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Asked: 2026-06-18T16:14:00+00:00

I’m trying to make an Autocomplete field which should fetch cities as the user

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I’m trying to make an Autocomplete field which should fetch cities as the user types, by using the Google Places API as described in this tutorial:
https://developers.google.com/places/training/autocomplete-android

You’ve probably found this question around many times before as I did, but none of the answers helped me. Here are the things you should know:

The URL is
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?sensor=false&key=myKey&components=country:ro&input=whatTheUserTypes

Please don’t reply by saying you replaced the API key with your own and it worked – the API key which goes there must be Android specific and won’t work from a browser.

So did I make the Android API key using the SHA1 fingerprint obtained from the keystore I signed the app with.
I turned on Maps and Places APIs from the console.
The quota isn’t exceeded.

All those and it still gives me REQUEST_DENIED

What I didn’t mention is that I have O2Auth activated – does that change anything? Shouldn’t it be as simple as putting the API key in the app?

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    The Google Places API does not currently support Android or iOS keys generated from the Google APIs Console. Only Server and Browser keys are currently supported.

    If you would like to request this support, please file a Places API – Feature Request.

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