Android Tutorial google map what intent

gapi · May 14, 2012

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

thanks

NJDude · May 14, 2012

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

B4X:

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

gapi · May 14, 2012

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

NJDude · May 14, 2012

No problem, you can use that too:

B4X:

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

gapi · May 14, 2012

NJDude said:
No problem, you can use that too:

B4X:

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

thanks

warwound · May 15, 2012

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 · Feb 18, 2013

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 · Feb 18, 2013

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

Martin.

rboeck · Mar 9, 2013

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 · Dec 2, 2014

It's great, thank you very much

warwound · Dec 2, 2014

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.

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