I want to use Bing Map into my Windows Phone 8.1 store app. I know the WP8.1 SDK's MapControl API, which is used for map.
Is that a Bing map or Nokia map or HERE map, any official document about that?
If it is Nokia Map and not Bing Map, How to use Bing maps.
There is Windows 8.1 SDK available, and not for Windows Phone 8.1.
Any workarounds?
Thanks.
The built in maps in WP 7/8/8.1 is a Bing Maps control that is built into the WP SDK. This is also the case for WP10/Win10. Google maps has no map controls for Windows Phone.
You should target WP8.1 and not WP8 as that's the version most WP users are on. The WP8.1 maps control is also more inline with the WP10/Win10 map controls, so it will make it easier for you to upgrade your app in the future. You can find documentation here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/xaml/dn642089.aspx
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I am developing an app using here maps. I am using voice guidance provided by them for maneuver data.
Packages used
Voice Catalog ,VoiceGuidanceOptions, VoicePackage
For more understanding, Can I know what TTS engine is used behind by here maps ?
Here uses text in form of compiled packages for voice guidance. There is no API in SDK to modify them.
For Android, Here uses the standard Android engine i.e android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech
And for IOS, AVSpeechSynthesizer from AVFoundation framework.
These are default frameworks which are available on all devices.
Hope this helps!
I can use Nokia map with Smartface? Does Smartface support just Google map?
Smartface App Studio uses native map components. I mean that;
*For Android -> Google Maps
*For iOS -> iOS Map
You can also use webviews to display Nokia maps or maps from any other providers. Even though the experience would not be as good as native, it would be fine.
I'm developing Windows Phone 8 app and trying to hide transport icons from the maps as it is not nessesary information at the app:
https://db.tt/DtDAAY9w
I tried both modifiers disabled but it didn't help:
LandmarksEnabled="False"
PedestrianFeaturesEnabled="False"
How can I achieve my goal?
I am fresher for Windows Phone. I am working on windows phone 7.1. I worked on Bing maps control.
But I want to know is there any possibility to get the google maps api key for windows phone.
If there any solution please let me know.
This may help you,
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/153467/Google-Maps-for-Windows-Phone-7-using-Bing-Map-Con
Steps to create:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/cd3310/starting-with-google-map-in-windows-7-phone-application/
I want to embed Ovi Maps in a desktop application in offline(but interactive) mode. GIven that these maps and their related map APIs are mainly targeted for mobile platforms, is this possible ? If so, can anyone point to any existing documentation on how to do this? Any pointers to existing examples would be a plus.
I considered using google Maps which can be integrated with desktop applications, but they cannot be used in offline mode.
Unfortunately, even if you can use Ovi Maps in your desktop application (using Nokia Qt C++ SQK with Location API, see http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtmobility/location-overview.html) you cannot use Ovi Maps in offline mode and there is currently no way to embed it (offline maps use is only possible on Nokia mobile devices that embed maps by default).
Regards
The latest branding of Ovi Maps has changed to Nokia Maps. The new - Nokia Maps Framework for Mobile HTML5 claims to have offline support. The API relies on the user using a browser which supports local storage, so provided your user base is using Google Chrome or Safari it would work on a desktop as well as various mobile platforms.
An example app can be found with the documentation
The offline claim can be found here