diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c6189d907..28fa877f6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -241,5 +241,9 @@ This change eventually prevents building the app with Flutter v3.0.2.
         <meta-data
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
             android:value="2" />
+        <!-- as of Flutter v3.3.0, background blur & icon shading fail with Impeller -->
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.EnableImpeller"
+            android:value="false" />
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/plugins/aves_services_google/lib/aves_services_platform.dart b/plugins/aves_services_google/lib/aves_services_platform.dart
index ff24f4e04..8e11799c6 100644
--- a/plugins/aves_services_google/lib/aves_services_platform.dart
+++ b/plugins/aves_services_google/lib/aves_services_platform.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import 'package:aves_services_platform/src/map.dart';
 import 'package:device_info_plus/device_info_plus.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:google_api_availability/google_api_availability.dart';
-import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart';
+import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:latlong2/latlong.dart' as ll;
 
 class PlatformMobileServices extends MobileServices {
   bool _isAvailable = false;
@@ -24,6 +25,17 @@ class PlatformMobileServices extends MobileServices {
     // as of google_maps_flutter v2.1.5, Flutter v3.0.1 makes the map hide overlay widgets on API <=22
     final androidInfo = await DeviceInfoPlugin().androidInfo;
     _canRenderMaps = (androidInfo.version.sdkInt ?? 0) >= 21;
+    if (_canRenderMaps) {
+      // as of google_maps_flutter_android v2.2.0,
+      // setting `useAndroidViewSurface` to true:
+      // + issue #241 exists but workaround is efficient
+      // + pan perf is OK when overlay is disabled
+      // - pan perf is bad when overlay is enabled
+      // setting `useAndroidViewSurface` to false:
+      // - issue #241 exists and workaround is inefficient
+      // + pan perf is OK when overlay is disabled or enabled
+      AndroidGoogleMapsFlutter.useAndroidViewSurface = false;
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -52,7 +64,7 @@ class PlatformMobileServices extends MobileServices {
     required MarkerClusterBuilder<T> markerClusterBuilder,
     required MarkerWidgetBuilder<T> markerWidgetBuilder,
     required MarkerImageReadyChecker<T> markerImageReadyChecker,
-    required ValueNotifier<LatLng?>? dotLocationNotifier,
+    required ValueNotifier<ll.LatLng?>? dotLocationNotifier,
     required ValueNotifier<double>? overlayOpacityNotifier,
     required MapOverlay? overlayEntry,
     required UserZoomChangeCallback? onUserZoomChange,