Map Launcher

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Map Launcher is a flutter plugin to find available maps installed on a device and launch them with a marker or show directions.

Marker Navigation
Marker Navigation

Currently supported maps:
Google Maps
Apple Maps (iOS only)
Google Maps GO (Android only)
Baidu Maps
Amap (Gaode Maps)
Waze
Yandex Maps
Yandex Navigator
Citymapper
Maps.me
OsmAnd
OsmAnd+ (Android only)
2GIS
Tencent (QQ Maps)
HERE WeGo
Petal Maps (Android only)
TomTom Go

Get started

Add dependency

dependencies:
  map_launcher: ^2.5.0
  flutter_svg: # only if you want to use icons as they are svgs

For iOS add url schemes in Info.plist file

<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
    <string>comgooglemaps</string>
    <string>baidumap</string>
    <string>iosamap</string>
    <string>waze</string>
    <string>yandexmaps</string>
    <string>yandexnavi</string>
    <string>citymapper</string>
    <string>mapswithme</string>
    <string>osmandmaps</string>
    <string>dgis</string>
    <string>qqmap</string>
    <string>here-location</string>
    <string>tomtomgo</string>
</array>

Usage

Get list of installed maps and launch first

import 'package:map_launcher/map_launcher.dart';

final availableMaps = await MapLauncher.installedMaps;
print(availableMaps); // [AvailableMap { mapName: Google Maps, mapType: google }, ...]

await availableMaps.first.showMarker(
  coords: Coords(37.759392, -122.5107336),
  title: "Ocean Beach",
);

Check if map is installed and launch it

import 'package:map_launcher/map_launcher.dart';

if (await MapLauncher.isMapAvailable(MapType.google)) {
  await MapLauncher.showMarker(
    mapType: MapType.google,
    coords: coords,
    title: title,
    description: description,
  );
}

API

Show Marker

option type required default
mapType MapType yes -
coords Coords(lat, long) yes -
title String no ''
description String no ''
zoom Int no 16
extraParams Map<String, String> no {}
Maps
mapType coords title description zoom extraParams
.google iOS only
see Known Issues section below
.apple
.googleGo
.amap Android only
.baidu
.waze
.yandexMaps
.yandexNavi
.citymapper
does not support marker
shows directions instead
.mapswithme
.osmand iOS only
.osmandplus iOS only
.doubleGis
android does not support marker
shows directions instead
.tencent
.here
.petalMaps
.tomtomgo
iOS does not support marker
shows directions instead

Show Directions

option type required default
mapType MapType yes -
destination Coords(lat, long) yes -
destinationTitle String no 'Destination'
origin Coords(lat, long) no Current Location
originTitle String no 'Origin'
directionsMode DirectionsMode no .driving
waypoints List<Coords(lat, long)> no null
extraParams Map<String, String> no {}
Maps
mapType destination destinationTitle origin originTitle directionsMode waypoints extraParams
.google ✓ (up to 8 on iOS and unlimited? on android)
.apple
.googleGo
.amap
.baidu
.waze always uses current location
.yandexMaps
.yandexNavi
.citymapper
.mapswithme only shows marker
.osmand iOS only always uses current location
.osmandplus iOS only always uses current location
.doubleGis
.tencent
.here
.petalMaps
.tomtomgo always uses current location

Extra Params

It's possible to pass some map specific query params like api keys etc using extraParams option

Here are known params for some maps:

mapType extraParams
.tencent { 'referer': '' }
.yandexNavi { 'client': '', 'signature': '' }

Example

Using with bottom sheet

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:map_launcher/map_launcher.dart';
import 'package:flutter_svg/flutter_svg.dart';

void main() => runApp(MapLauncherDemo());

class MapLauncherDemo extends StatelessWidget {
  openMapsSheet(context) async {
    try {
      final coords = Coords(37.759392, -122.5107336);
      final title = "Ocean Beach";
      final availableMaps = await MapLauncher.installedMaps;

      showModalBottomSheet(
        context: context,
        builder: (BuildContext context) {
          return SafeArea(
            child: SingleChildScrollView(
              child: Container(
                child: Wrap(
                  children: <Widget>[
                    for (var map in availableMaps)
                      ListTile(
                        onTap: () => map.showMarker(
                          coords: coords,
                          title: title,
                        ),
                        title: Text(map.mapName),
                        leading: SvgPicture.asset(
                          map.icon,
                          height: 30.0,
                          width: 30.0,
                        ),
                      ),
                  ],
                ),
              ),
            ),
          );
        },
      );
    } catch (e) {
      print(e);
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(
          title: const Text('Map Launcher Demo'),
        ),
        body: Center(child: Builder(
          builder: (context) {
            return MaterialButton(
              onPressed: () => openMapsSheet(context),
              child: Text('Show Maps'),
            );
          },
        )),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Known issues

  • Fixed in Google maps 11.12 Google Maps for Android have a bug that setting label for a marker doesn't work. See more on Google Issue Tracker

  • On iOS it's possible to "delete" Apple Maps which actually just removes it from homescreen and does not actually delete it. Because of that Apple Maps will always show up as available on iOS. You can read more about it here

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome.

Libraries

map_launcher