There are not any current published API's for Google Earth Android
version. The current version does handle search intents. You can
launch Google Earth in Android and fly to a location with the
following intent: Please keep in mind Google could change this at any
time and the following code might not work.
// the new intent we will launch
Intent myIntent = new Intent();
// send the intent directly to the google earth activity that can
handle search
myIntent.setClassName("com.google.earth",
"com.google.earth.EarthActivity");
// we are doing a search query
myIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH);
// change this address to any address you want to fly to
myIntent.putExtra(SearchManager.QUERY, "2900 Frenchmen Street, New
Orleans, LA");
// always trap for ActivityNotFound in case Google earth is not on the
device
try {
// launch google earth and fly to location
this.startActivity(myScanIntent);
}
catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
showGoogleEarthDialog();
}
...
// if the user does not have google earth prompt to download it
private void showGoogleEarthDialog() {
AlertDialog.Builder downloadDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
downloadDialog.setTitle("Install Google Earth?");
downloadDialog.setMessage("This application requires Google Earth.
Would you like to install it?");
downloadDialog.setPositiveButton("Yes", new
DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
Uri uri = Uri.parse("market://search?
q=pname:com.google.earth");
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
MainActivity.this.startActivity(intent);
}
});
downloadDialog.setNegativeButton("No", new
DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {}
});
downloadDialog.show();
}
Happy coding
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