BAIDU MAP IN ANDROID

Hello All, We are going to see about Baidu Map in Android. Baidu Map Introduction: • Google Maps is not accessible in China. In this case Baidu map is used to display locations in China. • Baidu Map provides a lot of methods like Google, to get accurate and more flexible location view.

• Baidu Map displays only in Chinese language • Visiting http://pan.baidu.com/# is the first step to create your account in baidu.com • Create new application in Baidu (http://lbsyun.baidu.com/apiconsole/key). • Generate SHA key and add it to your application. Implementation: 1. Create Project→ New Project → Empty activity → finish 2. Add following dependencies in gradle file.

Dependencies {
compile files('libs/baidumapapi_v3_1_0.jar')
compile files('libs/locSDK_4.2.jar')
}

3. Add the Baidu Map in Xml Layout like below

<com.baidu.mapapi.map.MapView
android:id="@+id/bmapView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:clickable="true" />

4. Add Baidu API key in Manifest and add Permission like bellow

<meta-data android:name="com.baidu.lbsapi.API_KEY" android:value="Use Your Key Here" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE">
</uses-permission></strong>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS">
</uses-permission></strong>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
<permission android:name="android.permission.BAIDU_LOCATION_SERVICE"></permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BAIDU_LOCATION_SERVICE">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_GPS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />

5. Initialize Map view in related activity like below

mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.bmapView);
mBaiduMap = mMapView.getMap();

6. Creating application in Baidu API console looks like the below screen-shot

7. Now run your app and get the Baidu map as shown below