Demo Locationbased Services

The project uses simple examples to demonstrate the possibilities of android location services

Basic Location Service

If you want a guided self learning tour, check out the BasicLocation_Part* branches.

There you will implement and learn how to use the simple Location Service FusedLocationProviderClient, by following the TODO's.

Have fun coding! 😉

PS: If you get stuck, just make a diff to main or the next Part to see the solution!

Getting started - Get a Google Maps Api Key:

You need an api key for google maps to use the app.

1. Open Google Cloud Platform. Create a new project: https://console.cloud.google.com/projectcreate.

2. Select APIs & Services ▸ Library

3. Select Maps SDK for Android.

4. Click Enable, or Manage if already enabled.

5. Click on Credentials, Credentials in the API Manager, Create credentials and then choose API key.

6. Copy your API key value in /values/google_maps_api_template.xml and rename the file to google_maps_api.xml