Map.isAvailable()

###Description The Map.isAvailable() is a static method. You can check the availability of Google Maps Android API version 2 on the device.

Some Android OS (such as Amazon Kindle, Android Emulator, etc) do not contain the Google Play Services Framework and the Google Maps libraries. Google Maps Android API version 2 uses these libraries. It means the OS do not have the library, Google Maps Android API do not work, thus this plugin do not work.

In case of iOS, this method is stub, because the Google Maps iOS SDK contains all files.

###code

document.addEventListener("deviceready", function() {
  // Check the availability of Google Maps Android API v2.
  // Return always true in iOS.
  plugin.google.maps.Map.isAvailable(function(isAvailable, message) {
    if (isAvailable) {
      var map = plugin.google.maps.Map.getMap();
      map.addEventListener(plugin.google.maps.event.MAP_READY, onMapInit);
    } else {
      alert(message);
    }
  });
});

function onMapInit(map) {
  map.showDialog();
}