SVG-VectorDrawable as Maps Marker icon on Android

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 BitmapDescriptor markerIcon = vectorToBitmap(R.drawable.vectordrawableicon, 
                                ContextCompat.getColor(getApplicationContext(), 
                                R.color.marker)); 

 mMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions()
                            .icon(markerIcon)
                            .position(LatLng())
                    );

private BitmapDescriptor vectorToBitmap(@DrawableRes int id, @ColorInt int color) {
        Drawable vectorDrawable = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), id, null);
        assert vectorDrawable != null;
        Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(vectorDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth(),
                vectorDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
        vectorDrawable.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight());
        DrawableCompat.setTint(vectorDrawable, color);
        vectorDrawable.draw(canvas);
        return BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(bitmap);
    }
    
 //   https://github.com/googlemaps/android-samples/blob/master/ApiDemos/app/src/main/java/com/example/mapdemo/MarkerDemoActivity.java#L347