I am a newbie to Android programming and i started putting together an application using Google Maps using Eclipse with KitKat SDK. I developed a simple app to display Google Maps in the Emulator by installing com.android.vending(4.6.16) and com.google.android.gms(4.3.25) apks. I downloaded these APKs from different sites(not sure how authentic they are).
I am making use of the command aapt dump badging to determine the version.
The map opens but i was repeatedly getting a message that "Unfortunately Play Services has stopped"
Objective is to ensure that I am using the right set of APKs with the emulator
The trouble that i am facing is there seems to be no clear directives on where i can find the authentic version of these APKs. I tried Google Play and when i give a search for com.google.android.gms, it yields a result of applications. I was expecting a URL to download the recent version of the APK. Correct me if i am wrong
1. How to download just the recent version of APKs from Google Play ? Am i looking at the correct site
2. Second is there any authorized site from where i can download these APKs?
I was looking for a listing of the APKs with the version number against it. So that i can download the version that i need. I am not sure of the dependencies of the APKs on the Android platform.
3. Finally is there any dependency between com.google.android.gms.apk and the com.android.vending.apk on the basis of the version or the SDK platform used?
Thanks
Govindarajan
