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The phonegap-googlemaps-plugin, gives you the ability to work with Native maps in your application. The plugin automatically handles access to Google Maps mobile SDKs.

To install this plugin, you need to prepare your API keys for both Google Maps Android API v2 and Google Maps iOS SDK. The below tutorial explains how to obtain the API keys, and how to install this plugin. Please follow each steps.

Requirement

Developing an application with the Google Maps SDK for iOS requires the following:

  • Xcode 6.3 or later.
  • iOS SDK 7.0 or later.

Required XCode Version is 6.3+. The minimum target iOS version for Google Maps SDK for iOS is now 7.0. Version 6.0 is no longer supported. This release requires the following additional dependencies in your project: Accelerate.framework, CoreBluetooth.framework, CoreGraphics.framework, Security.framework

This will be set automatically when you install with CLI.

###0. Requirements Before getting started you need to set up your environment properly.

  • Set the environment path to the *Android SDK Platform-tools and Android SDK Build-tools
  • Install Apache Ant
  • Set the JAVA_HOME to the environment path
$> which ant
/usr/local/bin/ant

$> which android
/android-sdk/tools/android

$> which git
/opt/local/bin/git

$> which unzip
/usr/bin/unzip

$> echo $JAVA_HOME
/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home

$> cordova -v
5.2.0

Also you should install the latest versions. the latest versions of Android SDK platform-tools and Android SDK build-tools

It's also important to install the Android Support Repository, Library, Play Services and Google Repository.

###1. Create a project

$> cordova create HelloMap com.example.myapp HelloMap

###2. Add platforms

$> cd HelloMap/
$> cordova platform add android ios

###3. (Only for Android) Displaying the debug certificate fingerprint

  • Find the keytool.
  • OS X and Linux: ~/.android/

*Display the SHA-1 fingerprint

keytool -list -v -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android

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###4a. Obtain the Google Maps API Key for Android

  • Go to Google APIs Console.
  • Register your project
  • Turn on Google Maps Android API v2
  • Go to API Access page.
  • Click [Create New Android Key] button
  • In the resulting dialog, enter the SHA-1 fingerprint, then a semicolon, then your application's package name.
  • Write down the API Key See [the official document: Get an Android certificate and the Google Maps API key]

###4b. Obtain the Google Maps API Key for iOS

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###5. Install this plugin

$> cordova plugin add https://github.com/wf9a5m75/phonegap-googlemaps-plugin --variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID="YOUR_ANDROID_API_KEY_IS_HERE" --variable API_KEY_FOR_IOS="YOUR_IOS_API_KEY_IS_HERE"

*In case of PhoneGap, you also need to use the Cordova CLI. Check out PhoneGap Usage.

###6. Change the www/index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <script type="text/javascript" src="cordova.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    var map;
    document.addEventListener("deviceready", function() {
      var div = document.getElementById("map_canvas");

      // Initialize the map view
      map = plugin.google.maps.Map.getMap(div);

      // Wait until the map is ready status.
      map.addEventListener(plugin.google.maps.event.MAP_READY, onMapReady);
    }, false);

    function onMapReady() {
      var button = document.getElementById("button");
      button.addEventListener("click", onBtnClicked, false);
    }

    function onBtnClicked() {
      map.showDialog();
    }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h3>PhoneGap-GoogleMaps-Plugin</h3>
    <div style="width:100%;height:400px" id="map_canvas"></div>
    <button id="button">Full Screen</button>
  </body>
</html>

###7. Build and Run For Android, just type these commands:

$> cordova build android
$> cordova run android

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If you want to run this plugin on Android Emulator, please read this page. Run on Android Emulator

For iOS, you need to install Node.js modules once before running.

$> npm -g install ios-sim ios-deploy

then type these commands:

$> cordova build ios
$> cordova run ios

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In order to stop the app, [command] + [D]

What's next?

There are many features! Check out the wiki page: https://github.com/wf9a5m75/phonegap-googlemaps-plugin/wiki

If you get an error, feel free to ask me on the official community or the issue list.

New version 2.0-beta2 is available.

The cordova-googlemaps-plugin v2.0 has more faster, more features.

https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps-doc/tree/master/v2.0.0/README.md

Join the official community

New versions will be announced through the official community. Stay tune!

Do you have a question or feature request?

Feel free to ask me on the issues tracker.

Or on the official community is also welcome!

New version 2.0-beta2 is available.

The cordova-googlemaps-plugin v2.0 has more faster, more features.

https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps-doc/tree/master/v2.0.0/README.md

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