PlacePicker

PlacePicker is an alternative library that lets users select a location directly on the map and retrieve its coordinates and address using Geocoder, without relying on Google APIs.

Adding PlacePicker to your project

You can simply copy and paste all the pages in their place.

dependencies {
  implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:18.2.0"
  implementation 'com.google.android.libraries.places:places:5.0.0'
}

How to use

1. You need a Maps API key and add it to your app. Here's How
2. To start The PlacePickerActivity:

val intent = PlacePicker.IntentBuilder()
                .setLatLong(40.748672, -73.985628)  // Initial Latitude and Longitude the Map will load into
                .showLatLong(true)  // Show Coordinates in the Activity
                .setMapZoom(12.0f)  // Map Zoom Level. Default: 14.0
                .setAddressRequired(true) // Set If return only Coordinates if cannot fetch Address for the coordinates. Default: True
                .hideMarkerShadow(true) // Hides the shadow under the map marker. Default: False
                .setMarkerDrawable(R.drawable.marker) // Change the default Marker Image
                .setMarkerImageImageColor(R.color.colorPrimary)
                .setFabColor(R.color.fabColor)
                .setPrimaryTextColor(R.color.primaryTextColor) // Change text color of Shortened Address
                .setSecondaryTextColor(R.color.secondaryTextColor) // Change text color of full Address
                .setBottomViewColor(R.color.bottomViewColor) // Change Address View Background Color (Default: White)
                .setMapRawResourceStyle(R.raw.map_style)  //Set Map Style (https://mapstyle.withgoogle.com/)
                .setMapType(MapType.NORMAL)
                .setPlaceSearchBar(true, GOOGLE_API_KEY) //Activate GooglePlace Search Bar. Default is false/not activated. SearchBar is a chargeable feature by Google
                .onlyCoordinates(true)  //Get only Coordinates from Place Picker
                .hideLocationButton(true)   //Hide Location Button (Default: false)
                .disableMarkerAnimation(true)   //Disable Marker Animation (Default: false)
                .build(this)
            startActivityForResult(intent, Constants.PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST)

3. Then get the data onActivityResult

override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int,resultCode: Int,data: Intent?) {
        if (requestCode == Constants.PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST) {
            if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
            val addressData = data?.getParcelableExtra<AddressData>(Constants.ADDRESS_INTENT)
            }
        } else {
            super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data)
        }
    }

Note: Placepicker DOES NOT access your location. It's your app's responsibility to fet and provide the User's location and send via setLatLong. The MyLocation button takes the user in the sent location

Note: PlacePickerActivity uses the default theme of your app. If you want to change the theme, declare it in your app's Manifest:

<activity
    android:name="com.placepicker.PlacePickerActivity"
    android:theme="@style/PlacePickerTheme"/> //Included FullScreen Day-Night Theme

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

If you are using Java instead of Kotlin:

Intent intent = new PlacePicker.IntentBuilder()
                ...
                
                startActivityForResult(intent, Constants.PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST);
                
                ...

@Override
    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, @Nullable Intent data) {
        if (requestCode == Constants.PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST) {
            if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && data != null) {
              AddressData addressData = data.getParcelableExtra(Constants.ADDRESS_INTENT);
            }
        } else {
            super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
        }
    }