react-native-google-place-picker
A React Native wrapper for Google's native Place Picker UI on iOS and Android.
What is react-native-google-place-picker?
react-native-google-place-picker is a React Native library that provides a bridge to Google's native Place Picker UI components for iOS and Android. It allows developers to integrate location selection using Google Places data into their cross-platform mobile apps, offering a consistent, native user experience without building custom UI.
React Native developers building iOS and Android apps that require location selection features, such as those creating ride-sharing, delivery, travel, or event-based applications.
Developers choose this library because it leverages Google's official native Place Picker components, ensuring native performance and a familiar user experience, while providing a simple, unified JavaScript API that abstracts away platform-specific complexities.
Overview
React Native Wrapper of Google Place Picker for iOS + Android.
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding a native location picker with Google Places data to React Native apps
- Building cross-platform mobile apps that require users to select a place or address
- Integrating Google's comprehensive place database (including addresses, names, and coordinates) into React Native projects
- Implementing location selection features without developing custom UI components from scratch
- Ensuring consistent place-picking user experience across iOS and Android in a single codebase
- Handling place selection with built-in cancellation and error response handling
Not Ideal For
- Projects avoiding Google services due to privacy or cost concerns
- Apps built with Expo's managed workflow that limit native module integration
- Teams needing highly customized place picker UI beyond Google's default components
- Developers seeking a pure JavaScript solution without native dependencies
Pros & Cons
Pros
Uses Google's official Place Picker components for iOS and Android, ensuring a familiar and performant user interface as shown in the README screenshots.
Provides a single JavaScript interface for both platforms, simplifying codebase maintenance and reducing platform-specific logic.
Integrates directly with Google Places database, offering comprehensive details like addresses, names, and coordinates without additional setup.
Returns a structured object with cancellation, error, and place details, making it easy to handle user interactions and errors based on the example code.
Cons
Requires extensive setup including Podfile for iOS, Gradle changes for Android, and API key management in both native projects, as detailed in the install section.
Locked into Google Places API, which incurs usage costs and limits flexibility to switch to other mapping services, with no built-in alternatives.
Uses Google's pre-built UI with little room for styling or behavioral changes, restricting design consistency with app themes.
README relies on older React Native linking techniques like manual Xcode/Android Studio steps, which may not align with modern CLI tools or Expo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Projects
react-native-vector-iconsCustomizable Icons for React Native with support for image source and full styling.
lottie-react-nativeLottie wrapper for React Native.
react-native-mapsReact Native Mapview component for iOS + Android
react-native-gifted-chat💬 The most complete chat UI for React Native
Found a gem we're missing?
Open-Awesome is built by the community, for the community. Submit a project, suggest an awesome list, or help improve the catalog on GitHub.