[android-developers] Re: Google Android Maps API

2009-05-28 Thread Mark Murphy

> I guess I got
> pretty confused about to what extent the Maps are a part of Android.

I think, internally, they had considered it a separate component from the
outset. However, because it was bundled with the SDK so tightly, it was
easy for us to think that it was going to be universally available.

This whole add-on system seems designed to handle these sorts of things
that might only be available on certain devices. Some might come from
Google, but others might come from device manufacturers.

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[android-developers] Re: Google Android Maps API

2009-05-28 Thread Lex

Finally! I must not have seen the woods for the trees. I guess I got
pretty confused about to what extent the Maps are a part of Android. I
assume we should treat it as an external add-on despite the fact it's
from the same company.

Thanks a lot, Mark!

On May 26, 1:54 am, Mark Murphy  wrote:
> Lex wrote:
> > I am working on a map navigation application in 1.5. Due to it's
> > recent release most tutorials I was using as a reference are out-of-
> > date and cannot be run without refactoring.
>
> Really?
>
> > The link for Google
> > Android Maps API
>
> >http://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/maps/packag...
>
> > has been broken for a while now (and it's the first hit!). When can we
> > expect the link to work?
>
> Never, most likely.
>
> > Where else can we find the required API?
>
> The following link for "Locations and Maps" is in the sidebar of the Dev
> Guide
>
> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/index.html#maps
>
> That will lead you to:
>
> http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis
>
> Which will eventually get you to the Google APIs Add-On API reference:
>
> http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis/reference/index.html
>
> > It's
> > really inconvient when I want to look up something while developing...
>
> You will need to get used to it. There may be many more commercial
> add-ons for Android in the coming years, and they may all be
> independently documented like this one is. The main API reference is
> probably being dedicated simply to the open source components.
>
> --
> Mark Murphy (a Commons 
> Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy
>
> Android Development Wiki:http://wiki.andmob.org
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[android-developers] Re: Google Android Maps API

2009-05-25 Thread Mark Murphy

Lex wrote:
> I am working on a map navigation application in 1.5. Due to it's
> recent release most tutorials I was using as a reference are out-of-
> date and cannot be run without refactoring.

Really?

> The link for Google
> Android Maps API
> 
> http://developer.android.com/reference/com/google/android/maps/package-summary.html
> 
> has been broken for a while now (and it's the first hit!). When can we
> expect the link to work?

Never, most likely.

> Where else can we find the required API? 

The following link for "Locations and Maps" is in the sidebar of the Dev
Guide

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/location/index.html#maps

That will lead you to:

http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis

Which will eventually get you to the Google APIs Add-On API reference:

http://code.google.com/android/add-ons/google-apis/reference/index.html

> It's
> really inconvient when I want to look up something while developing...

You will need to get used to it. There may be many more commercial
add-ons for Android in the coming years, and they may all be
independently documented like this one is. The main API reference is
probably being dedicated simply to the open source components.

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http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy

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