Google Maps Android API Tutorial with Examples

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1. Register Google Map API

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Your application has map components, the map data is in Google's datacenters, so your application continuously access map data through a service.

Though, map data of Google provided freely, you can not retrieve it arbitrarily. To do it, you need to have API Key, which is same with Credentials to ascess map data.

You need to register Google Map API Key, it is completely free. You can see at:

2. Google Map example

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Android Studio supports you create a project with Google Map easily and quickly:

However, I will create a project from scratch and then drag the Google Map onto the screen, perhaps it will be better if you want to thoroughly understanding issues. OK, In Android Studio create a new project named MyGoogleMap.

Name: MyGoogleMap
Package name: org.o7planning.mygooglemap

Empty Project was created:

<!-- Add to AndroidManifest.xml -->

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

Google Map API Key

Googlemap on Android use a service to retrieve data from Google and display it. Above, you have registered Google Map API Key, you need to declare this Key in AndroidManifest.xml.

<meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
        android:value="YOUR_API_KEY"/>

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="org.o7planning.mygooglemap">


    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="YOUR_API_KEY" />

        
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

Next, you need to add the Google Map library to your project. On Android Studio select:

File > Project Structure..

Search library with the keyword: "com.google.android.gms".

com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps

At this time, the library has been added to build.gradle (Module app).

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:17.0.0'

After declaring dependent library, you need to compile all project again.

Map Fragment

MapFragment and SupportMapFragment are 2 fragments provided by the library, they contain GoogleMap, you can use either of these two fragments, or write a class inheriting from either of them.

MyMapFragment.java

package org.o7planning.mygooglemap;

import com.google.android.gms.maps.CameraUpdateFactory;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;
import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions;

public class MyMapFragment extends SupportMapFragment implements OnMapReadyCallback {

    private GoogleMap googleMap;

    public MyMapFragment()  {
        getMapAsync(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void onMapReady(final GoogleMap gmap) {
        this.googleMap = gmap;

        // Set default position
        // Add a marker in Sydney and move the camera
        LatLng vietnam = new LatLng(14.0583, 108.2772); // 14.0583° N, 108.2772° E
        this.googleMap.addMarker(new MarkerOptions().position(vietnam).title("Marker in Vietnam"));
        this.googleMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLng(vietnam));

        this.googleMap.setOnMapClickListener(new GoogleMap.OnMapClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onMapClick(LatLng latLng) {
                MarkerOptions markerOptions = new MarkerOptions();
                markerOptions.position(latLng);
                markerOptions.title(latLng.latitude + " : "+ latLng.longitude);
                // Clear previously click position.
                googleMap.clear();
                // Zoom the Marker
                googleMap.animateCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newLatLngZoom(latLng, 10));
                // Add Marker on Map
                googleMap.addMarker(markerOptions);
            }
        });
    }
}

Interface design of the application:

activity_main.xml

Set ID for the components on the interface.

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <fragment
        android:id="@+id/fragment_map"
        android:name="org.o7planning.mygooglemap.MyMapFragment"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

MainActivity.java

package org.o7planning.mygooglemap;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;
import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManager;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity    {

    private MyMapFragment myMapFragment;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        FragmentManager fragmentManager = this.getSupportFragmentManager();
        this.myMapFragment = (MyMapFragment) fragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_map);

    }

}

Now you can run the application:

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