Apple maps route request URL from current location - ios

Question

I'm now thinking about an app for iOS, which could send an SMS to other people (without Internet connection) with a URL link to give them offline direction to my location in native maps app when they tap the link.
I know it can be done with this kind of URL:
http://maps.apple.com/maps?saddr=<their location>&daddr=<my location, filled by my app>
Of course I could leave saddr blank and let them pick their current location from the autocomplete list for start point, but it's gonna take them 1 more step to get the direction. I just want to make sure to give them the most convenient way.
How to guide the native maps app to automatically get SMS receiver user's current location by this URL? I need some thing like this:
http://maps.apple.com/maps?saddr=current_location&daddr=<my location, filled by my app>
I also want to send this link to other platform user, like with Android user I could use:
http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=current_location&daddr=<my location, filled by my app>
Windows Phone (I haven't known yet):
http://maps.???.com/maps?saddr=current_location&daddr=<my location, filled by my app>
Any keyword or answer will be very appreciated!

Answer 1

You were pretty close!
Apple Maps:
http://maps.apple.com/maps?saddr=Current%20Location&daddr=<Your Location>
Google Maps:
comgooglemaps-x-callback://?saddr=&daddr=<Your Location>

Answer 2

If you are using objective-c:
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"maps.apple.com/maps?saddr=&daddr=%#,%#",destinationLatitude,destinationLongitude];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlString]];
If you are using swift 2.2:
var string = "http://maps.apple.com/?saddr=&daddr=\(destinationLatitude),\(destinationLongitude)"
UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: string)!)
If you are using swift 3.0:
var string = "http://maps.apple.com/?saddr=&daddr=\(destinationLatitude),\(destinationLongitude)"
UIApplication.shared.openURL(URL(string: string)!)

Answer 3

in My Case Best Way To Connect inside Chat :
let OptionMenu = UIAlertController(title: nil, message: nil, preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
let GoogleMap = UIAlertAction(title: "Open Google Map".localized, style: .default) { (alert) in
if let url = URL(string: "comgooglemaps://?saddr=&daddr=\(Lat),\(Lng)&directionsmode=driving"),
UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url) {
print("comgoogle maps worked")
if #available(iOS 10, *) {
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler:nil)
} else {
UIApplication.shared.openURL(url)
}
}
}
let OpenMaps = UIAlertAction(title: "Open Maps".localized, style: .default) { (alert) in
if let url = URL(string: "http://maps.apple.com/?saddr=&daddr=\(Lat),\(Lng)"),
UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(url) {
print("Maps maps worked")
if #available(iOS 10, *) {
UIApplication.shared.open(url, options: [:], completionHandler:nil)
} else {
UIApplication.shared.openURL(url)
}
}
}
OptionMenu.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel".localized, style: .cancel, handler: nil))
OptionMenu.addAction(GoogleMap)
OptionMenu.addAction(OpenMaps)
self.present(OptionMenu, animated: true, completion: nil)