Hello MapView shows how to place overlays. I think you want to use the MyLocationOverlay class documented in the google APIS reference to get your current location.
RickNotFred
2010-02-23 13:35:32
A:
Another good sample that does much more than what you're looking for is the friend finder app on anddev.org: http://www.anddev.org/the_friend_finder_-_mapactivity_using_gps_-_part_i_-_ii-t93.html
RickNotFred
2010-02-23 13:39:41
A:
"http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/index.html" talks about the location services supported by the device.
If you're looking for provider-specific solutions, then look at the following for an example of using a Sprint service:
http://www.androidref.com/#SprintServices
Jay
AndroidRef.com
2010-02-23 16:07:51
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In order to get the current location of your phone I use
LocationManager locationManager = (LocationManager)this.getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);
Criteria criteria = new Criteria(); criteria.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE); String bestProvider= locationManager.getBestProvider(criteria, true); Location loc = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(bestProvider);
define uses-permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml for these (use the fine location for other stuff)
In my application I would like to pass a paramter to the maps intent in order for maps to show a marker, but have found no way of doing it. Creating a location overlay as suggested by Rick (who is not Fred) is probably the way to go
dparnas
2010-02-24 18:50:14
weird. Have you setup the AndroidManifest.xml in the same manner as me, ref http://code.google.com/p/android-bluetooth-on-motion/source/browse/trunk/BluetoothOnMotion/AndroidManifest.xml ?
dparnas
2010-03-08 16:37:13