I am using Option 2: Use an intent to launch the autocomplete activity
Is it possible to change the "search" place holder text to something such as "enter your city". I found a solution but for javascript, suppose support android as well.
It seems it could be done with a PlaceAutocompleteFragment, but I am using my own EditText to launch autocomplete by using an intent, so it is not helpful.
//places auto complete
String apiKey = getString(R.string.api_key);
/**
* Initialize Places. For simplicity, the API key is hard-coded. In a production
* environment we recommend using a secure mechanism to manage API keys.
*/
if (!Places.isInitialized()) {
Places.initialize(getApplicationContext(), apiKey);
}
// Create a new Places client instance. PlacesClient placesClient = Places.createClient(this);
// Initialize the AutocompleteSupportFragment.
AutocompleteSupportFragment autocompleteFragment = (AutocompleteSupportFragment)
getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.autocomplete_fragment);
autocompleteFragment.setPlaceFields(Arrays.asList(Place.Field.ID, Place.Field.NAME, Place.Field.LAT_LNG));
autocompleteFragment.setHint("Set Drop off");
If you are using an auto complete text view, use setHint on the layout control, and the top-left title and hint text will both update. If you just update the contained edit view, the top-left title will not change.