This is primarily a design question. I've implemented SimpleOnGestureListener on an ItemizedOverlay because I wanted to catch the onLongPress event as well as the onDown and onTap events. Everything is working okay but now I need to transition to a new activity on a specific onLongPress event. In this particular case an alert dialog is insufficient for my needs. Problem is transitioning from the overlay to an activity and back to the overlay. Usually, its from one activity to another and maybe back again. In addition, the code in my overlay class is getting quite long (about 450 lines) so it needs refactored and a bit more SRP. I can't see any way to attach the SimpleOnGestureListener to the Overlay from within the activity which references it, nor the MapView. Most examples I've looked at are noddy 'make a Toast' examples.