Android Google Places Get Nearby Places (Google Play 15)

Jul 22, 2018

You need Places SDK for Android to get places data.

Setup Google Play Services

Edit build.gradle (Module)

dependencies {
    // https://developers.google.com/android/guides/releases
    // implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.1"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:15.0.1"
}

NOTE: Set Up Google Play Services

Add your API key

NOTE: If you already setup Android Google Maps, this step is already done.

Edit AndroidManifest.xml

<manifest ...>
    <application ...>
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="YOUR_API_KEY" />
    </application>
</manifest>

Refer to Get API Key and Signup or Get API Key.

NOTE: You can refer to Android Google Maps for some setup guidance as well.

Get Nearby Places

val placeDetectionClient = Places.getPlaceDetectionClient(context)val task = placeDetectionClient.getCurrentPlace(null)// val result = Tasks.await(placeResult)placeResult.addOnCompleteListener { task ->    val result = task.result    for (placeLikelihood in result) {        val place = placeLikelihood.place        // place.id, place.name, place.address, place.placeTypes, place.latLng    }    result.release()}

Refer to Current Place.

NOTE: Sadly there is no way to find nearby places by specifying a specific location. You can search at particular location using autocomplete, but a query string is required.

Display attributions

To use google places without a Map, you need display attributions.

To display "Powered by Google" drawable in TextView

val attributionText = SpannableStringBuilder(" ").apply {    setSpan(ImageSpan(context, R.drawable.powered_by_google_dark), 0, 1, Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE)}textView.text = attributionText

You need to display third-party attributions as well.

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Android Google Places Get Nearby Places (Google Play 15)

Jul 22, 2018

You need Places SDK for Android to get places data.

Setup Google Play Services

Edit build.gradle (Module)

dependencies {
    // https://developers.google.com/android/guides/releases
    // implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.1"
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:15.0.1"
}

NOTE: Set Up Google Play Services

Add your API key

NOTE: If you already setup Android Google Maps, this step is already done.

Edit AndroidManifest.xml

<manifest ...>
    <application ...>
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="YOUR_API_KEY" />
    </application>
</manifest>

Refer to Get API Key and Signup or Get API Key.

NOTE: You can refer to Android Google Maps for some setup guidance as well.

Get Nearby Places

val placeDetectionClient = Places.getPlaceDetectionClient(context)val task = placeDetectionClient.getCurrentPlace(null)// val result = Tasks.await(placeResult)placeResult.addOnCompleteListener { task ->    val result = task.result    for (placeLikelihood in result) {        val place = placeLikelihood.place        // place.id, place.name, place.address, place.placeTypes, place.latLng    }    result.release()}

Refer to Current Place.

NOTE: Sadly there is no way to find nearby places by specifying a specific location. You can search at particular location using autocomplete, but a query string is required.

Display attributions

To use google places without a Map, you need display attributions.

To display "Powered by Google" drawable in TextView

val attributionText = SpannableStringBuilder(" ").apply {    setSpan(ImageSpan(context, R.drawable.powered_by_google_dark), 0, 1, Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE)}textView.text = attributionText

You need to display third-party attributions as well.

❤️ Is this article helpful?

Buy me a coffee ☕ or support my work via PayPal to keep this space 🖖 and ad-free.

Do send some 💖 to @d_luaz or share this article.

✨ By Desmond Lua

A dream boy who enjoys making apps, travelling and making youtube videos. Follow me on @d_luaz

👶 Apps I built

Travelopy - discover travel places in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan.

Tags
Related articles
Jetpack Compose Google Places Show Nearby PlacesGoogle Place Search (Python)Android Google Places Autocomplete (Places SDK 2.0 for Android)Android Migrate Google Play Places (Deprecation) to Places SDKUnderstand Google Maps and Places Confusing Pricing (July 2018)Google Places Javascript Autocomplete (Partial place name search)Google Places Javascript Api Query for Places (Find Places by Name)Vue Autosuggest Autocomplete Select From Multiple SourceAndroid Google Places Find Nearby Places Using Autocomplete API (Programmatically)Android Google Places Build RectangularBounds From a List of LatLngJetpack Compose Lauch Activity and Receive Result (Place Autocomplete example)