Step 1 - Getting your MD5 Fingerprint
Use the "Keytool.exe" that can be located inside "C:\Program Files\Java\<YOUR INSTALLED JDK DIR>\bin"
Use the following command on "Keytool.exe";
keytool.exe -list -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "C:\Users\<your windows user>\.android\debug.keystore" -storepass android -keypass android
Step 2 - Getting Your Android Maps Api Key
Open page "http://code.google.com/intl/en-EN/android/maps-api-signup.html" with your browser. Enter your Fingerprint and get your api key.
Step 3 - Setting up Permissions
Open file "AndroidManifest.xml". Add this line to the "<manifest>" node of the current xml.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
And add the following line to the "<application>" node.
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
After all your "AndroidManifest.xml" should look something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="pckg"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
<activity android:name=".Act"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />
</manifest>
Step 4 - Creating A MapView Object
Import these classes to an Activity class in which you're going to create and use the MapView object.
import com.google.android.maps.MapActivity;
import com.google.android.maps.MapView;
Now do not extend this class from "Activity" instead extend it from "MapActivity".
Implement the nescessary functions which are "isRouteDisplayed()" and "onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)"
Now create a new MapView object inside the "onCreate" function that's overridden.
Final code should be something like this.
public class MyMapActivity extends MapActivity {
@Override
protected boolean isRouteDisplayed() {
return false;
}
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
MapView Map = new MapView(this,"YOUR MAP KEY HERE");
}
}
That's it ;)
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