Release Android 3.1.0

[bleege]

New Highlights

• Camera API Callback Improvements
• Coordinate Deprecated For LatLng
• Responsive User Dot Location Tracking

Full Change Log: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/issues?q=milestone%3Aandroid-v3.1.0

Release Branch: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/commits/release-android-v3.1.0

The TODO list for making this happen:

• Change Version Name to 3.1.0 in gradle.properties
• Update version info in Twitter Fabric metadata file
• Move open issues to android-v4.0.0 Milestone in GitHub
• Publish 3.1.0 artifact to Maven Central
• Updating Mapbox.com JavaDoc Documentation
• Update CHANGELOG.md
• Tag android-v3.1.0 in GitHub
• Close Milestone android-v3.1.0 in GitHub
• Blog Post on https://www.mapbox.com/blog/
• Alert Twitter Fabric team of new release
• Create ticket to merge release-android-v3.1.0 branch back into master
• Change Version Name BACK to SNAPSHOT after release and release branch merge to support daily development. In this case set to 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT in gradle.properties

/cc @mapbox/mobile @mapbox/support @mapbox/sales @gundersen @lxbarth @twbell

[danswick]

Adding:

• Update version numbers on www.mapbox.com/android-sdk
• Update getting started guide https://www.mapbox.com/help/first-steps-android-sdk/

[bleege]

@danswick Yep, Update version numbers on http://www.mapbox.com/android-sdk is part of the Update Mapbox.com JavaDoc process.

[bleege]

The primary goal of this release is make performance improvements made since 3.0.0 was release available sooner. Specifically, there are improvements to the Camera API, User Dot tracking, and API Deprecation notices that developers should be aware of before 4.0.0 is released. 4.0.0 is going to have a very important API change with the introduction of MapboxMap that will impact how developers work the SDK. These changes are all efforts focused on providing a premiere navigation experience in-car and on-dash for Android without requiring Google Play Services.

[bleege]

We ran into some troubles getting #3561 integrated into the release branch and in then breaking the build as it relies on some other Core GL issues that have been made in master since the release branch was made. Discussed with @zugaldia and for the sake of stability we're going to punt on #3561 for '3.1.0' and look to introduce it in the next release.

[bleege]

3.1.0 is now live on Maven Central. It'll be a few hours before it's searchable via https://search.maven.org/ .

[bleege]

Tagged on GitHub --> https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/releases/tag/android-v3.1.0

[bsudekum]

too bad about #3561, but 🎉!

[tobrun]

@bsudekum
if @bleege and @zugaldia are able to merge the release branch to master we should be able to use the SNAPSHOT that is being build later today? that should contain both release 3.1.0 as #3561.

@bleege @zugaldia
🎉

[bleege]

Blogged --> https://www.mapbox.com/blog/android-3-1-0/

Tweeted --> https://twitter.com/Mapbox/status/690305793338511360