Android How to Program

11. Route Tracker App

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

• Test an app that uses GPS location data in the Android Emulator and use the Eclipse DDMS perspective to send sample GPS data to the emulator.

• Use the external Maps API framework and the MapActivity and MapView classes to display Google Maps™ generated by Google web services.

• Get a Google Maps™ API key unique to your development computer.

• Use location services and the LocationManager class to receive information on the device’s position and bearing (direction).

• Display the user’s route using an Overlay on a MapView and GPS location data received in the form of Location objects.

• Orient a map to the user’s current bearing.

• Use the PowerManager to keep the device awake.

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