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Henric
Henric

Reputation: 802

Google Maps v2 without Play Services

I'm wondering if it's possible to use Google Maps V2 as fragment, but with a fallback showing the map in a WebView if user don't have Google Play Services installed?

This is because Chinese users often don't have this installed.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3042

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006584

The problem is during install, I get: Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY when Google Play Services is not installed. Any thoughts?

Since Maps V2 does not require a <uses-library> element, remove yours from your manifest. You probably have that left over from Maps V1, which did require a <uses-library> element.

If you are simultaneously trying to support Maps V1, Maps V2, and another alternative, add android:required="false" to the <uses-library> element for Maps V1. Then, you will need to detect at runtime if you have that library (e.g., call Class.forName() for com.google.android.maps.MapActivity and see if it succeeds).

Upvotes: 3

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