Android Maps: Failed to load map. Could not contact Google servers
android, google-maps, java, xml
Solution
1. The first problem I see is here:
<fragment
class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
android:id="@+id/map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"/>
remove this line: class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
and set `android:name` as:
android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment"
2. Remove this line from the manifest file:
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />
This is Google Maps `API V1` permission and shouldn't be use in `API V2`.
Take a look at this blog post and make sure are doing everything correctly:
Google Maps API V2
3. The problem you describing usually derives from a problem in generating or registering the API key using the API Console, If you are positive that you have made all the steps correctly then I suggest you to delete the debug.keystore folder, compile some project in Eclipse (this will result in a new SHA1 key) and register the key again using the console. Take a look at this blog post I wrote and make sure I are doing all the steps right:
Google Map API V2 Key
Problem
This bug has been persistent for forever. (I made sure that "Google Maps Android API v2" is the one turned on.) Here's the MainActivity.java: ``` package com.example.maptest; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity; import android.view.Menu; public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; } } ``` Manifest: ``` <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="17" android:targetSdkVersion="17" /> <permission android:name="com.example.maptest.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" android:protectionLevel="signature" /> <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES"/> <uses-permission android:name="com.example.maptest.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location" android:required="true" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.network" android:required="true" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps" /> <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi" android:required="true" /> <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" android:required="true" /> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" /> <activity android:name="com.example.maptest.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="AIzaSyAoDwhSzOopQ3g8NBe7d0WblR72TkmnVPU" /> </application> </manifest> ``` activity_main.xml: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" xmlns:map="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" tools:context=".MainActivity" > <fragment class="com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment" android:id="@+id/map" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:name="com.google.android.gms.maps.MapFragment"/> </RelativeLayout> ``` Please help! I'm not sure what went wrong...though I did end up following/combining various tutorials because none of them worked on their own.