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  You have successfully migrated your legacy   google.maps.Marker   code to the new, performance-optimized   google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement . Your pins render beautifully, collisions are handled gracefully, and click events trigger as expected. But then you attempt to implement a simple hover state—perhaps a tooltip or a z-index boost on mouseover—and nothing happens. You try the standard  marker.addListener("mouseover", cb) . You try  google.maps.event.addListener . You may even try attaching React synthetic events to a wrapper. They all fail silently or behave inconsistently. This is a widespread issue for senior frontend engineers migrating to the Google Maps JavaScript API v3.53+. This post dissects why the event propagation model changed and provides a robust, copy-pasteable React solution to fix it. The Root Cause: The "DOM Element" Paradigm Shift To understand why your event listeners are failing, we must look at the architectural differenc...

  If you opened your browser console recently and saw   google.maps.Marker is deprecated , you are not alone. Google has officially sunset the legacy Marker class in favor of   google.maps.marker.AdvancedMarkerElement . This isn't just a syntax swap; it is a fundamental architectural shift in how the Maps JavaScript API renders points of interest. While the legacy class was limited to static images and canvas overlays, the new API leverages the DOM and WebGL for better performance and customization. This guide provides a rigorous, step-by-step migration path for replacing legacy markers with Advanced Markers using modern JavaScript (ES2024), focusing on the critical prerequisite: the  Map ID . The Root Cause: Why Deprecate  google.maps.Marker ? To understand the fix, we must understand the engineering constraints of the legacy system. Raster vs. Vector:  The legacy  Marker  class relied heavily on raster images or basic canvas drawing. It struggle...