open google maps through intent for specific location in android

I'm designing one application in which I want to show specific location on Map. I'm passing String of address which is already placed on Google Map. Following is my Intent code..

String url = "http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr="+address;
Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,  Uri.parse(url));
startActivity(intent);

But it gives me Google Map for getting direction. I know why that so, because I used daddr in url but I don't know what to use for specific location..Please tell me what to use there..

I have not tested this but you could try :

First method:

String uri = String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "geo:%f,%f", latitude, longitude);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(uri));
context.startActivity(intent);

EDIT: This might not work with Google maps 7,0

hence you could change the uri to :

Second option:

String geoUri = "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:" + lat + "," + lng + " (" + mTitle + ")";

where mTitle is the name of the location.

Third option:

geo:0,0?q=my+street+address

Fourth option:

String map = "http://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=" + yourAddress;

Hope that works and helps :D..

Get Lat-Lng Using this web-service

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" + address + "&sensor=false

Then Pass it to this code

    String strUri = "http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:" + lat + "," + lng + " (" + "Label which you want" + ")";
    Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(strUri));

    intent.setClassName("com.google.android.apps.maps", "com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity");

    startActivity(intent);

I hope it will help you

Thank you.

The latest version of map provides better solution. If you wish show an address on map use below code.

Uri mapUri = Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=" + Uri.encode(address));
Intent mapIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, mapUri);
mapIntent.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.maps");
startActivity(mapIntent);

If you want to display using latitude and longitude values, use below method.

Uri mapUri = Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=lat,lng(label)");
Intent mapIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, mapUri);
mapIntent.setPackage("com.google.android.apps.maps");
startActivity(mapIntent);

Lat and lng being the latitude and longitude you wish to display, the label here is optional.

You should use something like this

Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW, 
    Uri.parse("http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=20.344,34.34&daddr=20.5666,45.345"));
startActivity(intent);

And to drop a pin

try {
    Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
        Uri.parse("geo:" + AppointmentDetailLayout.docLatitude
            + "," + AppointmentDetailLayout.docLongitude
            + "?q=" + AppointmentDetailLayout.docLatitude
            + "," + AppointmentDetailLayout.docLongitude
            + "(" + label + ")"));
    intent.setComponent(new ComponentName(
        "com.google.android.apps.maps",
        "com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity"));
    context.startActivity(intent);
    } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {

    try {
        context.startActivity(new Intent(
            Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
            Uri.parse("market://details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps")));
    } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException anfe) {
        context.startActivity(new Intent(
            Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
            Uri.parse("http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps")));
    }

    e.printStackTrace();
    }