Can not install google-play-services into Eclipse correctly (trying to get maps working)
android, google-maps-android-api-2
Solution
Have you tried to use `Google APIs` instead of `Android 4.2.2`? Using that will use `Google Maps` dependencies.
I just made a "working app" (it throws no errors but I was too lazy to make a key) using Google Maps v2 and not Google APIs as build but Android 4.1. This was my procedure.
- Download the library from the SDK download manager.
- Copied the folder "google-play-services_lib" which had this path ".../android-sdk/extras/google/google_play_services/libproject/google-play-services_lib" to another folder where I keep my libraries.
- In Eclipse I chose New Project - Android Project from Existing Code. It got imported without any problems.
- Right click the test project, click Properties - Android - Add - google-play-services_lib which now is in my workspace.
- See if it works by trying to subclass `com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment`.
Please respond if you get any errors, if you do it right it will all work. Good luck.
Problem
My current wokspace setup looks like this: However, people have told me that to get maps working, I also need to have "google-play-services_lib.jar" in my "Android Dependencies" folder, and the way to do that was through doing: "to Google Play Services into your project Project -> Properties -> Android -> Library, Add -> google-play-services_lib" The only problem with that is it always after the initial green marker, it turns to a red cross when re-opening "Project -> Properties -> Android -> Library" ...and also no "google-play-services_lib.jar" gets added to "Android Dependencies" in the prooject This question is an off-spring of this: Trying to get maps v2 Android demo working where I was told above was necessary to get maps working in my app. (Otherwise one gets error during inflating the XML containing the maps fragment.)