Cannot import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng in Android Studio

Question

I am trying to create a new class in an Android project but keep getting the following error:

error: package com.google.android.gms.maps.model does not exist

I have installed Google Play Services in the SDK manager. Any idea how to fix this?

Android dev noob here

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16596715/how-can-i-create-an-android-application-in-android-studio-that-uses-the-google-m — Yaroslav Mytkalyk, Jan 15 '14 at 10:06
In step 5 I can only add a new module, I cannot import a module... — zoran119, Jan 15 '14 at 10:17
maybe something is outdated in studio menu. Try using new module. I haven't tried it myself though. — Yaroslav Mytkalyk, Jan 15 '14 at 10:22
Please be more specific about the problems you're having. Your question is a little vague. — Scott Barta, Jan 15 '14 at 16:48
can i create my custom LatLng model class with the same variables? — Kaveesh Kanwal, Jan 06 '17 at 06:26

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 20 '16 at 12:35

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Add this to your gradle file

compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:10.0.1"

answered Dec 20 '16 at 12:35

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can i create my custom LatLng model class with the same variables? – Kaveesh Kanwal Jan 06 '17 at 06:26
Changing to this version 10.0.1 solved the import issue, also after reverting back to 9.2.0 the problem was gone... – Kunami Sep 19 '18 at 10:53

Arthulia · Answer 2 · 2019-03-05T20:26:19.593

For me, I started by discovering that upgrading my gradle was not going as planned, as I was importing from jcenter, which apparently only goes up to 2.3. I modified my buildscript by adding google() to my build.gradle as follows:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        google()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
    }
}

Next I found that it was importing com.google.android.gms multiple times, so when it told me that "compile" was obsolete, I had to change everything to either "implementation" or "api". For the maps and location services I used "api", in order to avoid the duplication errors, and that fixed it for me without changing the play services number.

dependencies {
    api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:9.6.1'
    api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.6.1'
}

Cannot import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng in Android Studio

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