open google maps through intent for specific location in android

Question

I\'m designing one application in which I want to show specific location on Map. I\'m passing String of address which is already placed on Google Map

Answer 1

https://www.google.com/maps/dir//37.4219983,-122.084

String location = "https://www.google.com/maps/dir//" + latitude + "," + longitude; try { SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault(); // using android SmsManager sms.sendTextMessage(number, null, message + location, null, null); // adding number and text Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Message Sent", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } catch (Exception e) { Toast.makeText(this, "Sms not send, please check phone number/network", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); e.printStackTrace(); }

Answer 2

As of 2020 you can also consider using Google Maps URLs, the API designed by Google in order to create universal cross-platform links. You can open Google maps on web, Android or iOS using the same URL string in form:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&parameters

In case when you need show certain location you can use an URL like

https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.26577,-92.54324

The code snippet is

String url = "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query="+address;
Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,Uri.parse(url));
startActivity(intent);

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

This will work like a charm. Make sure to check for existence for Google Maps, so this can work universally across all non Google devices also. It will open in a browser in such cases.

Also, remember, don't have www in the URL. Else this will not work.

        Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:" + latitude + "," + longitude));
        i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); // Only if initiating from a Broadcast Receiver
        String mapsPackageName = "com.google.android.apps.maps";
        if (isPackageExisted(context, mapsPackageName)) {
            i.setClassName(mapsPackageName, "com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity");
            i.setPackage(mapsPackageName);
        }
        context.startActivity(i);

private static boolean isPackageExisted(Context context, String targetPackage){
    PackageManager pm=context.getPackageManager();
    try {
        PackageInfo info=pm.getPackageInfo(targetPackage,PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
    } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Answer 4

I have not tested this but you could try :

First method:

String uri = String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "geo:%f,%f", latitude, longitude);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(uri));
context.startActivity(intent);

EDIT: This might not work with Google maps 7,0

hence you could change the uri to :

Second option:

String geoUri = "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:" + lat + "," + lng + " (" + mTitle + ")";

where mTitle is the name of the location.

Third option:

geo:0,0?q=my+street+address

Fourth option:

String map = "http://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=" + yourAddress;

Hope that works and helps :D..

Answer 5

The latest version of map provides better solution. If you wish show an address on map use below code.

Uri mapUri = Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=" + Uri.encode(address));
Intent mapIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, mapUri);
mapIntent.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.maps");
startActivity(mapIntent);

If you want to display using latitude and longitude values, use below method.

Uri mapUri = Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=lat,lng(label)");
Intent mapIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, mapUri);
mapIntent.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.maps");
startActivity(mapIntent);

Lat and lng being the latitude and longitude you wish to display, the label here is optional.

Answer 6

This helper method using uriBuilder for cleaner code and handle condition if there is no activity on device that can open map

public static boolean openMap(Context context, String address) {
    Uri.Builder uriBuilder = new Uri.Builder()
            .scheme("geo")
            .path("0,0")
            .appendQueryParameter("q", address);
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uriBuilder.build());
    if (intent.resolveActivity(context.getPackageManager()) != null) {
        context.startActivity(intent);
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}