I am novice in Google maps. Just followed this link http://www.androidhive.info/2013/08/android-working-with-google-maps-v2/ when I am launching my app, follwing error is coming up:
Unfotunately Googlemapsv2 has stopped
I have gone through lots of post on stackoverflow but still not getting where is the problem.
logcat output
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{example.androidhive.googlemapsv2/example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #11: Error inflating class fragment
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2343)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2395)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:162)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1364)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:194)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5371)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:833)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:600)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #11: Error inflating class fragment
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:281)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1881)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:18)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5122)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1081)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2307)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): ... 11 more
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: API key not found. Check that <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="your API key"/> is in the <application> element of AndroidManifest.xml
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at maps.af.ay.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at maps.af.ay.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at maps.af.al.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at maps.af.be.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at maps.af.bd.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at cmj.onTransact(SourceFile:107)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at android.os.Binder.transact(Binder.java:310)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.google.android.gms.maps.internal.IMapFragmentDelegate$a$a.onCreateView(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment$a.onCreateView(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a$4.b(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a.onCreateView(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:05:22.301: E/AndroidRuntime(12239): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment.onCreateView(Unknown Source)
Manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="example.androidhive.googlemapsv2"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="14"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<permission
android:name="example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<!-- Required to show current location -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<!-- Required OpenGL ES 2.0. for Maps V2 -->
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
</application>
</manifest>
MainActivity.java
package example.androidhive.googlemapsv2;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity{
private GoogleMap googleMap;
private final String TAG ="GoogleMapsv2";
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
try {
initializeMap();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
// Function to load map. If map is not created it will create it for you
private void initializeMap() {
Log.d(TAG,"IntializeMap");
if (googleMap == null) {
googleMap = ((MapFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap();
// Check if map is created successfully
if (googleMap == null) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Unable to create maps",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onResume();
initializeMap();
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<fragment
android:id="@+id/map"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Edit : when I make following change in my manifest file
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="AIzaSyBAjfcxZvbt_COHjy7igHZnLBfsO1cfoM8" />
Another error comes up
01-14 18:28:21.323: W/Bundle(13254): Key com.google.android.gms.version expected Integer but value was a java.lang.String. The default value 0 was returned.
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): Attempt to cast generated internal exception:
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Integer
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.os.Bundle.getInt(Bundle.java:945)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.os.Bundle.getInt(Bundle.java:927)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtil.n(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtil.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.maps.internal.q.v(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.maps.internal.q.u(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapsInitializer.initialize(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment$b.cE(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment$b.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a.a(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.dynamic.a.onInflate(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment.onInflate(Unknown Source)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.Activity.onCreateView(Activity.java:4734)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:680)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:281)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1881)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:18)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5122)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1081)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2307)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2395)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:162)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1364)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:194)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5371)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:833)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:600)
01-14 18:28:21.355: W/Bundle(13254): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
01-14 18:28:21.374: D/AndroidRuntime(13254): Shutting down VM
01-14 18:28:21.374: W/dalvikvm(13254): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x414929a8)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{example.androidhive.googlemapsv2/example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #11: Error inflating class fragment
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2343)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2395)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:162)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1364)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:194)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5371)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:833)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:600)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #11: Error inflating class fragment
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:704)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:746)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:489)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:396)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:352)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:281)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1881)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at example.androidhive.googlemapsv2.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:18)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5122)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1081)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2307)
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): ... 11 more
01-14 18:28:21.378: E/AndroidRuntime(13254): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The meta-data tag in your app's AndroidManifest.xml does not have the right value. Expected 4030500 but found 0. You must have the following declaration within the <application> element: <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
Please help me to find out the solution.