Thanks a lot. It worked. Can i provide some more specific intents to the maps application? I am trying the geo: _lat _long So what other parameters can it take apart from latitude and longitude. can i send a search query (say a pointer to all the medical stores in the vicinity) to the map application. And also how to set the default zoom level?
I know one can implement all this using Google MAPS API, but then i arrive at a serious trouble, The trouble is that i cannot use the features such as Call, adding the query result to my contact book. I do not want to reimplement all the functionality offered by the google map application inside my own application. I just want to use the Google map application from within my app,and do not want to rewrite it. On Feb 21, 6:08 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > aishwarya shukla wrote: > > I want to know if there is any way to start another application from > > within my application. > > Specifically i am trying to a have a shortcut (button) to Google Maps > > Application within my application. > > > Also is there any way to start another process from within my android > > appplication? > > Call startActivity() on an appropriate Intent. Here is an example app > that launches Google Maps: > > http://github.com/commonsguy/cw-android/tree/master/Activities/Launch/ > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training in US: 14-18 June 2010:http://bignerdranch.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
