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2021/08/01

Implicit intent to start a map activity without specifying any location

by KKHTW



When you want your app to start a map activity, you can use an implicit intent in Android development.

Many examples found online show how to do this, by using Intent.ACTION_VIEW. However, most of them show the approach with a specific URI, letting the user open a map app with the specified coordinates of longitude and latitude.

But what if you want to let the user just launch (open) a map activity in another app on the device, without specifying any location?

The solution is quite straightforward: just leave the coordinates blank.

A code example in Kotlin:




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