Android Google Map (101)

1、Install the Google APIs add-on in Eclipse

2、Android Project     

• target Google API 

• Manifest (AndroidManifest.xml)

• com.google.android.maps  (a child of <application> element)
• <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps"/>
• android.permission.INTERNET (a child of <manifest> element)
• <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
• @android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar
• <activity android:name=".HelloGoogleMaps" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar">

• res/layout/mapview.xml
• <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
• <com.google.android.maps.MapView
•     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
•     android:id="@+id/mapview"
•     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
•     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
•     android:clickable="true"
•     android:apiKey="Your Maps API Key goes here"
• />
• extends MapActivity
• create a object of MapView
• setBuiltInZoomControls(true)
• override isRouteDisplayed()

3、Obtaining a Maps API Key

• debug
• ~/.android/debug.keystore
• keytool -list -alias androiddebugkey -keystore <path_to_debug_keystore>.keystore -storepass android -keypass android
• release
• keytool -list -alias alias_name -keystore my-release-key.keystore
• https://developers.google.com/android/maps-api-signup
• Use Certificate fingerprint (MD5) to get Map API