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@capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator

Launch Navigator

Open navigation apps like Google Maps or Apple Maps with directions to destinations

Guide

Tutorial on Launch Navigator

Using @capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator

Main plugin interface.

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator
bunx cap sync

What This Plugin Exposes

  • navigate - Navigate to a location using latitude and longitude.
  • isAppAvailable - Check if a specific navigation app is available.
  • getAvailableApps - Get list of available navigation apps on the device.
  • getSupportedApps - Get list of supported apps for the current platform.

Example Usage

navigate

Navigate to a location using latitude and longitude.

import { LaunchNavigator } from '@capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator';

await LaunchNavigator.navigate({} as {
    /**
     * Destination coordinates [latitude, longitude]
     */
    destination: [number, number];

    /**
     * Optional navigation options
     */
    options?: NavigateOptions;
  });

isAppAvailable

Check if a specific navigation app is available.

import { LaunchNavigator } from '@capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator';

await LaunchNavigator.isAppAvailable({} as {
    /**
     * App identifier to check
     */
    app: IOSNavigationApp | AndroidNavigationApp | string;
  });

getAvailableApps

Get list of available navigation apps on the device.

import { LaunchNavigator } from '@capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator';

await LaunchNavigator.getAvailableApps();

getSupportedApps

Get list of supported apps for the current platform.

import { LaunchNavigator } from '@capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator';

await LaunchNavigator.getSupportedApps();

Full Reference

Keep going from Using @capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator

If you are using Using @capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator to plan native plugin work, connect it with @capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator for the implementation detail in @capgo/capacitor-launch-navigator, Getting Started for the implementation detail in Getting Started, Capgo Plugin Directory for the product workflow in Capgo Plugin Directory, Capacitor Plugins by Capgo for the implementation detail in Capacitor Plugins by Capgo, and Adding or Updating Plugins for the implementation detail in Adding or Updating Plugins.