Phonegap Usage

The phonegap-googlemaps-plugin installation requires the "--variables" parameter to embed the Google Maps API key into your project. However, the PhoneGap CLI does not accept the --variable parameter.

$> phonegap create MapTest com.example.map MapTest

$> cd MapTest

$> phonegap build android

$> phonegap plugin add plugin.google.maps --variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID="key"
[phonegap] adding the plugin: plugin.google.maps
[Error: Variable(s) missing: API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID]
[error] Variable(s) missing: API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID

For the solution, please use the Cordova CLI for this plugin installation.

$> phonegap create MapTest com.example.map MapTest

$> cd MapTest

$> phonegap build android

$> cordova plugin add plugin.google.maps --variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID="key"

$> phonegap plugin list
[phonegap] com.google.playservices
[phonegap] plugin.google.maps

$>phonegap install android

##PhoneGap Build is not available PhoneGap Build does not allow to use native binaries, such as jar file. This plugin is not available on PhoneGap build, because this plugin uses those native libraries, Google Maps Android API v2 and Google Maps iOS SDK. Only works on PhoneGap local build.