How to enable google map navigation in android app

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Santosh Yadav picture Santosh Yadav · Jun 24, 2017 · Viewed 13.6k times · Source

I have two points on google map first one is the source and second is the destination, I have the route between these points on the map.Now I want to navigate user from source to destination as Google does on Google Map Like this:-enter image description here

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xomena picture xomena · Jun 26, 2017

The Google Maps Android API v2 doesn't provide any functionality for navigation. It is in contradiction with Terms of Service of Maps APIs. Have a look at section 10.4 c (iii) of ToS:

No navigation. You will not use the Service or Content for or in connection with (a) real-time navigation or route guidance; or (b) automatic or autonomous vehicle control.

https://developers.google.com/maps/terms#section_10_4

If you need navigation you should create an intent that opens the Google Maps app in navigation mode. There is a Google Maps URLs that allows to construct a universal, cross-platform URL to launch Google Maps intents from your application. You can open navigation mode of native app following this documentation:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/guide#directions-action

Hope this helps!

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