Compose Maps Picker: Android Location Picker Library (Supports devices that don't have google services)
The Maps Picker library is a powerful Android tool that allows users to seamlessly pick their location on a map while providing customization options for map appearance and handling location permissions, Getting location info in several languages.
This library simplifies the process of obtaining user location and offers numerous features for your Android app.
You can refer to the sample under the app, Then navigate to MainActivity.kt.
allprojects {
repositories {
...
maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
}
}
//Then add these lines to your dependencies, Check Releases for latest version
1- Add Mappciker dependencies
dependencies {
implementation 'com.github.MrAndroi:ComposeMapsPicker:LATEST'
}
2- in your manifest.xml file, Add google API_KEY
<application
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY" android:value="PUT_YOUR_KEY_HERE"/>
</application>
3- in your strings.xml file add mapbox_access_token, Please refer to mapbox.com and create account in order to get this token
<string name="mapbox_access_token">PUT_MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN</string>
4- add the following line with MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN to gradle.properties file, , Please refer to mapbox.com and create account in order to get this token
MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN=PUT_MAP_BOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN
5- Last step is to add these lines to settings.gradle file in order to download Mapbox Sdk
maven {
url 'https://api.mapbox.com/downloads/v2/releases/maven'
authentication {
basic(BasicAuthentication)
}
credentials {
username = "mapbox"
password = MAPBOX_DOWNLOADS_TOKEN
}
}
//Usage of ComposeMapsPicker
ComposeMapsPicker(
moveToMyLocationIconRes = R.drawable.locate_me_icon,
moveToMyLocationIconAlignment = IconAlignment.TOP_RIGHT,
enableMyLocation = true,
enableCompass = true,
enableAnimations = true,
currentLocationIconTint = Color.Magenta,
getLocationInfo = true,
//Here you can pass any language you want, or use fromCodeToLocationInfoLanguage()
//To select your device language, Please check LocationInfoLanguage to see supported languages
locationInfoLanguage = LocationInfoLanguage.DE
) { location ->
//location object contains data about selected location
//This got called everytime user selects new location
[email protected](location.getFormattedAddress())
}
Now let's walk through the available customizations:
//These are all available customizations that you can pass throughout constructor
modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
permissionRationalButtonText: Int = R.string.permission_rational_button_text_default,
permissionButtonText: Int = R.string.permission_button_text_default,
permissionRationalText: Int = R.string.permission_rational_text_default,
permissionText: Int = R.string.permission_text_default,
currentLocationIconRes: Int? = null,
moveToMyLocationIconRes: Int? = null,
moveToMyLocationIconAlignment: IconAlignment = IconAlignment.BOTTOM_RIGHT,
enableMyLocation: Boolean = true,
enableCompass: Boolean = false,
enableZoomButtons: Boolean = false,
enableTouch: Boolean = true,
enableAnimations: Boolean = true,
myLocationIconTint: Color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
currentLocationIconTint: Color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
getLocationInfo: Boolean = false,
locationInfoLanguage: LocationInfoLanguage = LocationInfoLanguage.EN,
onSelectUserLocation: (UserLocation) -> Unit,
//Suppored languages
English
Arabic
French
German
Spanish
Japanese
Korean
Hindi