Android Tutorial google map what intent

Hi all, how can from button, show map location on google ? (without webview)

thanks

 

[NJDude]

You could get the position using the GPS and then pass that to the Google Maps apps like this:

Dim MapIntent As Intent
                        
Location = "geo:0,0?q=" & "40.7142, -74.0064"
      
MapIntent.Initialize(MapIntent.ACTION_VIEW, Location)
      
StartActivity(MapIntent)

 

[gapi]

thanks NJDude but I haven't latitude and longitude, I only address, city and zipcode ...

 

[NJDude]

No problem, you can use that too:

Location = "geo:0,0?q=" & "100 Main St, State, ZIP"

 

[gapi]

No problem, you can use that too:

Location = "geo:0,0?q=" & "100 Main St, State, ZIP"

thanks

 

[warwound]

And an example of starting the StreetView app (if it's installed on the device) can be found here: http://www.b4x.com/forum/basic4andr.../17459-start-navigation-button.html#post99936.

Martin.

 

[elck]

Great Warwound, thanks!
Are there any parameters that the Google Maps App accepts ( a bit like the static maps that you explained elsewhere?) when used in an intent as demonstrated above?

 

[warwound]

It's all documented here: Intents List: Invoking Google Applications on Android Devices.

Martin.

 

[rboeck]

Hi,

in an app i want let the user choose, if he want's to use google maps or maybe sometime google earth. For now i have managed to start google earth with the following code:

Dim Intent1 As Intent
Dim a As String

a= "geo:" & LatS2 & "," & LongS2
Intent1.Initialize(Intent1.ACTION_VIEW,a )
Intent1.SetComponent("com.google.earth/.EarthActivity")
StartActivity(Intent1)

Because there is no zoom, i dont know, if the position is ok; has anybody more luck to control google earth like google maps?

Greetings,
Reinhard

 

[EcoGus]

It's great, thank you very much

 

[warwound]

Anyone reading this thread might be interested to read about the Google Play Services version 6.5 update that is due to be released anytime now: http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/google-play-services-65.html.

We’re also exposing the Google Maps for Android app intents available to your apps including displaying the map, searching, starting turn by turn navigation, and opening Street View so you can build upon the familiar and powerful maps already available on the device.