Android Google Places autocomplete api bounds not working

Question

I want to be able to autocomplete some places by using the google places api. I only want to include certain places from a certain area. Googles API docs describe this feature by using the function setBoundsBias , but I can't seem to get it working properly as it still returns results from outside the specified area.

try {
            Intent intent = new PlaceAutocomplete.IntentBuilder(PlaceAutocomplete.MODE_OVERLAY)
                    .setBoundsBias(new LatLngBounds(
                            new LatLng(16.371163, 21.051073),
                            new LatLng(16.725743, 21.424006)))
                    .build(getActivity());

            startActivityForResult(intent, requestCode);
        } catch (GooglePlayServicesRepairableException | GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

Answer 1

The setBoundsBias is supposed to return results from outside the area. It is only a bias. If you want to exclusively return results from within the bounds, you must use the AutocompleteFilter . Unfortunately currently the only level of filtering by region is by country.