Webview google maps current location cannot retrieve and navigation for opening the google maps app failed

Question

I have create a google maps webview for my app and it cannot get the current location and after I set the destination and starting location the navigation does not intent to google maps can somebody help me solve this problem?

package example.asus.com.map;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.GeolocationPermissions;
import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;

import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
import android.app.Activity;


/**
 * A minimal WebView app with HTML5 geolocation capability
 *
 *  
 */
public class MainActivity extends Activity {

/**
 * WebViewClient subclass loads all hyperlinks in the existing WebView
 */
public class GeoWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
    @Override
    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
        // When user clicks a hyperlink, load in the existing WebView
        view.loadUrl(url);
        return true;
    }
}

/**
 * WebChromeClient subclass handles UI-related calls
 * Note: think chrome as in decoration, not the Chrome browser
 */
public class GeoWebChromeClient extends WebChromeClient {
    @Override
    public void onGeolocationPermissionsShowPrompt(String origin,

GeolocationPermissions.Callback callback) {
        // Always grant permission since the app itself requires location
        // permission and the user has therefore already granted it
        callback.invoke(origin, true, false);
    }
}

WebView mWebView;

/**
 * Called when the activity is first created.
 */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.Webview);
    // Brower niceties -- pinch / zoom, follow links in place
    mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically(true);
    mWebView.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
    mWebView.setWebViewClient(new GeoWebViewClient());
    // Below required for geolocation
    mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    mWebView.getSettings().setGeolocationEnabled(true);
    mWebView.setWebChromeClient(new GeoWebChromeClient());
    // Load google.com
    mWebView.loadUrl("http://www.google.com/maps");

}

@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    // Pop the browser back stack or exit the activity
    if (mWebView.canGoBack()) {
        mWebView.goBack();
    } else {
        super.onBackPressed();
    }
}
private class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
    @Override
    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView webView, String url) {
        return false;
    }
}
}

Able to obtain current location
Able navigation for current location to destination

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '19 at 20:37

Your code is almost correct: for obtain current location customized WebChromeClient with onGeolocationPermissionsShowPrompt() needed. But onGeolocationPermissionsShowPrompt() should be more complex to allow permissions for geolocation on API 6.0+: it should request the permission at runtime and host Activity should process response in onRequestPermissionsResult() like described in this answer of EricRobertBrewer:

For your source code it can be something like:

// Geolocation permission request code
private static final int RP_ACCESS_LOCATION = 1001;

// global variables for the origin for permission and interface used by the your application to set the Geolocation permission state for an origin
private String mGeolocationOrigin;
private GeolocationPermissions.Callback mGeolocationCallback;

public class GeoWebChromeClient extends WebChromeClient {
    @Override
    public void onGeolocationPermissionsShowPrompt(String origin, GeolocationPermissions.Callback callback) {
        final String permission = Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION;
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M ||
            ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this, permission) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            // that is you already implement, but it works only
            // we're on SDK < 23 OR user has ALREADY granted permission
            callback.invoke(origin, true, false);
        } else {
            if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(MainActivity.this, permission)) {
                // user has denied this permission before and selected [/] DON'T ASK ME AGAIN
                // TODO Best Practice: show an AlertDialog explaining why the user could allow this permission, then ask again
            } else {
                // store 
                mGeolocationOrigin = origin;
                mGeolocationCallback = callback;
                // ask the user for permissions
                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this, new String[] {permission}, RP_ACCESS_LOCATION);
            }
        }
    }
}

and onRequestPermissionsResult() in that case can be like:

@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
    super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
    switch (requestCode) {
        case RP_ACCESS_LOCATION:
            boolean allow = false;
            if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                // user has allowed these permissions
                allow = true;
            }
            if (mGeolocationCallback != null) {
                // use stored callback and origin for allowing Geolocation permission for WebView
                mGeolocationCallback.invoke(mGeolocationOrigin, allow, false);
            }
            break;
    }
}

Also your app should have declared android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission declared on AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

Cannot obtain geolocation and appear webpage not available after click navigate button — user9292305, Jan 15 '19 at 09:46
current location still cannot be found after given two source and destination of places the navigate button still show webpage not available — user9292305, Jan 15 '19 at 09:47
Now It can receive current location already but the navigate button after clicking the webview cannot intent the data to google maps — user9292305, Jan 15 '19 at 10:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '22 at 19:11

Use this code

webView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {
            @Override
            public void onGeolocationPermissionsShowPrompt(String origin, GeolocationPermissions.Callback callback) {
                callback.invoke(origin, true, false);
            }
        });

Webview google maps current location cannot retrieve and navigation for opening the google maps app failed

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