How to use Android Google Maps(API Ver2) in older Android version such as 2.3.(Part 1/2)

1. Install google play service package.

• Go to Android SDK manager.
• Select Google Play services under Extras and click 'Install packages' button.

 

• Accept License agreement and click 'Istall' button.

 2. Import the downloaded google play service.

• Select file>Import>Android>Existing Android Code Into Workspace in eClipse.
• Click 'Browse...' button and select google play service folder(adt home>sdk>extras>google>google_play_service).
• Select google-play-services_lib and click 'Finish' button.
• You can now see 'google-play-services_lib' project in Package Explore in eClipse.

3. Load 'google-play-services_lib' to your project.

• select Project>properties and go to Android.
• In the Library box click 'Add...' button.
• select 'google-play-services_lib' on the popup and click 'ok' button. 

  



 4. Obtain Android Google Maps V2 API key.

• go to Window>Preferences and select Android>Build.
• Copy SHA1 fingerprint.(You can also get it from command line using keytool.)
• go to google cloud console(https://cloud.google.com/console).
• Create project if you don't have on yet.
• Switch on Google Maps Android API v2 in APIs & Auth>APIs.
• go to APIs & auth>Credentials and click 'Create New Key' button under Public API access.
• Select Android Key in the 'Create New Key' popup.
• Insert SHI;Your Package Name as instructed. ex) 45:B5:E4:6F:36:AD:0A:98:94:B4:02:66:2B:12:17:F2:56:26:A0:E0;com.example.googlemaptest
• The package name should be in the AndroidManifest.xml of your app project.
• Copy the API key created and add it as a meta-data in the AndroidManifest.xml of your app project as below.

<application

android:name=...>

      <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"

                    android:value="AIasdfsvsdfe9UzZtZVnuZTJy2SSDFSDFF3" />