Android Tutorial Google Maps

Installation instructions:

- Register your app in Google developer console: https://console.developers.google.com
You need to enable Google Maps Android API.
Then click on Credentials -> Create Credentials -> API Key -> Android Key.
You should get a key that looks like: AIzaSyCmFHamGE0O0BvxxxxxxxxXbTCSrjFVg-Q

- Copy the attached library and put it in the additional libraries folder. Add a reference to the GoogleMaps library.

- Add this to the manifest editor (replace the value with your key):

CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)

AddApplicationText(
<meta-data
  android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
  android:value="xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"/>
)

AddApplicationText(
<uses-library
      android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"
      android:required="false" />
)

Don't add #AdditionalRes or #ExcludeClasses.

- Set minSdkVersion to 14 (Android 4).

- Add a MapFragment with the visual designer. It will appear under the CustomView menu. If you don't see it then make sure that the GoogleMaps library is selected.
You can change the properties from the designer.
Set the anchors to BOTH so the map will fill the activity:

Implement the Ready event to get a reference to the GoogleMap object.
Complete code:

Sub Process_Globals
   Private rp As RuntimePermissions
End Sub

Sub Globals
   Private gmap As GoogleMap
   Private MapFragment1 As MapFragment
End Sub

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
   Activity.LoadLayout("1")
   Wait For MapFragment1_Ready
   gmap = MapFragment1.GetMap
   rp.CheckAndRequest(rp.PERMISSION_ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
   Wait For Activity_PermissionResult (Permission As String, Result As Boolean)
   If Result Then
       gmap.MyLocationEnabled = True
   Else
       Log("No permission!")
   End If
End Sub

Notes


Updates

- v2.50 - Required dependencies were added to the library.
My Location Enabled property was removed from the designer as it needs to be set after the permission is granted.
- v2.02 EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission removed. It is no longer required.
GetOpenSourceLicenseInfo returns an empty string.
Fixes an issue with the ready event being lost if the activity is paused before the map is ready.

Note that you will need to update the package name and api key in the attached example.

 

[Aviles]

Hello.
I load the map and all Ok, but if I change to another app, when I return to my app the map is white, the google logo load, and the buttons for zoom loads but the map is white.

now my second problem is that the map looks rare when I return to my app and call to *.getMap in Activity_resume

In the first pic is when I start my app, the second is when I change to another app and return to my app
Note: the map is not rotated

can help me?
Thanks

 

[DonManfred]

I´m not sure but i think you need to use the getmap only in map ready event. Not on every resume. But i may be wrong

 

[Erel]

Please start a new thread and post the relevant code.

 

[GaryK4]

I read a lot and tried a lot, but I just cannot get maps to work for me. All I get is a white screen. The task manager shows "Finding Location" every 1-2 seconds. The Google maps app displays fine. There was an new example app to test the white screen works.
Is there an example project for the new example?

"I've uploaded a new apk: www.b4x.com/android/files/googlemap.apk"

 

[Erel]

It is based on the code from the tutorial: Google Maps Android v2 tutorial

 

[Vince]

Sorry im lost

-. Add these attributes to the main activity:

is put at??

 

[Erel]

This is a good example of why you should always start a new thread for a new question.

 

[ykucuk]

Hello,
is there possible listen Snippet click event ?

 

[Erel]

It is possible. Please start a new thread in the questions forum and I'll post the solution.

 

[Technofresh]

Hi, where can i download the google-services.json on the external link mentioned as a prerequisite https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/integrating-firebase-services.67692/

Is it required to make google maps work and must i place it in my project root directory as mentioned in the link.

 

[DonManfred]

Hi, where can i download the google-services.json on the external link mentioned

from the firebase console where you setup your app. After saving the new app you get a download of the json.

If i remember correctly (i setup a google maps app for a customer a few days before) you need to get the google api key from the google console. No need to use the json in your project.

If you are using firebase components in your app then you need to setup it in fb console correctly and get the json from there. You need to place the json in your apps root project folder too.
But only for google-maps you dont need to have the json

See https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/google-maps.63930/ (Post #1)

Please note the comments about b4a 6.

 

[cas6678]

You must add it with the designer.

Ok, I understand that I must add MapFragment from the designer, ok.

and I can activate the visible property (true or false) in the designer, ok.

But how can I do true / false this property in the code to turn off or turn on the MapFragment ???

Is possible addview (MapFragment) , for example, in a panel after create with designer ???

 

[Erel]

Add the map to a panel with the designer.
Now you can show or hide it by changing the panel's visibility. You can also move the panel and add it to other panels.

 

[cas6678]

thanks @Erel

Now I can modify the panel (show/hide), but measure (Width & Height) of MapFragment are the same of the designer. Any way to change measure in % por all device?

 

[Erel]

Yes. You can do all of that in the designer script.

 

[cas6678]

Yes. You can do all of that in the designer script.

thanks @Erel. I will do it.

 

[mkvidyashankar]

Im getting this errror, where i am missing the files?

** Service (starter) Create **
** Service (starter) Start **
** Activity (main) Create, isFirst = true **
main_activity_create (java line: 348)
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.MapFragmentWrapper.Initialize(MapFragmentWrapper.java:120)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.MapFragmentWrapper.DesignerCreateView(MapFragmentWrapper.java:105)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.CustomViewWrapper.AfterDesignerScript(CustomViewWrapper.java:70)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.LayoutBuilder.loadLayout(LayoutBuilder.java:158)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ActivityWrapper.LoadLayout(ActivityWrapper.java:209)
at com.pci.survey.main._activity_create(main.java:348)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:169)
at com.pci.survey.main.afterFirstLayout(main.java:102)
at com.pci.survey.main.access$000(main.java:17)
at com.pci.survey.main$WaitForLayout.run(main.java:80)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:730)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:176)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5419)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1046)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:862)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

 

[scrat]

Hello,

Before the latest googleplay update I used the old googlemap library.
Now getMap() is replaced by getMapAsync() and the old library is unusable.
With this library I can't resize dynamically by code the mapfragment.
With designer I put the mapfragment in a panel.
I can move the panel and the mapframent but I can only resize the panel, the mapfragment have always the same size.
In my app the mapfragment size is not fixed. How can I anchor mapfragment and panel

Thanks

 

[Erel]

Do you need to resize it once when the layout is created or also at a later stage?

 

[scrat]

In a later stage and the user can resize the map.