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ianJamesPiano Code is Art Posts: 2661 Reg: Feb 13, 2011 Palm Springs, C... 37,010	confirm \| cancel 02/22/11 10:58 PM (15 years ago) 2 keys? do i use the same api key i used in debug mode for release for google maps? in the readme txt. it talks about getting 2 keys..can i use same key for debug and realease? Title Comments do i use the same api key i used in debug mode for release for google maps? in the readme txt. it talks about getting 2 keys..can i use same key for debug and realease?

David @ buzztouch buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 6866 Reg: Jan 01, 2010 Monterey, CA 78,840	02/22/11 11:05 PM (15 years ago) Good questions, confuses lots of folks. No, you cannot use the same key for debug and release. When you're ready to put your Android App in the Market, you'll need to make one adjustment. The layout file for the map is Screen_locationmap.xml file inside the /res/layout directory. It is probably 'pointing' to the strings file to get the debug api key. You'll need to adjust this setting to point to the release key you entered in strings.xml file (inside /res) Comments Good questions, confuses lots of folks. No, you cannot use the same key for debug and release. When you're ready to put your Android App in the Market, you'll need to make one adjustment. The layout file for the map is Screen_locationmap.xml file inside the /res/layout directory. It is probably 'pointing' to the strings file to get the debug api key. You'll need to adjust this setting to point to the release key you entered in strings.xml file (inside /res)

ianJamesPiano Code is Art Posts: 2661 Reg: Feb 13, 2011 Palm Springs, C... 37,010	02/22/11 11:12 PM (15 years ago) thanks dave. i understand where i need to adjust setting to point to release key...so do i use keytool to make another key then go to google site to get another api key? if so i need to find out how to make a second keytool i keep seeing the first one i made...am i making sense? thanks!! Comments thanks dave. i understand where i need to adjust setting to point to release key...so do i use keytool to make another key then go to google site to get another api key? if so i need to find out how to make a second keytool i keep seeing the first one i made...am i making sense? thanks!!

David @ buzztouch buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 6866 Reg: Jan 01, 2010 Monterey, CA 78,840	02/22/11 11:32 PM (15 years ago) It is a bit confusing but yes, you do need to make two keys using the keytool, if you havn't done it already. Comments It is a bit confusing but yes, you do need to make two keys using the keytool, if you havn't done it already.

ianJamesPiano Code is Art Posts: 2661 Reg: Feb 13, 2011 Palm Springs, C... 37,010	02/23/11 01:02 AM (15 years ago) got it!!! thanks!! now have as many keys as i want to make!! Comments got it!!! thanks!! now have as many keys as i want to make!!

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