Starting Google Maps App with provided location and marker

Question

From my app I would like to start the Google Maps App with a provided location and a marker. The marker should indicate, that there is something on that given location.

Answer 1

Try starting Google Maps using the same intent, but with a URI of the format:

geo:34.067214,-118.349332?q=410+Hauser+Boulevard,+Los+Angeles,+CA

i.e. geo:0,0?q=street+address

The application should then actually show a point at that address. If you do not have the address, you may have to use a service to translate it to an address for this to work.

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The other option is to embed a MapView in your application and add a marker within that. A tutorial for using MapViews / Markers with-in your application can be found at http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/using-google-maps-android.