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krasnoff
krasnoff

Reputation: 967

Checks if google maps installed

I am developing a hybrid android application by using phonegap. I want to navigate to maps by using the following code:

<a href="geo:32.5558485,34.65522447"></a>

How can I discover if the google map application is installed in the device. by HTML and/or javascript only.

Thanks in advance

Kobi

Upvotes: 0

Views: 570

Answers (1)

Simon MacDonald
Simon MacDonald

Reputation: 23273

You shouldn't need to as when you click on that link Android will give you a list of apps that can handle the geo: url type.

If you really want to check if there is an app available to handle that URI scheme you'll need to write a plugin to call some Java code:

public static boolean isIntentAvailable(Context context) {
    final PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
    final Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, 
        Uri.parse("geo:32.5558485,34.65522447"););
    List<ResolveInfo> list =
        packageManager.queryIntentActivities(intent,
                PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
    return list.size() > 0;
}

Upvotes: 2

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