In this practical you create the Wander app, which is a styled Google Map.

Enable location tracking and Street View in your app.

Add custom features to your app such as markers, styling, and location tracking.

Create the Wander app, which has an embedded Google Map.Get an API key from the Google API Console and register the key to your app.Enable the user to place a marker on a point of interest (POI).Including external libraries in your adle file.Creating, building, and running apps in Android Studio.In this practical, you create a Google Maps app called Wander. You can also create games tied to the real world, like Pokemon Go. You can add value to the standard Google Maps by showing information from your own data set, such as the locations of well-known fishing or climbing areas.

Introductionīuilding apps with Google Maps allows you to add features to your app such as satellite imagery, robust UI controls, location tracking, and location markers. Note: This course uses the terms 'codelab' and 'practical' interchangeably. You will get the most value out of this course if you work through the codelabs in sequence.įor complete details about the course, see the Advanced Android Development overview. This codelab is part of the Advanced Android Development training course, developed by the Google Developers Training team.

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