Creating Google API key for Map v2

The key will be needed in AndroidManifest.xml like this... 

<meta-data

          android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"

          android:value="AIz...jshdkfjhdsjkhfkdjsh..bMI"/>

To get the key go to:

https://code.google.com/apis/console/

1) create a NEW app (drop-down on the left Create...)

2) Select "Services" and turn on Maps...

3) API Access "Create new Android Key.." button

4) Terminal:

$ cd .android/

uki$ keytool -list -v -alias androiddebugkey -keystore debug.keystore -storepass android -keypass android 

Alias name: androiddebugkey

Creation date: Nov 23, 2011

Entry type: PrivateKeyEntry

Certificate chain length: 1

Certificate[1]:

Owner: CN=Android Debug, O=Android, C=US

Issuer: CN=Android Debug, O=Android, C=US

Serial number: 4ecdba20

Valid from: Wed Nov 23 21:29:36 CST 2011 until: Fri Nov 15 21:29:36 CST 2041

Certificate fingerprints:

MD5:  7E:FA:01...fkdjsflkjdlksjflkdsjlfjdsljfljlkdsf....:49:61:36

SHA1: D0:5...sdjkflkdsjflkjsdklfjdsljkdsl....F:A1:43

Signature algorithm name: SHA1withRSA

Version: 3

uki:.android uki$ 

5) Enter the SHA1 key, SEMICOLON; and PACKAGE NAME of your app

6) copy the successfully generated KEY to AndroidManifest.xml

Yay!

+Uki D. Lucas 

+GDG Chicago Android page