How do I show a marker in Maps launched by geo URI Intent?

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Specur picture Specur · Oct 21, 2010 · Viewed 76.3k times · Source

I have a application where I want to show different locations (one at the time, picked by user input) by launching Google Maps with their specific geo coordinates.

I'm currently using this (with real lat. and long. values of course):

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("geo:<lat>,<long>?z=17"));
startActivity(intent);

It's quite exactly what I want, except that it doesn't show any indicator or marker for the specified point. It only centers at it's location.

Is there some way to get the marker or something else included without using a MapView?

Answer

Kenton Price picture Kenton Price · Sep 13, 2011

Try this:

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("geo:<lat>,<long>?q=<lat>,<long>(Label+Name)"));
startActivity(intent);

You can omit (Label+Name) if you don't want a label, and it will choose one randomly based on the nearest street or other thing it thinks relevant.

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