You'll see a set of system images that you can install.

Choose a device with the Play icon in the Play Store column and click Next.

to open a list of devices you can choose from. This opens the Android Virtual Device Manager dialog.

From the Android Studio welcome screen, click Configure > AVD Manager.

If using your own device, skip to Real device instructions: Update Google Play Services at the end of this page. To run the app, you can connect your own device or use the Android Emulator. Update if the status reads Update available.

Click SDK Tools tab and select the Google Play services checkbox.

If you don't have the SDK yet, this will initiate downloading of the SDK to your machine.įrom the SDK manager, you also need to install Google Play services.

Select your desired SDK checkbox, then click Apply.

From the Android Studio welcome screen, click Configure > SDK Manager.

In Android Studio, you can configure your desired SDKs using the SDK Manager. This lab was written using Android Studio 3.4. If you already have Android Studio, make sure you have the latest version by clicking Android Studio > Check for Updates.

If you run into any issues (code bugs, grammatical errors, unclear wording, or something else) as you work through this codelab, please report the issue via the Report a mistake link in the lower left corner of the codelab.īefore starting this codelab, you need to set up the following: Android Studio Download the sample code from GitHub, or, if you have Git set up for command-line use, enter the following: git clone You build your Android app from scratch, but you can download the sample code for comparison when debugging. Present likely Places to the user to identify their current location.Fetch Places near the user's current location.Use location permissions to geolocate the user.Learn how to use Google Maps Platform and the Places SDK for Android to present your users with a list of Places to identify their current locations.

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