Complete Android Development, Part 14 of 29: More Location and Maps

Course description

This series is for you, if you want to understand, architect, and master Android Applications. This course covers how to get current location and update it as well as showing map properties.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of java programming is required. If you do not, then paulo’s java series “Java SE 9 Parts 1 through 14” would be needed. Base understanding of Mobile Development.

Meet the expert

Paulo Dichone

Paulo Dichone graduated from Whitworth University with a B.S in Computer Science in 2009 and has worked building Android and iOS mobiles apps as well as web applications. Since 2014 he's been an online instructor teaching over 40,000 students from 170 countries in how to program Java and build Android Applications.

Video Runtime

50 Minutes

Time to complete

95 Minutes

Course Outline

More Location and Maps

Getting Current Location and Updating Location (23:56)

• Introduction (00:08)
• Getting Current Location and Updating Location (15:27)
• Maps Presentation (01:00)
• Setting Up our First Map and Showing Sydney (07:13)
• Summary (00:08)

Playing Around with Map Properties (26:54)

• Introduction (00:08)
• Playing Around with Map Properties (09:42)
• Creating Markers and Putting on Map (13:37)
• Challenge Solution Creating MarkerOptions (03:18)
• Summary (00:08)