diff --git a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java
index 22f1d8bb7..165a1dd15 100644
--- a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java
+++ b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/CordovaGoogleMaps.java
@@ -448,15 +448,13 @@ public void getMap(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackContext)
     //------------------------------------------
     JSONObject meta = args.getJSONObject(0);
     String mapId = meta.getString("__pgmId");
-    PluginMap pluginMap = new PluginMap();
-    pluginMap.privateInitialize(mapId, cordova, webView, null);
-    pluginMap.initialize(cordova, webView);
-    pluginMap.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
-    pluginMap.self = pluginMap;
 
+    PluginMap pluginMap = new PluginMap();
     PluginEntry pluginEntry = new PluginEntry(mapId, pluginMap);
     pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
+    pluginMap.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
+    pluginMap.self = pluginMap;
     pluginMap.getMap(args, callbackContext);
   }
 
@@ -470,14 +468,12 @@ public void getPanorama(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackCont
     String mapId = meta.getString("__pgmId");
     Log.d(TAG, "---> mapId = " + mapId);
     PluginStreetViewPanorama pluginStreetView = new PluginStreetViewPanorama();
-    pluginStreetView.privateInitialize(mapId, cordova, webView, null);
-    pluginStreetView.initialize(cordova, webView);
-    pluginStreetView.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
-    pluginStreetView.self = pluginStreetView;
-
     PluginEntry pluginEntry = new PluginEntry(mapId, pluginStreetView);
     pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
+    pluginStreetView.mapCtrl = CordovaGoogleMaps.this;
+    pluginStreetView.self = pluginStreetView;
+
     pluginStreetView.getPanorama(args, callbackContext);
   }
 
@@ -524,12 +520,12 @@ public void onPause(boolean multitasking) {
   @Override
   public void onResume(boolean multitasking) {
     Collection<PluginEntry>pluginEntries = pluginManager.getPluginEntries();
-    for (PluginEntry pluginEntry: pluginEntries) {
+    for (Iterator<PluginEntry> iterator = pluginEntries.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+      PluginEntry pluginEntry = iterator.next();
       if (pluginEntry.service.startsWith("map_")) {
         pluginEntry.plugin.onResume(multitasking);
       }
     }
-
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java
index 3fb22fc41..de5018ad5 100644
--- a/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java
+++ b/src/android/plugin/google/maps/PluginMap.java
@@ -613,9 +613,6 @@ public synchronized void loadPlugin(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext
       plugins.put(pluginName, pluginEntry);
       mapCtrl.pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
-      plugin.privateInitialize(pluginName, cordova, webView, null);
-
-      plugin.initialize(cordova, webView);
       ((MyPluginInterface)plugin).setPluginMap(PluginMap.this);
       MyPlugin myPlugin = (MyPlugin) plugin;
       myPlugin.self = (MyPlugin)plugin;
@@ -666,8 +663,6 @@ public void create(final JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackContext)
       pluginMap = PluginMap.this;
       pluginMap.mapCtrl.pluginManager.addService(pluginEntry);
 
-      plugin.privateInitialize(className, cordova, webView, null);
-      plugin.initialize(cordova, webView);
       ((MyPluginInterface)plugin).setPluginMap(PluginMap.this);
       pluginEntry.plugin.execute("create", args, callbackContext);
 
@@ -724,28 +719,32 @@ public void run() {
     activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
       @Override
       public void run() {
-        if (mapDivId != null) {
-          RectF drawRect = mapCtrl.mPluginLayout.HTMLNodeRectFs.get(mapDivId);
-
-          //Log.d(TAG, "--->mapDivId = " + mapDivId + ", drawRect = " + drawRect);
-          if (drawRect != null) {
-            final int scrollY = webView.getView().getScrollY();
-
-            int width = (int) drawRect.width();
-            int height = (int) drawRect.height();
-            int x = (int) drawRect.left;
-            int y = (int) drawRect.top + scrollY;
-            ViewGroup.LayoutParams lParams = mapView.getLayoutParams();
-            FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) lParams;
-
-            params.width = width;
-            params.height = height;
-            params.leftMargin = x;
-            params.topMargin = y;
-            mapView.setLayoutParams(params);
 
+        if(mapCtrl.mPluginLayout == null || mapDivId == null) {
             callbackContext.success();
-          }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        RectF drawRect = mapCtrl.mPluginLayout.HTMLNodeRectFs.get(mapDivId);
+
+        //Log.d(TAG, "--->mapDivId = " + mapDivId + ", drawRect = " + drawRect);
+        if (drawRect != null) {
+          final int scrollY = webView.getView().getScrollY();
+
+          int width = (int) drawRect.width();
+          int height = (int) drawRect.height();
+          int x = (int) drawRect.left;
+          int y = (int) drawRect.top + scrollY;
+          ViewGroup.LayoutParams lParams = mapView.getLayoutParams();
+          FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) lParams;
+
+          params.width = width;
+          params.height = height;
+          params.leftMargin = x;
+          params.topMargin = y;
+          mapView.setLayoutParams(params);
+
+          callbackContext.success();
         }
       }
     });
@@ -1748,6 +1747,26 @@ public void run() {
     });
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Stop camera animation
+   * @param args
+   * @param callbackContext
+   * @throws JSONException
+   */
+  public void stopAnimation(JSONArray args, final CallbackContext callbackContext) throws JSONException {
+
+    this.activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        if(map != null) {
+          map.stopAnimation();
+        }
+        callbackContext.success();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Pan by the specified pixel
    * @param args