geocode-picker

An android app for getting the geocode of a place in Google Maps.

App Overview

Prerequisites

• Create Google Maps API key.

  Refer to this link for the detailed tutorial on how to create a Google MAPS API key:

  https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-sdk/get-api-key

  NOTE:

  Google Maps Platform gives $200 in free usage for Maps, Routes, and Places every month. Do NOT worry, $200 is more than enough for daily use. Refer to this link for the pricing details:

  https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing

• Place the API key in the project.

  • Create a local.properties file in the top level directory (the same directory as the app folder).

  • Create a new variable named MAPS_API_KEY in the newly create file and insert your API key as the value without quotes.

    MAPS_API_KEY=your_api_key

  • Build the app.