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. Following is my Intent code..

String url = "http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr="+address; Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,  Uri.parse(url)); startActivity(intent); 

But it gives me Google Map for getting direction. I know why that so, because I used daddr in url but I don't know what to use for specific location..Please tell me what to use there..

Answer 1

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 2

Get Lat-Lng Using this web-service

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" + address + "&sensor=false

Then Pass it to this code

    String strUri = "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:" + lat + "," + lng + " (" + "Label which you want" + ")";     Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(strUri));      intent.setClassName("com.google.android.apps.maps", "com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity");      startActivity(intent); 

I hope it will help you

Thank you.