Use cases

This Developer Guide for the HERE SDK is organized into several use cases, that should make it easier for you to find the topics you are interested in.

Browse the sections on the left to quickly find a solution for your current task or look into the below list of use cases and frequently asked questions (FAQ).

General topics

• I am completely new. How do I start?
• Where can I find working example apps?
• What HERE SDK editions are available?
• What devices are supported?
• Is my country supported?
• From where do I get credentials?
• What development tools & setup do I need?
• Do you support the feature "xy"?
• How can I show a map view?
• How to build my first app with the HERE SDK?
• What are engines?
• What can I do to shrink the binary size of my app?
• Is the HERE SDK thread safe?
• Can you support me debugging my app usage?
• Where can I see the availability of HERE backend services?
• How can I manually initialize the HERE SDK?
• What privacy notices do I need to include?
• I have trouble with an error, where is the troubleshoot list?
• Do you have a support channel?

Around the map

• How can I show a map view?
• How can I switch the map view to satellite?
• What map layers can I add?
• How can I change the language of the labels on the map?
• Is there a way to optimize the rendering?
• How can I load a map scheme?
• How does the map cache work?
• How can I switch the map to night mode?
• Do I need to show the HERE logo watermark?
• How do I customize the map?
• Can I add weather data on top of the map?
• How to move the map?
• How to rotate the map?
• Can I tilt the map to get a 3D view?
• What is the principal point?
• How can I detect touch gestures on a map view?
• Can I apply custom gesture actions to zoom the map?
• How can I enable 3D landmarks?
• Is there an easy way to show safety cameras on the map?
• How to add a route line to the map?
• Can I show a direction arrow on the map?
• Can I highlight areas on the map?
• Can I add a transparent circle area on the map?
• How can I drop a pin on the map?
• How can I add multiple pins in a cluster?
• Is it possible to pick default POIs on the map?
• Can I add a 3D object to the map?
• Can I add a flat 2D pin?
• How can I indicate the user's location?
• Do you support info bubbles?

Search & places

• How can I search for a places?
• Can I search for a category of places?
• Do you support suggestions?
• How can I get the address details for a coordinate?
• Do you support reverse geocoding?
• How can I get the coordinate for a street name?
• What is geocoding?
• How can I search for pizza along a route?

Traffic information

• Can I visualize traffic jams on the map?
• How can I show traffic incidents on the map?
• How can I get details for a traffic incident?
• How do I use the TrafficEngine?
• Is it possible to search for traffic incidents within a circle area on the map?
• How can I pick traffic incidents shown by the traffic layer?
• How can I find traffic along a route

Route calculation

• How can I calculate a route?
• Do you support routes specific for trucks?
• How can I calculate a route for public transportation?
• Can I add multiple stops to a route?
• How can I zoom to a route on the map?
• How to create a maneuver list?
• How can I find traffic along a route
• How do I find information on toll costs?
• Can I update the traffic delay for a route?
• How can I import my routes from another service?
• Can you show me the area I can reach with my eCar?
• What support do you offer for electric vehicles?
• How can I render traffic on my route?