I am using GmmGeocoder. Really, I guess for both reasons you have listed. I wanted the ability to search for addresses and move the map to those locations. I perhaps could have written a geodb with a lot more points in it, but like you said, it's easier if the judges don't have to use adb push.
On Apr 7, 1:20 pm, Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope Dan M or someone else from Google comments on this. > > Btw Dan (U), are you using the mock geodb or are you using > GmmGeocoder. > If it is the latter, do you mind saying whether you're using > GmmGeocoder primarily to (a)provide real functionality or (b) to make > it easier for judges to run the app without using adb-push etc. > > On Apr 7, 2:35 am, "Dan U." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think they are going to say it's not supported, but that doesn't > > necessarily mean it won't work. I think the glm server is probably > > used for more than just Android, so I wouldn't expect it to go away, > > but I could be wrong. > > > On Apr 7, 1:08 am, Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, my app will need geocoding functionality and ....so I looked at > > > geocoding support in Android today. > > > > I was able to get the mock GeoCoder functionality working. However, > > > the default geodb data is very limited. > > > I'm not sure if it is a good idea for me to require judges to adb-push > > > a new geodb file with additional data. > > > > I was also able to get the undocumented GmmGeocoder working (I > > > discovered this class from old posts on the android-dev group). > > > > Since judges will use M5-rc14 to test apps written with M5- > > > rc14 ..........and since the GmmGeocoder is supported in M5-rc14, I'm > > > assuming that it is OK for challenge-submissions to use the > > > GmmGeocoder class. > > > However, I'm not sure whether google.com/glm/mmap server > > > functionality (which GmmGeocoder relies on) will continue to work for > > > the next one month > > > > Can Dan (so someone else from google) please confirm that it is OK > > > for challenge entries to use the GmmGeocoder class. (comments from non- > > > google devs also welcome) > > > > Thanks Ram- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
