This swift package helps dealing with navigation apps on iOS devices. It provides easy access to open a navigation app via URL scheme. Apple Maps is also supported by internal MapKit api.
Here is a simple example how to use this package:
/// First check which supported navigation apps are installed
let installedNavigationApps = NavigationApp.installedNavigationApps
/// or check if a certian one is installed:
guard NavigationApp.canOpen(.organicMaps) else { return }
/// If the wanted app is installed, open a destination location in it
let destination = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 50.586206, longitude: 8.674230)
let options = NavigationApp.Options(location: destination,
navigationMode: .showOnMap)
try NavigationApp.organicMaps.buildFullUrl(with: options)
/// Route to a destination. Not set startLocation usually uses the current user position
let destination = CLLocationCoordinate2D(latitude: 50.586206, longitude: 8.674230)
let options = NavigationApp.Options(location: destination,
navigationMode: .route(directionsMode: .walking, startLocation: nil))It is also a good idea to check the tests of this package for the API usage.
On Apple plattforms it is required to have the following section in the Info.plist file in order to be able to check if an app is installed/open it:
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>comgooglemaps</string>
<string>om</string>
<string>mapswithme</string>
<string>waze</string>
<string>com.sygic.aura</string>
<string>navigon</string>
<string>here-location</string>
<string>here-route</string>
</array>
HERE WeGo uses different url schemes for showing a point on the map and for navigation. This is why it is listed with two different url schemes in the Info.plist file as well.
To check if an app itself supports opening it with an url scheme, you can check the Info.plist file within the app container. Look for the key CFBundleURLSchemes inside CFBundleURLTypes.