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Asked: May 29, 20262026-05-29T04:36:44+00:00 2026-05-29T04:36:44+00:00

I am trying develop an Android app which uses Google maps. So for the

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I am trying develop an Android app which uses Google maps. So for the maps APIkey, I read the document and got the MD5 fingerprint.

While searching the procedure to get MD5 fingerprint, I came to know that SHA1 is more secure than MD5, If it is right then why google uses MD5 instead of SHA1.

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    2026-05-29T04:36:45+00:00Added an answer on May 29, 2026 at 4:36 am

    In this case the MD5 is not used for a security reason but for the uniqueness of your app.
    The probability to get a colision with an other key is very low.

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