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Jon
Jon

Reputation: 8021

Android: why does google places api return locations in other countries even when bounds is 500 meters?

I'm trying to pass an autocomplete prediction request to google places api. Everything works, however I'm having problems with the bounds parameter. Even when bounds is 500 meters surrounding the user's current location (I verified that the lat/lngs were correct on a map) the api still insists on returning results located in other countries (as well as the relevant results that are actually located within 500 meters from the user).

Code:

PendingResult<AutocompletePredictionBuffer> results =
                Places.GeoDataApi
                        .getAutocompletePredictions(mGoogleApiClient, constraint.toString(),
                                mBounds, null);

what could be the cause of this unusual behavior? Specifically the unnecessary results are the names of cities/towns in other countries.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 469

Answers (1)

Daniel Resnick
Daniel Resnick

Reputation: 191

The bounds parameter on getAutocompletePredicitons signifies a bias towards a particular geographic area - see the documentation here. It is not possible to hard-restrict the result set to a particular country or geographic region today.

Upvotes: 2

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