I am trying to develop an app that access HERE map through its API to get the direction route using transit (not drive or walking) on WP8.1. When I go to HERE developer website, I didn't see the mobile SDK for windows phone. Is HERE maps API still support for WP8.1? Why can't I see HERE maps and its other apps (HERE drive+, HERE transit) in windows phone app store now? Has anyone tried HERE API in WP8.1 before?
The reason I want to use HERE maps API because the native WP8.1 map API does not return route in transit mode.
Thanks.
It was available 4-5 years ago but not anymore.
I'm trying to build an app for WP8.1 in C#. I want to add the bing maps feature for my windows phone app.
The maps for Windows Phone 8.1 are built into the WP8.1 SDK. No need to add any nuget for WP. You can find them under the Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps namespace. Below are some links for ref:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/020f8f/windows-phone-8-1-map-control/
http://www.jayway.com/2014/04/18/windows-phone-8-1-for-developers-maps/
You can add map in xaml using "using:Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Maps" namespace and then from code behind you can set location, icon, or other children.
I am using bing map sample application http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/wpapps/Simple-Map-control-sample-fc94908f
When I execute this code I get nothing on my phone screen but just a blank screen
I have turned on location in my device,and also ID_CAP_MAP and ID_CAP_LOCATION in capabilities.However bing sample projects developed for windows phone 7 are working fine on my device after giving my credentials.Can anybody tell me whats wrong with windows phone 8 bing maps?
The device i am using is Lumia 620
Actually it's quite simple:
For Bing Maps add reference to Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Maps. This DLL should be in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.0\Libraries
Than change
xmlns:maps="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Maps.Controls;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Maps"
to
xmlns:maps="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Maps;assembly=Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Maps"
And that's all now you are using Bing Maps
Read this manual Maps and navigation for Windows Phone 8 MSDN
Is it possible to embed a WebView and load Google Maps in it with push-pins loaded in the map for a set of co-ordinates? I'm using Xaml and C# for Windows 8 applications.
Problem
I want to launch Nokia Maps inside Windows Phone 8 but I can't find the URI scheme which would allow me to do this.
Nokia Maps doesn't seem to listen to their REST Api or url either. (While this does work in Windows Phone, it's not using the Nokia Map it uses the browers)
My eventual goal is to figure out all the things Nokia Maps can do (X to Y, center on a gps coordinate, label locations, etc), and access them through app launching.
I originally tried the bingmaps URI scheme:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj635237.aspx
However this did not work, as Windows Phone 8 does not have Bing Maps, and does not listen to the old Bing Maps schema. I did try "nokiamaps:" but no luck :)
Additional Information
In Windows Phone 8 it's pretty trivial to launch another app if you know the URI scheme:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/xaml/Hh779672(v=win.10).aspx?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=csharp#code-snippet-4
If I could find documentation on their schema I'd be set!
TLDR
Can you solve the following problem: Fill in the empty string launchNokiaMaps to launch the Nokia Maps app.
private async void launch()
{
string launchNokiaMaps = "";
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri(launchNokiaMaps));
}
After investigation, I found the Uri:
private async void launch()
{
string launchNokiaMaps = "explore-maps://v1.0/?latlon=56.615495,12.1865081&zoom=5";
await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri(launchNokiaMaps));
}
That will lauch the Nokia Maps app.
However you should be careful with that because Nokia Maps is not necessarily installed on Windows Phone 8 devices. For example, HTC devices come with the default "Maps" app.
So if you just want to open the default Maps app, you should use the MapsTask. That will work on every Windows Phone 8 device.
I couldn't find any information on if Nokia Drive subscribes to the new App2app protocols. However, the nokia based maps application has a task launcher that lets you do quite a bit. (Bing Map Task is depreciated)
MapsTask mapsTask = new MapsTask();
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206989(v=vs.105).aspx
I would suggest implementing your own map control using the Maps API and get full control over the user experience.
http://www.developer.nokia.com/Resources/Library/Lumia/#!guide-to-the-maps.html
http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/What%27s_new_in_Windows_Phone_8
Nokia have recently introduced a set of APIs specifically to launch HERE Maps on the device, as well as HERE Drive and HERE Transit.
The API documentation specifies the following use cases:
HERE Launchers are simple to use APIs which enable you to launch
HERE applications from your own Windows Phone application, to perform
services provided by those applications.
The API is compatible with Windows Phone 8 devices. Additionally the
API requires the HERE applications implementing the services being
present in the device. In case the API is used without the
implementing application being present in the device, then the user
will be forwarded to the Application store for obtaining the required
application.
Currently there are three HERE applications which are providing the
services implemented in the HERE launchers API: HERE Maps, HERE Drive,
and HERE Transit.
HERE Maps, Drive, and Public Transport are available worldwide on all
Nokia Lumia Phones, and they may be available for other Windows Phones
via Windows Phone store.
Code examples (covering use cases such as the one displayed below) can be found here.
In my blog I put some information that could be useful if you want to insert in your WP8 app the capability to start a navigation to a destination.
http://enzocontini.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/how-to-start-a-turn-by-turn-navigation-to-a-destination-from-your-windows-phone-app/
;-)
Enzo Contini