Android Question Alternative to Google Maps

Cableguy

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• May 12, 2025

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Open Street Maps (OSM)

 

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MetalOS

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• May 12, 2025

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There is a library under b4a to exploit it because I haven't found anything.

 

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Cableguy

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• May 12, 2025

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search for OSMDroid

 

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MetalOS

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• May 12, 2025

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Oh great, thank you very much, I hadn't seen this one.

 

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DonManfred

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• May 12, 2025

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just for clarification.

Google Maps on Android is a FREE service, You should NOT use a webview though (you are using the paid javascript services inside webview) . Just just google Maps library to use the free service.

 

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MetalOS

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I don't understand, every time I follow Erel's tutorial for creating the Google Map API key I am asked for a payment.

 

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DonManfred

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• May 12, 2025

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You need to have a payment set for the google account in general.

But you only get charged for apis which needs a paiment.

Google Maps for Android is a FREE service. Check their informationpages

 

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MetalOS

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Indeed, this is a misunderstanding on my part. But OpenStreetMap can be interesting.

 

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• May 13, 2025

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MetalOS said:

There is a library under b4a to exploit it because I haven't found anything.

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Cableguy said:

search for OSMDroid

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There is also this recent work of art:

jSD_OpenMaps

As many currently know Googlemaps' Webapi do not work correctly on the webview because the latest versions use webgl I decided to do a new library that uses OpenMap and Leaflet with the same methods and events of the Googlemaps bookshop. I also created a second OpenMapext class that adds some...

www.b4x.com

 

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