I have this app and I want to use google maps or apple maps to open when the user presses a button in my app. How would I be able to do this? Is there like a link to the maps that opens the app or is it something else? If you can point me in the right direction it would be really helpful. Thanks! I have the button set up below like this:
override func touchesEnded(touches: Set<UITouch>, withEvent event: UIEvent?) {
for touch in (touches ) {
let location = touch.locationInNode(self)
let node = self.nodeAtPoint(location)
if node.name == "openMaps" {
//code to open google maps or apple maps....
}
Use this:
if node.name == "openMaps" {
let customURL = "comgooglemaps://"
if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(NSURL(string: customURL)) {
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: customURL))
}
else {
var alert = UIAlertController(title: "Error", message: "Google maps not installed", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)
var ok = UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default, handler: nil)
alert.addAction(ok)
self.presentViewController(alert, animated:true, completion: nil)
}
}
You can find more info about the google maps URL scheme here
Edit: You must add a key to your info.plist
for this to work.
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>googlechromes</string>
<string>comgooglemaps</string>
</array>
Edit: Per updated Google Maps docs added "googlechromes" to plist above also.
At button click (in action) call function "directions()" with following code :
func directions() {
// if GoogleMap installed
if (UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(URL(string:"comgooglemaps://")!)) {
UIApplication.shared.openURL(NSURL(string:
"comgooglemaps://?saddr=&daddr=\(Float(event.addressLat)!),\(Float(event.addressLong)!)&directionsmode=driving")! as URL)
} else {
// if GoogleMap App is not installed
UIApplication.shared.openURL(NSURL(string:
"https://maps.google.com/?q=@\(Float(event.addressLat)!),\(Float(event.addressLong)!)")! as URL)
}
}
Edit your info.plist for LSApplicationQueriesSchemes :
Hope will help!