as follows:
mSceneView.setAtmosphereEffect( AtmosphereEffect.REALISTIC );
When the map is initialized like this, only the labels are displayed.
ArcGISScene arcGISScene = new ArcGISScene(); //Elevation ArcGISTiledElevationSource elevationSource = new ArcGISTiledElevationSource("http://elevation3d.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/WorldElevation3D/Terrain3D/ImageServer"); arcGISScene.getBaseSurface().getElevationSources().add(elevationSource); //BasemapLayer arcGISScene.setBasemap( Basemap.createImageryWithLabels() ); mSceneView.setScene(arcGISScene); Solution: mSceneView.setAtmosphereEffect( AtmosphereEffect.HORIZON_ONLY );