These are demos for the Google Maps Android API v2 in the Java programming language. They demonstrate most of the features available in the API.
This app was written for a minSdk of 15 and the v4 support library, but it can be easily adapted to
use native functionality instead.
(For example replacing SupportMapFragment with MapFragment.)
- Android SDK v27
- Latest Android Build Tools
- Android Support Repository
- Google Repository
- Google Play services
This sample use the Gradle build system.
First download the samples by cloning this repository or downloading an archived snapshot. (See the options at the top of the page.)
In Android Studio, use "Open an existing Android Studio project". Next select the ApiDemos/java/ directory that you downloaded from this repository. If prompted for a gradle configuration accept the default settings.
Alternatively use the "gradlew build" command to build the project directly.
Add your API key to the file debug/values/google_maps_api.xml.
It's pulled from there into your app's AndroidManifest.xml file.
See the quick guide to getting an API key.
- Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android+google-maps
If you have discovered an issue with the Google Maps Android API v2, please see the resources here: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/support
If you've found an error in these samples, please file an issue: https://github.com/googlemaps/android-samples/issues
Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted according to the instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md.
Please refer to the LICENSE at the root of this repo.