Create and Obtain API Key for Google Maps Android API v2 service

To obtain API Key for Google Maps Android API v2 service, you have to create API Project and obtaining your API Key in Google APIs Console.

Create API Project:

- Visit Google APIs Console, you have to login using your Google account.

- Scroll down to check agree and accept to these terms.

- Expend the select on left and select Other projects -> Create...

- Enter the name of your project and click Create project.

- Make sure Service is selected on the left.

- Click to enable Google Maps Android API v2.

- You will be asked to agree and accept the terms of Google Maps/Earth APIs service.

- Your Google Maps Android API v2 services for the project will become ON now.

Obtain an API Key:

- Click API Access and Create New Android Key...

- Enter your SHA1 Certificate fingerprint (refer to the post "Displaying the SHA1 certificate fingerprint") and package name in the box, and click Create.

- Finally, your API Key generated.

The series:

A simple example using Google Maps Android API v2, step by step.