How to make sure that your Android Google Maps API key is working fine

Question

I have an active Google Maps v2 API key for android but when I run the code it always shows

Failed to find provider info for com.google.settings

Failed to find provider info for com.google.settings

How can I check that my API key is fine before testing?

Answer 1

if you use the sample project located here <android-sdk>/extras/google-play-services/samples/maps and place your key in the location required (I think it's needed in the manifest) is a good way to test out your key because you know the sample project provided by google will work.