Programmatically launch Apple Maps without directions or a place mark

Question

After reading this post, Programmatically open Maps app in iOS 6

using the code below, I launch Apple Maps but I just want to open Apple Maps not send an address, place mark or directions to it.

CLLocationCoordinate2D coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(44.180383, -75.229618);
MKPlacemark *placemark = [[MKPlacemark alloc] initWithCoordinate:coordinate
                                               addressDictionary:nil];
MKMapItem *mapItem = [[MKMapItem alloc] initWithPlacemark:placemark];
[mapItem setName:@"Home"];
// Pass the map item to the Maps app
[mapItem openInMapsWithLaunchOptions:nil];

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

Can't you just use `openURL` with a `http://maps.apple.com` URL? — rmaddy, Jan 14 '16 at 05:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 14 '16 at 06:05

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Use the following code in your application to open just Apple Maps

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://maps.apple.com/?q="]];

answered Jan 14 '16 at 06:05

Mohammed Shakeer

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '16 at 06:00

Use apples URL schemes

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://maps.apple.com"]];

For more information please refer to apples maps URL sceme documentation: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/MapLinks/MapLinks.html

Programmatically launch Apple Maps without directions or a place mark

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