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Localide is an easy helper to offer users a personalized experience by using their favorite installed apps for directions.

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Localide

Localide is an easy helper to offer users a personalized experience by using their favorite installed apps for directions.

Localide Screenshot

Requierments

  • Swift
  • iOS 8.0+
  • Xcode 7.3

Installation

CocoaPods:

pod 'Localide', '~> 2.1'

Carthage:

github "davoda/Localide"

Manual: Add the Localide Classes' files to your project

Usage

Firstly insert all Third Party Apps' URL schemes to your Info.plist:

LSApplicationQueriesSchemes:

Info.plist should look like this.

Giving the user the option to use their favorite installed app
let location = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 37.776692, longitude: 0.0)
Localide.sharedManager.promptForDirections(toLocation: location,  { (usedApp, fromMemory, openedLinkSuccessfully) in
    print("The user picked \(usedApp.name)")
}
Other Options
  • You may also choose to have Localide remember the user's choice for future directions by using the rememberPreference argument.
  • You may also choose to restrict the user from using some applications by using the usingASubsetOfApps argument.
Specific App

You can launch the Apple Maps app with directions to location by using:

let location = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 37.776692, longitude: 0.0)
Localide.sharedManager.launchNativeAppleMapsAppForDirections(toLocation: location)

For other apps:

if LocalideMapApp.GoogleMaps.canOpenApp() {
    let location = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 37.776692, longitude: 0.0)
    LocalideMapApp.GoogleMaps.launchAppWithDirections(toLocation: location)
}

Pipeline

  • Support addresses
  • Ask user if they wish to use the same app in the future.

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