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I'm using Windows 7.

I have tried several times with the debug.keystore with appears in c:\users\YOURUSER.android\ using the command:

keytool -list -alias androiddebugkey -keystore c:\Users\YOURUSER\.android\debug.keystore -storepass android -keypass android

It gives me a MD5, but then I go to Google MD5 registration page and it sais it is not a valid fingerprint.

I searched for more information, and I finally created a new debug.keystore into c:\users\YOURUSER\ to avoid rewriting the original one. I used this command:

keytool -genkey -keypass android -keystore c:\users\YOURUSER\debug.keystore -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -validity 10000 -dname "CN=Android Debug,O=Android,C=US"

It works, so I use the previous command to get the MD5, and it gives me a new MD5. Then I go to Google again and the same problem: "not a valid fingerprint".

The I made a second attempt. This is what I did then: 1) Opened a Windows7 terminal, went to c:\program files\java\jdk1.7.0\bin\ 2) Wrote command:

 keytool -genkey -v -keystore c:\eclipse\my-release-key.keystore -alias alias_name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

3) Then I tried to get the MD5 code from my keystore, using comand:

keytool -list -alias alias_name -keystore c:\eclipse\my-release-key.keystore

and writing the password I am asked. It gives me a MD5.

4) I go to maps api key sign up and write the MD5. "FINGERPRINT NOT VALID"

I don't know what the problem is. And I am supposed to do this for every app I program? What a headache!

Can anybody help me please?

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Are you sure you get the MD5 and not the SHA1 fingerprint? Tryed the -v option? see: How can I get the MD5 fingerprint from Java's keytool, not only SHA-1?

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google maps has deprecated its previous version API v1 and introduced a new version of google maps API v2.

previously we generated md5 key but now we need to generate sha-1 fingerprint certificate.

The Maps API key is based on a short form of your application's digital certificate, known as its SHA-1 fingerprint. The fingerprint is a unique text string generated from the commonly-used SHA-1 hashing algorithm. Because the fingerprint is itself unique, Google Maps uses it as a way to identify your application.

please go through the links it could help you

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/start#the_google_maps_api_key

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android/intro#sample_code

also see the same kind of post in stack over flow

How to implement Google Maps new version of API v2

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  1. In command line you need to open Java-> jdk-> bin as for me it is "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\bin"
  2. There is "keytool" program which u need. In command line enter "cd C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\bin"
  3. And enter "keytool -list -v -keystore C:\Users\John\.android\debug.keystore" So the final string in command line must look like: "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\bin>keytool -list -v -keystore C:\Users\John\.android\debug.keystore". Whare usually u need only to change the name "John"

There will be SHA-1, MD5, etc

Finally, go to Google Access API google access api

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