Cannot generate Google maps key with java rel 7

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CRTaylor Aspiring developer Posts: 71 Reg: Mar 16, 2012 Perth, Western ... 10,310	confirm \| cancel 10/30/12 08:01 PM (11 years ago) Cannot generate Google maps key with java rel 7 Hi all, Anyone having similar problems ? The keytool for jr6 generates an MD5 fingerprint while jr7 generates an SHA1 fingerprint. Could this be the problem ? Title Comments Hi all, Anyone having similar problems ? The keytool for jr6 generates an MD5 fingerprint while jr7 generates an SHA1 fingerprint. Could this be the problem ?

GoNorthWest buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 8197 Reg: Jun 24, 2011 Oro Valley, AZ 1,000,000	10/30/12 08:55 PM (11 years ago) Hi @CRTaylor, It probably just has to do with the command you're using. You can actually get both MD5 and SHA1 at the same time from either JDK. A better way is to use the Eclipse Keytool Plugin. Check out this tutorial: https://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=F7C6774F77ABA0B0125C141 Let me know if this helps! Mark Comments Hi @CRTaylor, It probably just has to do with the command you're using. You can actually get both MD5 and SHA1 at the same time from either JDK. A better way is to use the Eclipse Keytool Plugin. Check out this tutorial: https://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=F7C6774F77ABA0B0125C141 Let me know if this helps! Mark

CRTaylor Aspiring developer Posts: 71 Reg: Mar 16, 2012 Perth, Western ... 10,310	10/30/12 10:41 PM (11 years ago) Hi Mark ! Excellent tool ! Makes it so much easier. Cheers ! ps Looks like it's only the MD5 signature that Google needs. Should have read the page better lol Comments Hi Mark ! Excellent tool ! Makes it so much easier. Cheers ! ps Looks like it's only the MD5 signature that Google needs. Should have read the page better lol

GoNorthWest buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 8197 Reg: Jun 24, 2011 Oro Valley, AZ 1,000,000	10/30/12 11:09 PM (11 years ago) Awesome! Glad you're up and running. As a heads up, many people experience problems seeing map tiles in the emulator if they sign their applications using the debug keystore. The only way I've been able to get it to reliably work is to create an actual apk and sign it with the release keystore, and then install the apk directly into the emulator. I did a video showing how to make that work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ohlah9xTv0 Let us know how it goes! Mark Comments Awesome! Glad you're up and running. As a heads up, many people experience problems seeing map tiles in the emulator if they sign their applications using the debug keystore. The only way I've been able to get it to reliably work is to create an actual apk and sign it with the release keystore, and then install the apk directly into the emulator. I did a video showing how to make that work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ohlah9xTv0 Let us know how it goes! Mark

CRTaylor Aspiring developer Posts: 71 Reg: Mar 16, 2012 Perth, Western ... 10,310	11/02/12 10:44 AM (11 years ago) Was able to solve my problem with the help of Mad Padge. Basically I had to export the apk and email it to myself and install it. I would still like to know how to do it thru Ecipse. Anywas, thanks Mark for your help too !! See this thread: https://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=B81C7903DB51B9CD581535F&fid=0B19EC7C02CBDD92F12FD08&sortColumn=FT.id&sortUpDown=DESC&currentPage=1 Comments Was able to solve my problem with the help of Mad Padge. Basically I had to export the apk and email it to myself and install it. I would still like to know how to do it thru Ecipse. Anywas, thanks Mark for your help too !! See this thread: https://www.buzztouch.com/forum/thread.php?tid=B81C7903DB51B9CD581535F&fid=0B19EC7C02CBDD92F12FD08&sortColumn=FT.id&sortUpDown=DESC&currentPage=1

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