Android Tutorials

Google Maps

Steps to create a Google map application :

Create an android application and remember the

package name of the project.

Obtain API key from Google APIs Console.
Download and configure the Google Play
services SDK.
Add the required settings in your application's
manifest.
Add a map to your application.
Publish and run your application.

Step # 1:
Create an android application

Step # 2:
Obtain API key

Steps to obtain API key :

Add Java JDK path to your system.
List the SHA-1 fingerprint using cmd and this

command :
keytool -list -v -keystore "%USERPROFILE%\.android\debug.keystore" -alias
androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android

Copy the SHA-1 fingerprint and go to your

account on Google APIs Console.

Click Create Project.
Turn on Google Maps Android API v2.

Steps to obtain API key : ( continued )

Create new Android Key using SHA-1

fingerprint and the package name of your

application separated by a semicolon.
Example :
BB:0D:AC:74:D3:21:E1:43:67:71:9B:62:91:AF:A1:66:6E:44:5D:75;com.example.android.mapexample

Keep the Android key and go to your application.

Step # 3:
Download and configure the
Google Play services SDK

Steps to download and configure the

Google Play services SDK :
Download and install the Google Play services

SDK using SDK Manger.

Import the Google-play-service-lib project to

your eclipse.
Add the Google-play-service-lib project as a

library to your project.

Step # 4:
Add the required settings in your
application's manifest

Steps to add the required settings in

your application's manifest :
Add the following element as a child of the

<application> element, by inserting it just before

the closing tag </application>.
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
android:value="API_KEY"/>

Remember to replace the API_KEY with your

API key that you have got from Google APIs

Console.

Steps to add the required settings in

your application's manifest : (continued)
Add the following element as a child of the

<application> element, by inserting it just before

the closing tag </application>.
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

Really I dont why I put this , but it solved my

problem with Google maps.

Steps to add the required settings in

your application's manifest : (continued)
Add the following permissions.
<uses-permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<uses-permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<uses-permission
<uses-permission
android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/>
<!-<!-- The
The following
following two
two permissions
permissions are
are not
not required
required to
to use
use
Google
Google Maps
Maps Android
Android API
API v2,
v2, but
but are
are recommended.
recommended. -->
-->
<uses-permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>
<uses-permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>

Add the following <uses-feature> element.

<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true"/>

Step # 5:
Add a map to your application

Steps to add a map to your application :

Add the following to the activity_main layout

XML or you can use drag and drop.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<fragment
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"/>

Step # 6:
Publish and run your application

Steps to publish and run your application :

Use your phone to test this application because the

normal emulator doesnt support Google play

services.
If you want your emulator to run this application

you should add the Google play services to your

emulator.
To do that, follow the steps in the video.

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