Hi - I'm working on an app that will use about 80 to 100 pins on google maps and I'd like to link them from a URL. I have a test app, it has two map pages, Map One and Map Two, with only a couple of pins added. On Android, Map One has two pins that I have added to the plugin directly - this works. Map Two has two pins that are referenced from a URL (@Stobe's test data from his map maker tool) and the map shows, my device location shows, but the pins do not show. On iPhone, both Map One and Map Two display location pins as expected. Any idea's anyone please?

Someone please help AlanMac out. I'm unfortunately not setup to test Android apps currently. @AlanMac, can you supply the dataURL you are using to test with so someone else can put it in their app to test?

The test data file is on https://dl.dropbox.com/u/49976360/Maps/MapData.txt All ideas or suggestions welcome Thanks, Alan

If anyone can say that they have a BT 2.0 Android app working from mapdata via URL it would be good to know. Thanks, Alan

I'm having a similar issue, I am unable to render the map. I have tested it after retrieving the MD5 and code from Google. My pins show up on what looks to be a "grid."

I have seen this Maps behaviour, but the fix is different if you are in 'debug mode' compared to 'release mode'. To use the keys in your android app, go to \res\values\strings.xml and enter the values for the debug and release keys (without quotes). In your AndroidManifest.xml file, which is in the root folder of your project, uncomment the lines near the bottom of the file that look like the following. For clarity, check the README file that came with your project. <!-- required libraries for maps --> <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps"/> This will work for development. When it comes to the release version of the app, two more changes need to be made. In your AndroidManifest.xml file, change the line android.debuggable = "true" to android.debuggable = "false" In the \res\layout\screen_map.xml file, change the line that reads android:apiKey="@string/googleMapsAPIKeyDebug" to android:apiKey="@string/googleMapsAPIKeyRelease" (notice all that has changed is the word Debug to Release). Once you have done this, the app *should* display maps (instead of grey grids) on the device.

btw, credit for this information to GoNorthwest and fred@myskylla, without whose help I would never have got maps on Android working.

AlanMac - please can you clarify what "uncomment the lines..." actually means. I can see the lines - if I wanted to uncomment them, what would I do? Thanks.

I'm referring to the <!--commenting out--> syntax. It may be that the lines do not have comments. If it look like <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps"/> things are already uncommented.

Thanks AlanMac - appreciate the clarification