I’m seeing countless questions, literally on a daily basis on StackOverflow regarding using maps on Android. To be honest I’ve never come across these problems but it seems many people have trouble using the maps in their application, so I’ll provide a clear and easy set of instructions on how to do this.

Common issues

  1. API key is incorrect
  2. You are using the standard Android emulator and not the Google APIs.
  3. You have extended Activity instead of MapActivity
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