How to retrieve snapshot of map from place-picker activity?

Question

I\'m creating an app which picks places from the Google maps and stores the address in the database. I also want to store the snapshot of the picked place in the storage, so

Answer 1

Since you are able to get the long and lat coordinates, you can get the map image by using the Google maps api.

Here's the link with examples and docs:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/static-maps/intro

I assume this is what the dialog is doing in the background.

If that does not work, or you want something more exact, I suggest using Wireshark to monitor exactly what data is being sent and received.

I just ran a test with your map locations, and with this url:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=37.430610,%20-121.972090&zoom=17&size=400x400&key=[myAPIKey]

I got this image:

Using the coords from your dialog:

Using https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=37.414333,-122.076444&zoom=17&size=400x250&key=[myKey]