggestion result may not contain geographic coordinates, hence the returned value has become optional.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: When the Route used to search along the route is too long, now a proper error is returned with SearchError.ROUTE_TOO_LONG.
  • Fixed: For places that are obtained from the Suggestion class, the geographic coordinates always contain a latitude and a longitude equal to 0. An additional places request is needed to obtain the coordinates.

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • When the pick radius for pickMapItems() is set to 1000 or higher, an app may crash when picking map polylines.
  • Map tiles may not load automatically when losing internet connectivity and connectivity gets back, unless the user interacts with the map.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.

Version 4.4.1.0

New Features

  • Traffic flows can now be identified along a Route. Introduced TrafficSpeeds class to provide traffic speed information over a Section polyline. The Section.getTrafficSpeeds() method returns a list of TrafficSpeeds's which covers the Section polyline.
  • Added SearchError.QUERY_TOO_LONG and SearchError.FILTER_TOO_LONG. These errors will appear if the search query or search filter is too long (over 300 characters).
  • Added Route.getTransportMode() which returns the original TransportMode as requested for the route calculation.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Fixed memory leaks caused by PlatformThreading on Android platform.

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • When the pick radius for pickMapItems() is set to 1000 or higher, an app may crash when picking map polylines.
  • For places that are obtained from the Suggestion class, the geographic coordinates always contain a latitude and a longitude equal to 0. An additional places request is needed to obtain the coordinates.
  • Map tiles may not load automatically when losing internet connectivity and connectivity gets back, unless the user interacts with the map.
  • Flutter's hot restart feature does not work when the map is moved. This results in an application freeze.

Version 4.4.0.2

Highlights

  • New map schemes have been introduced to support satellite images together with vector-based street labels: hybridDay and hybridNight.

New Features

  • Added to the MapCamera class the method: setTargetOrientation(MapCameraOrientationUpdate orientation) to set only the target orientation in relation to the camera.
  • By default, polylines are rendered in the order as they have been added to the map. This can now be changed at runtime by setting the draw order. It's now also possible to change the width and outline width at runtime. For this, the following methods have been added to the MapPolyline class:
    • set drawOrder(int value) to set the DrawOrder for a MapPolyline.
    • int get drawOrder to get the DrawOrder for a MapPolyline.
    • set width(double value) to set the LineWidth for a MapPolyline.
    • double get width to get the LineWidth for a MapPolyline.
    • set outlineWidth(double value) to set the OutlineWidth for a MapPolyline.
    • double get outlineWidth to get the OutlineWidth for a MapPolyline.
  • Search for places along a route: Added the GeoCorridor option to filter TextQuery results when performing an asynchronous search request along a route with the method TextQuery.withCorridorAreaAndAreaCenter(String query, GeoCorridor corridorArea, GeoCoordinates areaCenter).
  • Search for places by category along a route: Added the CategoryQuery structure that accepts the GeoCorridor option in its constructors with the filter parameter CategoryQuery.withFilterAndCorridorArea(List<PlaceCategory> categories, String filter, GeoCorridor corridorArea) and without the filter parameter CategoryQuery.withCorridorArea(List<PlaceCategory> categories, GeoCorridor corridorArea) to enable category search along a route. This feature is in BETA state.
  • Added to the Details class the method: List<PlaceCategory> getPrimaryCategories() to get a place category from the result of a search query.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed issue with hot restart not working correctly. Now, the hot restart functionality is working properly without the need to restart the app.
  • Fixed: Rendering order for MapMarker3D is not yet supported, so the marker may appear below building footprints. Now, the rendering order for MapMarker3D is supported and the marker no longer appears below building footprints.
  • Fixed several rendering issues related to map items.
  • Fixed issue with non-working gestures after a map view is recreated.

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • When the pick radius for pickMapItems() is set to 1000 or higher, an app may crash when picking map polylines.
  • For places that are obtained from the Suggestion class, the geographic coordinates always contain a latitude and a longitude equal to 0. An additional places request is needed to obtain the coordinates.

Version 4.3.4.0

Highlights

  • With this release, it is no longer necessary to request the sensitive Android EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission from users. See the related API change below.

New Features

  • Added the line cap style property to MapPolyline with the enum LineCap to change polyline ends rendered on the map.
  • Added the following properties LineCap get lineCap and set lineCap(LineCap value) to get and set the LineCap of a MapPolyline.

API Changes

  • Removed the android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permissions from the SDK's Android manifest file.
  • Internally, the HERE SDK switched from "UpperCamelCase" to "snake_case". This has no effect on the public API, but if you have the HERE SDK plugin folder under source control, please make sure to enable case sensitivity - otherwise these naming changes will be ignored when committing the folder.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: Error when loading a SVG file into a MapImage. Now, SVG files that are stored in the assets directory can be loaded into a MapImage with the method MapImage.withFilePathAndWidthAndHeight("assets/my_svg_image.svg", 100, 100) (call example).

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Rendering order for MapMarker3D is not yet supported, so the marker may appear below building footprints.

Version 4.3.3.0

New Features

  • Added the ability to get and set the primary language of the map using a static property HereMapController.primaryLanguage.

API Changes

  • Renamed HereMapController.pins to HereMapController.widgetPins.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: App crashes when access to memory storage is denied. Now, access to the memory storage is granted by setting the path to the map cache.

Known Issues

  • Map caching may not work as expected for satellite map scheme. Existing tiles may be reloaded.
  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Rendering order for MapMarker3D is not yet supported, so the marker may appear below building footprints.
  • Error when loading a SVG file into a MapImage.

Version 4.3.2.0

Highlights

  • The minimum supported Flutter version was raised to 1.17 or newer.

New Features

  • Added support for map widget pins: Added mapController.pinWidget(widget, coords) and mapController.pinWidget(widget, coords, anchor: anchor) to add the map widget pins with and without an anchor point. Use mapController.unpinWidget(widget) to remove a map widget pin.
  • Added the method MapCamera.getBoundingBox() to get the currently visible map area encompassed in a GeoBox.
  • Added the method MapCamera.setDistanceToTarget(double distanceInMeters) to set the distance from the MapCamera to the target location on earth.
  • Added the ManeuverProgress class which is accessible from RouteProgress.maneuverProgress to indicate progress details to the next and next-next maneuvers during navigation.
  • Added the methods MapView.setPrimaryLanguage(LanguageCode languageCode) and MapView.getPrimaryLanguage() to set and get the primary language of the map.
  • Added updated support for the SDKOptions.cachePath handling. If SDKOptions.cachePath is not set, it will be assigned a default path. A custom cachePath can be set in the app's manifest (Android) or Plist (iOS).

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: The Authentication callback was not always called on the main thread. Now the callback is guaranteed to be always called on the main thread.
  • Fixed: Android apps may crash when an app is closed with the back button.
  • Fixed app crash in some scenarios when MapView.onDestroy is called twice.

Known Issues

  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Rendering order for MapMarker3D is not yet supported, so the marker may appear below building footprints.
  • Error when loading a SVG file into a MapImage.

Version 4.3.1.0

API Changes

  • Renamed MapView to HereMapController.
  • Changed callback name for the method HereMap(onMapViewCreated: (MapView mapView) {mapView.loadSceneForMapScheme(...);}) to HereMap(onMapCreated: (MapView mapView) {mapView.loadSceneForMapScheme(...);}).

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed: AvoidanceOptions will be ignored when calculating truck routes. Now, AvoidanceOptions are considered when calculating truck routes.

Known Issues

  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.
  • Android apps may crash when an app is closed with back button. Restarting again will work.
  • Rendering order for MapMarker3D is not yet supported, so the marker may appear below building footprints.

Version 4.3.0.0

Highlights

  • This is the initial release.

Known Issues

  • SearchEngine: Place.getId() is empty for reverse geocoding results.
  • AvoidanceOptions will be ignored when calculating truck routes.
  • Transparency for MapPolylines is not supported.

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