How to remove search icon from PlaceAutocompleteFragment in Android

Question

I am using PlaceAutocompleteFragment to search places. Below is my xml code

Answer 1

It's not possible to customize the look of the PlaceAutocompleteFragment unfortunately but, since all it does is launch the PlaceAutocomplete activity in response to taps it's pretty easy to replicate its functionality with a UI that works for your app.

1. Create a custom fragment (instructions).
2. Add the UI elements you want to the fragment.
3. Add an OnClickListener to the UI elements that starts an autocomplete Activity (as described in the API docs).