Android Google Map Tutorial 01(Loading a Google Map)

Loading a Google Map

   "The following description is based on the Google older API version ."

     New Version(Google Maps Android API v2 ) 

     

STEP 1

            Create a project....  name :- "GoogleTute1" 

   

STEP 2

  Now we have to get Google map API KEY....

  To do that click the following link

        https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/maps-api-signup

Now you have to put MDF5 fingerprint....

To do that ,you have to find location of Debug Certificate ,

Go back to your Eclipse and follow this steps..

  copy this location and paste in to a notepad.

  

 Go to the  C: ---> Program files ---> Java

  

     Hold the  Shift key down and Right Click....otherwise 

     didn't appear "open command window here"...!

 Copy paste following command

      

keytool -list -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "C:\Users\adrian\.android\debug.keystore" -storepass android -keypass android  

"C:\Users\adrian\.android\debug.keystore" this depend on location of your debug keystore.which one copy from eclipse.

After copy paste this , it will generate following this....

  

Mark MDF5 key

 And paste into  https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/maps-api-signup...

  click the Generate API Key button...  

 

Now you can see your API Key.

 

STEP 3

  Open your "main.xml"  file ..

  Copy pate following Code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<com.google.android.maps.MapView

    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    android:id="@+id/mapview2"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="fill_parent"

    android:clickable="true"

    android:apiKey="0yKpGoapYdqNTNFYO-qbnqjzPuGlzK5hyI52Ghw"

/>

 STEP 4

   Right Click on that..

 

package com.googletute1;

import com.google.android.maps.MapActivity;

import com.google.android.maps.MapView;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.os.Bundle;

public class GoogleTute1Activity extends MapActivity {

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */

    @Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.main);

       

        MapView map=(MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapview1);

        map.setBuiltInZoomControls(true);

       

    }

       @Override

       protected boolean isRouteDisplayed() {

              // TODO Auto-generated method stub

              return false;

       }

}

STEP 5

Now you have to add User Permission to your Mainfest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    package="com.googletute1"

    android:versionCode="1"

    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />

      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

  

   

   

    <application

        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"

        android:label="@string/app_name" >

       

          <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />

       

       

        <activity

            android:name=".GoogleTute1Activity"

            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>

</manifest>

 

 STEP 6

Now can Run Your App

GOOD LUCK!!!!

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