On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When I published the first version of my app, the map display in my Google > Play app didn't work even though it did work when I ran my app from source > code. So I had to change the API key in the source code and republish my > app, and Google Maps did work in my second version. However, Google Maps > didn't work when I ran my app from source code. > You were probably first using your debug key then your release key. > Given this conundrum, is there a way I can use the same API key for both > developing AND publishing apps? > No. The key is derived from the signing key for the app, which is the default debug key in debug / dev mode and your signing key when you publish. What I do is determine the map key at run time based on the build type and initialize the MapView with that. Something like this: String mapKey = isDebug() ? DEBUG_KEY : RELEASE_KEY; MapView view = new MapView(mapKey); ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
