How to open Google Maps using address?

Question

How can I open Google Maps(using Intents or adding Google Maps into my application) with address? I have the address, but I don\'t have latitude/longitude. How can I do it? Than

Answer 1

Little late to the party. I prefer @st0le's answer but URLEncoder.encode(String s) is deprecated as of API 16. You need to pass a second argument as well. Check the answer below.

 public static Intent viewOnMapA(String address) {
    try {
        return new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
                Uri.parse(String.format("geo:0,0?q=%s",
                        URLEncoder.encode(address, "UTF-8"))));
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return null;
}