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You're reading from Learning Android Google Maps Integrate Google Maps with your Android application to offer feature-rich and interactive maps

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2015

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849698863

Length 356 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Table of Contents (13) Chapters

Preface

1. Setting Up the Development Environment

2. Configuring an API Key and Creating Our First Map Application FREE CHAPTER

3. Working with Different Map Types

4. Adding Information to Maps

5. Interacting with a Map

6. Working with Custom Views

7. Working with Location Data

8. Know about the Street View

9. Google Maps Intents

10. Creating a Custom Map Application

A. Answers to Self-test Questions

Index

Generating the SHA1 fingerprint

Let's learn how to generate the SHA1 fingerprint on different platforms one by one.

Windows

The keytool usually comes with the JDK package. We use the keytool to generate the SHA1 fingerprint. Navigate to the bin directory in your default JDK installation location, which is what you've configured in the JAVA_HOME variable, for example, C:\Program Files\Java\jdk 1.7.0_71. Then select, File | Open command prompt.

Now, the command prompt window will open. Enter the following command, and then hit the Enter key:

keytool -list -v -keystore "%USERPROFILE%\.android\debug.keystore" -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android

You will see an output similar to this:

.............
Valid from: Sun Nov 02 16:49:26 IST 2014 until: Tue Oct 25 16:49:26 IST 2044
Certificate fingerprints:
    MD5:  55:66:D0:61:60:4D:66:B3:69:39:23:DB:84:15:AE:17
    SHA1: C9:44:2E:76:C4:C2:B7:64:79:78:46:FD:9A:83:B7:90:6D:75:94:33
............

Next, note down the SHA1 value, which...