open google maps app from a browser with default start location on android and iphone

Question

I have a mobile site and I have a link that can open the google maps native app on iphone and android with default start and end locations by using the link format: http://m

Answer 1

Take a look at the url handler geo to tell Browser to use native App

Location here!

There is a polyfill script available which would be worth a try for fallback for Desktop Browsers: https://github.com/prowestgis/dojo-geo-uri-polyfill

You may try also for IOs devices those:

comgooglemaps://?parameters

or:

comgooglemaps-x-callback://?parameters

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/ios-urlscheme