Running Google Maps v2 on the Android emulator

Question

I've tried to implement Google Maps v2 in my Android application, but unfortunately instead of maps I get this message:

Is it possible to run these maps on the Android emulator (Platform 4.2)?

Answer 1

At the moment, referencing the Google Android Map API v2 you can't run Google Maps v2 on the Android emulator; you must use a device for your tests.

Answer 2

For those who have updated to the latest version of google-play-services_lib and/or have this error Google Play services out of date. Requires 3136100 but found 2012110 this newer version of com.google.android.gms.apk (Google Play Services 3.1.36) and com.android.vending.apk (Google Play Store 4.1.6) should work.

Test with this configuration on Android SDK Tools 22.0.1. Another configuration that targets pure Android, not the Google one, should work too.

• Device: Galaxy Nexus
• Target: Android 4.2.2 - API Level 17
• CPU/ABI: ARM (armeabi-v7a)
• Checked: Use Host GPU

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1. Open the AVD

2. Execute this in the terminal / cmd

   adb -e install com.google.android.gms.apk
   adb -e install com.android.vending.apk
   

3. Restart the AVD

4. Have fun coding!!!

I found this way to be the easiest, cleanest and it works with the newest version of the software, which allow you to get all the bug fixes.

Answer 3

Please try the following. It was successfully for me.

Steps:

1. Create a new emulator with this configuration:

2. Start the emulator and install the following APK files: GoogleLoginService.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk, and Phonesky.apk. You can do this with the following commands:

   adb shell mount -o remount,yourAvdName -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
   adb shell chmod 777 /system/app
   adb push GoogleLoginService.apk /system/app/
   adb push GoogleServicesFramework.apk /system/app/
   adb push Phonesky.apk /system/app/
   

   Links for APKs:
   

   1. GoogleLoginService.apk
   2. GoogleServicesFramework.apk
   3. Phonesky.apk AKA Google Play Store, v.3.5.16
   4. Google Maps, v.6.14.1
   5. Google Play services, v.2.0.10

3. Install Google Play services and Google Maps in the emulator

   adb install com.google.android.apps.maps-1.apk
   adb install com.google.android.gms-2.apk
   

4. Download Google Play Service revision 4 from this link and extra to folder sdkmanager->extra->google play service.
5. Import google-play-services_lib from androidsdk\extras\google\google_play_services.
6. Create a new project and reference the above project as a library project.
7. Run the project.