how to implment Google Maps using comgooglemaps ?

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#1

Hi All,

i was trying this tut for using google maps  and it was not working for me … does it require any additional license or adding something in buid file  or what is the issue ?

http://coronalabs.com/blog/2012/12/18/reintroducing-google-maps/

even i build for android but no luck and no errors in the console log.

thx

Abdul

#2

any help in this topic ?

thx

Abdul

#3

First of all, this is for iOS only.  Google Maps is the default map source on Android devices so the Corona SDK native mapView features should be what you’re using there.  However on iOS a while back, Apple removed Google Maps in favor of Apple Maps.  When that happened the Corona SDK native mapView started using Apple Maps.  Sometime later, after all the the grief that Apple got over their maps, they allowed Google to reintroduce their map app.

This tutorial is based on that.  You have to have the Google Maps app installed on iOS and this should cause the Google Map apps to launch.  It is not expected to work on Android.  Android does not use URL schemes to do these types of actions.  If you want to read more about this (albeit the code samples are for Objective-C) you can here:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/ios/urlscheme

Rob

#4

Thanks Rob for the explanation. 

My main issues is I want to open the native.newMapView() in direction mode. This is not aviable in the  native.newMapView(). Is there a way to do open a map in this way ?

thx

Abdul

#5

Not that I’m aware of.

#6

Thx Rob.
Does anyone has an idea how to open google maps in direction mode?

#7

any help in this topic ?

thx

Abdul

#8

First of all, this is for iOS only.  Google Maps is the default map source on Android devices so the Corona SDK native mapView features should be what you’re using there.  However on iOS a while back, Apple removed Google Maps in favor of Apple Maps.  When that happened the Corona SDK native mapView started using Apple Maps.  Sometime later, after all the the grief that Apple got over their maps, they allowed Google to reintroduce their map app.

This tutorial is based on that.  You have to have the Google Maps app installed on iOS and this should cause the Google Map apps to launch.  It is not expected to work on Android.  Android does not use URL schemes to do these types of actions.  If you want to read more about this (albeit the code samples are for Objective-C) you can here:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/ios/urlscheme

Rob

#9

Thanks Rob for the explanation. 

My main issues is I want to open the native.newMapView() in direction mode. This is not aviable in the  native.newMapView(). Is there a way to do open a map in this way ?

thx

Abdul

#10

Not that I’m aware of.

#11

Thx Rob.
Does anyone has an idea how to open google maps in direction mode?