Build a realtime map using #kotlin
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A basic understanding of Kotlin and Node.js is needed to follow this tutorial.Just as the name implies, the aim of this article is to show the realtime movement of a marker on a map. This feature is common in location tracking applications. We see taxi apps and food ordering apps making use of features like this. Google provides an extremely easy map API, which we will take advantage of, while the realtime functionalities will be taken care of by Pusher.What we will buildWe will build an application that will receive coordinates from the server based on the initial coordinates we inject into it. When these coordinates are received, we update the map on our app.RequirementsFor this tutorial, we need the following:Android studio — version 3.0.1 or higher is recommended.Node JS and npm (...)