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package com.blogspot.android_er.androidstudiomapapp;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.text.InputType;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.Marker;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions;
public class MapsActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements OnMapReadyCallback,
GoogleMap.OnMapClickListener, GoogleMap.OnMapLongClickListener,
GoogleMap.OnMarkerDragListener, GoogleMap.InfoWindowAdapter {
private GoogleMap mMap;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_maps);
// Obtain the SupportMapFragment and get notified when the map is ready to be used.
SupportMapFragment mapFragment = (SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
.findFragmentById(R.id.map);
mapFragment.getMapAsync(this);
}
/**
* Manipulates the map once available.
* This callback is triggered when the map is ready to be used.
* This is where we can add markers or lines, add listeners or move the camera. In this case,
* we just add a marker near Sydney, Australia.
* If Google Play services is not installed on the device, the user will be prompted to install
* it inside the SupportMapFragment. This method will only be triggered once the user has
* installed Google Play services and returned to the app.
*/
@Override
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap googleMap) {
mMap = googleMap;
mMap.setOnMapClickListener(this);
mMap.setOnMapLongClickListener(this);
mMap.setOnMarkerDragListener(this);
mMap.setInfoWindowAdapter(this);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.menu_addmarkers:
addMarker();
return true;
case R.id.maptypeHYBRID:
if(mMap != null){
mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_HYBRID);
return true;
}
case R.id.maptypeNONE:
if(mMap != null){
mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NONE);
return true;
}
case R.id.maptypeNORMAL:
if(mMap != null){
mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_NORMAL);
return true;
}
case R.id.maptypeSATELLITE:
if(mMap != null){
mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_SATELLITE);
return true;
}
case R.id.maptypeTERRAIN:
if(mMap != null){
mMap.setMapType(GoogleMap.MAP_TYPE_TERRAIN);
return true;
}
case R.id.menu_legalnotices:
String LicenseInfo = GoogleApiAvailability
.getInstance()
.getOpenSourceSoftwareLicenseInfo(MapsActivity.this);
AlertDialog.Builder LicenseDialog =
new AlertDialog.Builder(MapsActivity.this);
LicenseDialog.setTitle("Legal Notices");
LicenseDialog.setMessage(LicenseInfo);
LicenseDialog.show();
return true;
case R.id.menu_about:
AlertDialog.Builder aboutDialogBuilder =
new AlertDialog.Builder(MapsActivity.this);
aboutDialogBuilder.setTitle("About Me")
.setMessage("http://android-er.blogspot.com");
aboutDialogBuilder.setPositiveButton("visit",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
String url = "http://android-er.blogspot.com";
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
i.setData(Uri.parse(url));
startActivity(i);
}
});
aboutDialogBuilder.setNegativeButton("Dismiss",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.cancel();
}
});
AlertDialog aboutDialog = aboutDialogBuilder.create();
aboutDialog.show();
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
private void addMarker(){
if(mMap != null){
//create custom LinearLayout programmatically
LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(MapsActivity.this);
layout.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
final EditText titleField = new EditText(MapsActivity.this);
titleField.setHint("Title");
final EditText latField = new EditText(MapsActivity.this);
latField.setHint("Latitude");
latField.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER
| InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL
| InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED);
final EditText lonField = new EditText(MapsActivity.this);
lonField.setHint("Longitude");
lonField.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER
| InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_DECIMAL
| InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_FLAG_SIGNED);
layout.addView(titleField);
layout.addView(latField);
layout.addView(lonField);
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setTitle("Add Marker");
builder.setView(layout);
AlertDialog alertDialog = builder.create();
builder.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
boolean parsable = true;
Double lat = null, lon = null;
String strLat = latField.getText().toString();
String strLon = lonField.getText().toString();
String strTitle = titleField.getText().toString();
try{
lat = Double.parseDouble(strLat);
}catch (NumberFormatException ex){
parsable = false;
Toast.makeText(MapsActivity.this,
"Latitude does not contain a parsable double",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
try{
lon = Double.parseDouble(strLon);
}catch (NumberFormatException ex){
parsable = false;
Toast.makeText(MapsActivity.this,
"Longitude does not contain a parsable double",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
if(parsable){
LatLng targetLatLng = new LatLng(lat, lon);
MarkerOptions markerOptions =
new MarkerOptions().position(targetLatLng).title(strTitle);
markerOptions.draggable(true);
mMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(targetLatLng));
}
}
});
builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);
builder.show();
}else{
Toast.makeText(MapsActivity.this, "Map not ready", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
@Override
public void onMapClick(LatLng latLng) {
Toast.makeText(MapsActivity.this,
"onMapClick: " + latLng.latitude + " : " + latLng.longitude,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
@Override
public void onMapLongClick(LatLng latLng) {
Toast.makeText(MapsActivity.this,
"onMapLongClick: " + latLng.latitude + " : " + latLng.longitude,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
//Add marker on LongClick position
MarkerOptions markerOptions =
new MarkerOptions().position(latLng).title(latLng.toString());
markerOptions.draggable(true);
mMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
}
@Override
public void onMarkerDragStart(Marker marker) {
marker.setTitle(marker.getPosition().toString());
marker.showInfoWindow();
marker.setAlpha(0.5f);
}
@Override
public void onMarkerDrag(Marker marker) {
marker.setTitle(marker.getPosition().toString());
marker.showInfoWindow();
marker.setAlpha(0.5f);
}
@Override
public void onMarkerDragEnd(Marker marker) {
marker.setTitle(marker.getPosition().toString());
marker.showInfoWindow();
marker.setAlpha(1.0f);
}
@Override
public View getInfoWindow(Marker marker) {
return null;
//return prepareInfoView(marker);
}
@Override
public View getInfoContents(Marker marker) {
//return null;
return prepareInfoView(marker);
}
private View prepareInfoView(Marker marker){
//prepare InfoView programmatically
LinearLayout infoView = new LinearLayout(MapsActivity.this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams infoViewParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
infoView.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
infoView.setLayoutParams(infoViewParams);
ImageView infoImageView = new ImageView(MapsActivity.this);
//Drawable drawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
Drawable drawable = getResources().getDrawable(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_map);
infoImageView.setImageDrawable(drawable);
infoView.addView(infoImageView);
LinearLayout subInfoView = new LinearLayout(MapsActivity.this);
LinearLayout.LayoutParams subInfoViewParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
subInfoView.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
subInfoView.setLayoutParams(subInfoViewParams);
TextView subInfoLat = new TextView(MapsActivity.this);
subInfoLat.setText("Lat: " + marker.getPosition().latitude);
TextView subInfoLnt = new TextView(MapsActivity.this);
subInfoLnt.setText("Lnt: " + marker.getPosition().longitude);
subInfoView.addView(subInfoLat);
subInfoView.addView(subInfoLnt);
infoView.addView(subInfoView);
return infoView;
}
}
Posted by Angana Ghosh, Product Manager, Google Fit
Last year, we teamed up with adidas, Polar, and Withings to invite developers to create amazing fitness apps that integrated the new Google Fit platform. The community of Google Fit developers has flourished since then and to help get them inspired, we even suggested a few ideas for new, fun, innovative fitness apps. Today, we’re announcing the twelve grand prize winners, whose apps will be promoted on Google Play.
We saw a wide range of apps that integrated Google Fit, and both the grand prize winners and the runner ups will be receiving some great devices from our challenge partners to help with their ongoing fitness app development: the X_CELL and SPEED_CELL from adidas, a new Android Wear device, a Loop activity tracker with a H7 heart rate sensor from Polar, and a Smart Body Analyzer from Withings.
We’re thrilled these developers chose to integrate the Google Fit platform into their apps, giving users one place to keep all their fitness activities. With the user’s permission, any developer can store or read the user’s data from Google Fit and use it to build powerful and useful fitness experiences. Find out more about integrating Google Fit into your app.
The screen size and overall dimensions of the device, in my opinion are optimal. I have no difficulties using the device with just one hand. However, if you want to type fast using the stock keyboard, using both thumbs might be better, especially for typing accuracy. The 5-inch display is made using SLCD3 technology, the same we’ve seen in the HTC One (M7). The pixel density is a little bit lower – 441ppi (M8) vs 468ppi (M7) but comparing the devices side by side you won’t say that M8’s display is not as good – it is actually better. Colours are deeper and the screen brightness is higher too on the HTC One M8. But what is more important, is that the screen sensitivity is way better too. According to GSM Arena, “46ms is all it takes for the One M8 to recognize your touch input; the first phone to go under 50ms”. That is quite an impressive result and something I have always wanted to see in Android smartphones. And these are not just purely academic calculations – I actually felt the difference the first time I used the HTC One M8.
So we have a bigger and a brighter screen with great sensitivity. The shape of the phone is ideal. What else could be improved in that area? Two things. Firstly, the screen is covered with the newest Gorilla Glass 3 technology. That is another step forward from its older brother, HTC One M7, which has Gorilla Glass 2. The other, and more important thing can sound a little bit prosaic. It is the power button. In the HTC One M7 it was placed on the top left-hand side of the metal uni-body. In the HTC One M8 it is placed on the opposite side. Such a cosmetic change, but for me, personally, it is much easier to access when holding the device in just one hand. As a side note, for power-users it is also a benefit. Entering the bootloader (vol down + power) is now easier when volume buttons and power button are almost next to each other. |
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