Launch Maps Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

Open external maps to a specific geolocation or address in your Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, Windows, and Xamarin.Forms projects.

Migrate to: Xamarin.Essentials or .NET MAUI

I have been working on Plugins for Xamarin for a long time now. Through the years I have always wanted to create a single, optimized, and official package from the Xamarin team at Microsoft that could easily be consumed by any application. The time is now with Xamarin.Essentials, which offers over 50 cross-platform native APIs in a single optimized package. I worked on this new library with an amazing team of developers and I highly highly highly recommend you check it out.

Additionally, Xamarin.Essentials is now included in & .NET MAUI.

Due to the functionality being included "in the box" I have decided to officially archive this repo.

Setup

• Available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugin.ExternalMaps
• Install into your PCL project and Client projects.

Build status:

Platform Support

Platform	Version
Xamarin.iOS	iOS 7+
Xamarin.Android	API 10+
Windows 10 UWP	10+
Xamarin.Mac	Yes

Usage

There are two methods that you can call to navigate either with the geolocation lat/long or with a full address to go to.

    /// <summary>
    /// Navigate to specific latitude and longitude.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="name">Label to display</param>
    /// <param name="latitude">Lat</param>
    /// <param name="longitude">Long</param>
    /// <param name="navigationType">Type of navigation</param>
    Task<bool> NavigateTo(string name, double latitude, double longitude, NavigationType navigationType = NavigationType.Default);
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Navigate to an address
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="name">Label to display</param>
    /// <param name="street">Street</param>
    /// <param name="city">City</param>
    /// <param name="state">Sate</param>
    /// <param name="zip">Zip</param>
    /// <param name="country">Country</param>
    /// <param name="countryCode">Country Code if applicable</param>
    /// <param name="navigationType">Navigation type</param>
    Task<bool> NavigateTo(string name, string street, string city, string state, string zip, string country, string countryCode, NavigationType navigationType = NavigationType.Default);

Examples:

var success = await CrossExternalMaps.Current.NavigateTo("Xamarin", "394 pacific ave.", "San Francisco", "CA", "94111", "USA", "USA");
var success = await CrossExternalMaps.Current.NavigateTo("Space Needle", 47.6204, -122.3491);

Platform Tweaks

• NavigationType only works on iOS and macOS
• Android will try to launch Google Maps first. If it is not installed then it will ask to see if a map apps is installed. If that doesn't work then it will launch the browser.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug please report it and if you want a feature please report it.

If you want to contribute code please file an issue and create a branch off of the current dev branch and file a pull request.

License

Under MIT, see LICENSE file.