MAP ACTIVITY IN ANDROID STUDIO

• Install Google play service SDK tool

First of all we have to install Google play service SDK tool in adroid studio.

settings → Appearance and behaviour →system setting →Andoid SDK

• Create a Google Map project

• Get the Google API key

After loading the builded project u can see a xml file as google_maps_api.xml .In that xml file there is a guide to get an api key.The key is free.

1. First copy the link that in xml file and search it in google
2. It takes you to google API console.Then create a new project and create an API key for your project
3. Copy that API key and paste it your XML file in String tag
4. Without using that link u can also go to developer console and make a new project and follow the below steps.Then also u can get API key

API Manager

Enable API for project

Go to credentials

Create API key

Now u have to add package name and SHA certificate fingerprint before crete API key.

Go to your project and get the package name.To get fingerprint u can run below code in your terminal.

keytool -list -v -keystore mystore.keystore

U have to replace mystore with your keystore name.

How to find keystore name?

go to android/ directory and run ls command and can find the the name of keystore

Now after create API key u can add it to your xml file in that they provided.