The Google Maps external library (part of the Google APIs Add-On) lets you add powerful mapping capabilities to your Android application.
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Map API v2 Authorisation Failure
Alright, here is what I did using the example
Got the debug key via keytool (made sure it is the the debug key is used by eclipse in Preferences -> Android -> Build)
Generated the key by the command
$ keytool -list -v -keystore debug.keystore…

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Map v2 SupportMapFragment inside Viewpager
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I have successfuflly added the new map api v2.0 to a ViewPager and the map loads fine. I am using the FragmentViewPager. I run into trouble however when trying to add markers as I cannot get the Fragment by tag as the ViewPager I am using…

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Subclassing SupportMapFragment results in a NullPointerException
I'm currently implementing my own subclass of SupportMapFragment, using the google-play-services library r3.
I get a NullPointerException in one of the internal classes of the library when I try to add my Fragment to an Activity or ViewPager.
Here's…

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How to show a balloon above a marker in a MapActivity? Isn't there a widget?
I dont get the point, why I have to code so much for it. Like, I dont want to care about...
the position of the balloon (I just want to assign a geopoint)
the layout of a basic balloon (Later on I might want to implement a xml based layout)
the…

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How to draw a small marker image and keep refreshing its position on my CUSTOM map image? - Android
I am currently developing a tracking system to plot out the user's movement trajectory inside a room or whaterever.
Now i have managed to import my map into the app and the map is free to be zoomed and moved.
The next step is to place a marker to…

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Open Street Map working offline android
I am a newbie to Open Street Map. I made some research and found that we can download and store the map into a folder. But i didn't find any tutorial or sample that provides offline Open Street Map. Can someone provide a step by step tutorial, a…

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Does the V2 Maps Library require the ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission?
I'm using the Android V2 Google Maps Library (Google Play Services) in my published app. I've been seeing sporadic exceptions show up in Google Play that seem to suggest the support map fragment occasionally tries to check the network state.…

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Support library: FragmentTransaction animations not working
I'm using Peter Doyle's android-support-v4-googlemaps support library for implementing an Activity that uses both Fragments and Google Maps, and can't seem to get FragmentTransaction animations to work. I've tried using the setCustomAnimations(int…

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Adding Overlay to OSMDROID
I have been struggling with this long time.
I am trying to add Overlay on my map.
I am using the open source OSMdroid. but all I get by the example is a straight red line from one corner to another.
My target is to add some icon where my geoPoint…

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Getting latitude & longitude from address in android
i am try to get latitude & longitude from address , problem is that .. when i give only city name than it give me correct latitude & longitude and when i give complete address (like state , city name , street No.) than it do not give me correct…

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Google Maps V2 shows blank screen on android 2.2
I tried following a tutorial on Android Maps V2 Quick Start
But when I run the app, a blank map screen is shown. My phone uses android 2.2.1.
This is what shows in logcat:
12-07 18:07:52.479: W/dalvikvm(1654): VFY: unable to resolve instance field…

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android - Geocoder.getFromLocationName() is not working in ICS device
I have two devices. One is HTC WildFire S and other one is HTC 1V. I used the Geocoder.getFromLocationName() in my application. It is running successfully in the HTC wildfire S. But in the HTC 1V i got the following error. why it's came? How can i…

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For Android Map api v2 Description references non existing library google-play-services_lib\bin\google-play-services_lib.jar
I have import google-play-services_lib into my workspace and Add google project into MYProject it give mr error:
Description Resource Path Location Type
The container 'Android Dependencies' references non existing library…

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Android 2.2 Click and Drag Image Centered Under Touch
I am trying to drag and drop a crosshair onto a MapView. I have an ImageView button on the screen. When I touch it, the button disappears and a new ImageView appears. The new ImageView is supposed to sit centered under my finger until I release…

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Google map not showing when app is downloaded from playstore but showing fine when installed directly signed apk
I am facing an issue in google map.Google map is not showing when I download the apk from google play store but it works fine when I manually install(by transferring to device) same apk which was uploaded to play store.
I have rechecked my debug and…

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