To get driving direction via an URL

So how can Android applications show driving directions? It’s actually pretty simple, although not yet documented. If you launch a normal URL to the Google Maps website, Android will intercept and ask you if you really want to use the browser, or instead be directed over to the Android Maps app:



1. this.startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
2. Uri.parse("http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=37.4,-121.9
3. &daddr=Bellevue, WA&hl=en")));

where saddr=37.4,-121.9 is start point lat, lon

Thanks for your valuable info.

Since I am new to android development.

Could you please provide me the tutorial link to display the route working with SDK1.0 which will be more usefull.

Its so simple, it does not needs tut.
just fire the above intent from your application, and the driving direction will be shown on maps.
this intent ,launches device map application, which shows the driving direction from start location point to end location point. st point and end point lat- lon are included in Url it self. enter any custom lat -lon in Url for whom u want to show
driving direction.

Regards jagtap

Oh g8. Thanks its working. The issue is due to my proxy settings, after bypassing the proxy i am able to run the map with route.

I have one questions.

The above code is actually redirecting to the existing emulator package Maps. Instead of this, any other apporach. I mean if i want to customise the Maps its not possible. I am not able to find the source code for Maps package.

search here code for map appl
http://android.git.kernel.org/

jagtap.jj1 wrote:search here code for map appl
http://android.git.kernel.org/

Hi jagtap
I am not able to fing the code for maps app at the link mentiioned above.
Can u share the complete path for the maps app?

Hi jagtap,


1) How to do the Map overlay using your approach ( Uri.parse("http://maps.google.com/maps?........... )
2) I am not able to see the Maps application code in the given link http://android.git.kernel.org/

Please reply me as soon as possible. Waiting for your response.

from what i understand you want to make a map activity then have that activity show the route. Unfortunately they have taken this function out of SDK 1.0 and as of right now it is not possible. the only way to get or make a route is though the built in google maps

Hello,

I'm using that method to display directions :
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=47.641336,-2.758942&daddr=47.631156,-2.832756&hl=fr")));

It works fine but the directions are in english. I would like to know how I can get them in french (for instance). I tried using "hl=fr" instead of "hl=en" but I always have "turn left" instead of "tourner à droite".

Thanks in advance.