Google Maps API v2 for Android released on 3th December.
Is there any possibility to add it into Mono for Android?
Google Maps API v2 for Android released on 3th December. Is there any possibility
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Google Maps API v2 for Android released on 3th December.
Is there any possibility to add it into Mono for Android?
I tried the guide suggested by TheNextman, but wasn’t able to make it work, so after several hours I managed to make it work using the following steps:
Download the latest sample Projects from Xamarin’s Github page.
Open monodroid-samples\MapsAndLocationDemo_v2\MapsAndLocationDemo.sln on MonoDevelop
Open the Android SDK Manager and download “Google Play Services” from the Extras section
Copy \extras\google\google_play_services\libproject\google-play-services_lib to monodroid-samples\MapsAndLocationDemo_v2\
Open a command prompt and cd to monodroid-samples\MapsAndLocationDemo_v2\google-play-services_lib
Type the following two commands:
android update project -p .
ant debug
Now on MonoDevelop Add the file google-play-services_lib/project.properties to the GooglePlayServices project as a linked file
Now create a Google Maps API key . Two things to keep in mind though:
The default location of the debug keystore when using MonoDroid is :
Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8: C:\Users[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Mono for Android\debug.keystore
OSX : /Users/[USERNAME]/.local/share/Xamarin/Mono for Android/debug.keystore
You can find the package name on the MapsAndLocationDemo/Properties/AndroidManifest.xml file in the manifest tag.
If you are deplyoing to a real device then that is all, if you are deploying on the emulator keep reading
Create a new AVD with this setup:
Platform: 4.1.2
CPU: ARM
Leave the default options for the rest of parameters
Grab the vending.apk (com.android.vending.apk) and the gms.apk ( com.google.android.gms.apk) from a real device (Look at the end of this post for more details)
Start the emulator you just created and then open a command prompt and cd to the folder where you downloaded the APKs
Type:
adb -e install vending.apk
adb -e install gms.apk
Enjoy!
Sources:
(1) https://github.com/xamarin/monodroid-samples/tree/master/MapsAndLocationDemo_v2
(2) This app won't run unless you update Google Play Services (via Bazaar)
Check danbrough’s comment. If possible extract the two APKs com.android.vending and com.google.android.gms from a rooted Device to get an updated version of the library.