Is it possible to make a function on appinventor which detects the nearest restaurants or anything else?

[Sagnik_Chatterjee]

Can't understand how to show the nearest places in appinventor. I need help immediately

[dora_paz]

See here

Map component doubt (calculate distance between Android and a location)

and Calculer la distance entre son domicile et un point donnée dans une textbox to calculate the distance continuously. The above link calculates straight-line distance between two points; this tutorial shows how to calculate the driving distance using the MIT Navigate control

[Patryk_F]

I think you need a list of point locations that interest you. Then you compare your location with this list and display the points that are not far away.

[SteveJG]

The simplest way to find the nearest restaurants is to use the ActivityStarter to search as shown in the following link Is there any way to implement Place Types in App Inventor?

Does this work for you?

Another example using a LocationSensor with the ActivityStarter

[Oye_Lucky]

@SteveJG i am not sure but this is not the thing he asked

[SteveJG]

If you type restaurant near me in the TextBox in the ActivityStarter example that shows a TextBox, the ActivityStarter will provide a map and a Listing of restaurants near him. Sagnik can type pet shops or hospitals and it will display them too.

[Oye_Lucky]

these are showing results in google maps am i right

[SteveJG]

yes, it displays in Google map. If he has a List of the restaurants and their locations, he can use the example dora posted.

I think Sagnik can decide what he means?

[Oye_Lucky]

okay got your point

[Oye_Lucky]

#off topic

@SteveJG i want to ask some of my doubts in pm can i ask

[SteveJG]

I am very glad to answer questions in the community.
If you have a question, start a new topic.

I do not provide assistance using PMs, sorry.

[Sagnik_Chatterjee]

I ended up using location sensor and webviewer LOL

[Oye_Lucky]

@Sagnik_Chatterjee

location sensor

but location sensor works very slow

[Lisa_55]

hello Sagnik are your app work? I have something similar to create homework project, i try to add the places i need, but when i enter long.latit. it take me to my current location. any suggestion. thank you

[Presley_Skelton]

what blocks are needed for this command to work?!

[SteveJG]

Welcome Presley.

@Presley_Skelton

what blocks are needed for this command to work

See both of the links in post number 4 . Each shows a slightly different way to find stuff. These examples use the LocationSensor

or use this solution using only an activity starter and WIFI Find closest hairdresser - #5 by SteveJG

Show us what you tried if you still have a question

[S.V_Arul_Shiju]

Good topic, even in ecommerce app we need this feature of locating shops (from user's location) and display in a page by showing nearer shops first and the shops at distance will be displayed after that orderly. I also, planning to create an app like that.