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Android

Mobile linking to the what3words app

Using intents and the custom URL scheme to open the what3words app at a location

easy

Android

Getting started with the what3words Android API wrapper

intermediate

Migrating an application from API V2 to API V3

Moving applications that have previously used API V2 to API V3

easy

Ride-hailing

How to add what3words to a ride-hailing app

intermediate

Hiding your API Key

Hide your API key by proxying API calls through a proxy application running on your server.

intermediate

Detecting if text is in the format of a 3 word address using RegEx

How to check if text is in the format of a 3 word address, without having to ask the API.

easy
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