How can I get a photo of a city by name or its coordinates?

Question

Android

Tried using google api, but it doesn't return photo reference for cities, it returns only for places (restaurants, museums, etc.). I tried using flickr and panoramio, but random photos are returned according to geodata, not the best ones. How to find photos that are on google maps

or that are given in the search

Answer 1

Do not reinvent the wheel, and do not try to parse something - this is a disastrous business. Use the API
As part of Android development, I would still recommend that you use the official API. I don't quite understand what you don't like about it. Pay attention to the following code:
1. Initialize ApiClient:

GoogleApiClient googleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(service).addApi(Places.GEO_DATA_API).build();
googleApiClient.connect();

2. Initialize the filter by cities:

AutocompleteFilter filter = new AutocompleteFilter.Builder()
                .setTypeFilter(AutocompleteFilter.TYPE_FILTER_CITIES)
                .build();

3. We get the list (in my case it is AutocompletePrediction, you can go in a more convenient way for you):

PendingResult<AutocompletePredictionBuffer> result = Places.GeoDataApi
                .getAutocompletePredictions(googleApiClient, externalQuery, null, filter);
AutocompletePredictionBuffer autocompletePredictions = result.await(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
ArrayList<AutocompletePrediction> predictions = DataBufferUtils.freezeAndClose(autocompletePredictions);
autocompletePredictions.release();

Well, actually we get a list of photos:

PendingResult<PlaceBuffer> placeResult = Places.GeoDataApi.getPlaceById(googleApiClient, prediction.getPlaceId());
Places.GeoDataApi.getPlacePhotos(googleApiClient, prediction.getPlaceId());