17. Using Location and Map APIs
Whether for safety or for convenience, incorporating location information, navigation, and mapping features into your project can make your application much more robust. In this chapter, you will learn how to leverage two different location services available for Android: the Android location services APIs and the Google location services APIs. You will learn how to determine the location of the device using both APIs. You will also learn how to translate raw location coordinates into descriptive location names—and how to do the reverse. Finally, we explore a couple of different methods for mapping and utilities that work with maps.
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