getting googlemaps to accept a local KML file?

Question

Hi all.

I am trying to get googlemaps to accept a local KML file.

final Intent myIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=file://" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/locate.kml"));
startActivity(myIntent);

The file is on the SD card, and is a valid kml file. Googlemaps loads up, but says it cannot find the file.

final Intent myIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=http://www.website.com/locate.kml"));
startActivity(myIntent);

Works fine. geo:0,0?q= seems to be very under documented, can anyone help me out with how to use it to refer to a local file?

Answer 1

JavaScript runs in a Sandbox, so it is not able to access local files without proprietary extensions.

Answer 2

It seems it can't be done until Android 2.1

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2454