Mobile web driving directions from current location

Question

I'm building a mobile-version of a website, trying to have one-click link to launch Google Maps with driving directions to the business, from the user's current location. I have it working fine for the iPhone, but when testing on Android, it views 'Current%20Location' and tries to find a business called 'Current Location'. Here is my current code:

    <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Current%20Location&daddr=123 Street Rd,Cityville,MD,21098">Get Directions</a>

I need a universal string to search from the current location, and can't find a definitive answer anywhere online.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer 1

I am doing the same thing and now have it working on Android. I don't have an iPhone so I have no way of testing on that. You should leave the saddr parameter blank in the URL, and Google Maps will then prefill it with the user's current location. Also, use + signs instead of spaces in the destination address. Here's the corrected URL:

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=&daddr=123+Street+Rd,Cityville,MD,21098